Hundreds of thousands of people who got their six seconds of fame from Vine have to say goodbye to the popular video app.

  • Twitter on Thursdsay announced its shutting down Vine
  • Orlando-area Vine stars react to the end of the video app

Twitter, which owns Vince, announced Thursday that it is shutting down the app, as well as cutting 9 percent of its work force.

Now, popular Vine creators — known as Viners — are dealing with the reality of trying to hold on to their follower base.

The videos only last six seconds, but Vines have transformed the lives of some of its most popular users, like Orlando local Drew Gooden.

He has about 400,000 followers and more than 200 million loops on his Vine videos.

Jessica Vanessa, who is also from Orlando, has 2.8 million Vine followers and recently moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career after he success on Vine.

"When I first started Vine, I was making my comedy skits for fun," Vanessa said. "But it eventually led to bigger opportunities and has gotten me amazing connections in this entertainment business."

But Vine's run is coming to an end, and it's a reality for all of its millions of users.

"It was almost like when a loved one dies, you know, like it's really sad and you wish you had done more with them before they were gone," Gooden said. "Now, I wish I had posted more Vines."

Added Vanessa: "I look at vine as a career started, as a grandmother who taught me everything I know, or like an old friend who I've had so many memories with who has helped me so much in life ... and now they're moving away."

Vine has skyrocketed the careers of people like pop singer Shawn Mendes and hundreds of comedians.

Vanessa appeared in the BET move, "Only For One Night," and she's been in music videos for Chris Brown and O.T. Genasis.

Gooden said he has gone on sponsored trips, made money from advertisers and even met his fiancée from his success with the app.

"She just commented on one of my vines, and we started talking on Instagram," Gooden said. "Now we're engaged, and I made her move all the way across the country just for me."

The reality of Viner users' creative outlet coming to an end leaves them looking for new avenues to share their work.

"If I put in the work and really apply myself to something else, then I could get the same kind of following," Gooden said. "So, I don't know if it (is) YouTube or Twitter."

Added Vanessa: "I was able to create a good following base on my other social networks where I will continue to make funny videos and content everyone wants to see."

Vine said it will keep the site online for a month or two and will notify the public before any changes are made to the website and app. Users will be able to view and download their content before Vine shuts down.