In every field imaginable, there is a rivalry. When it comes to computers, it’s Macs versus PC’s; when it comes to animals, it’s dogs versus cats; and when it comes to social media, it’s Facebook versus Twitter.

Recently, Twitter created a video publishing site called “Vine.” The site allows users to string together short clips amounting to a total of a 6.5 second video. The length may seem random, but it was determined through extensive research to be the “perfect length for video consumption, and forces the creator to think outside of the box in order to tell a story succinctly.”

In order to combat this, Facebook added video to its photo-publishing site, Instagram, several months after Vine was released.

Instagram video gives the user more room for creativity with a total of a 15 second video, but this may seem lengthy and drawn-out to the viewer compared to the shorter Vine video.

Senior Maddy Keating enjoys watching videos on Vine more than on the Instagram counterpart. “Vine was the original and the shorter clips keep my attention,” Keating said. “To me, Instagram was just trying to copy Vine.”

Junior Juan Perez has a different opinion. “Instagram videos allow the creator to be more imaginative with his/her ideas,” Perez said. “They also allow the photographer to use different filters on the lenses to make the video seem more artsy.”

So which is better?

Senior Kristy Shady may have put it best when she said, “Vine was made for videos. Instagram was originally made for photos and should stay that way.”