The way you use GIFs means more than you might realize, according to new research from BYU. When you get a text from a friend, is your immediate reaction to reply with a GIF? Do you know which GIF to ...

Peppering a conversion with GIFs can make things more fun and help you express your feelings. GIFs are also great for making online content like blog posts more appealing! But searching for the right ...

Bloggers and meme-fanatics alike will admit that very few things can convey emotion like an animated GIF, and with almost 23 million GIFs posted to Tumblr everyday, it’s needless to say that the ...

"It's difficult to call this one a GIF because it crosses so many borders" said Nick Dangerfield, a co-founder of virtual reality startup Mona, nodding towards a sculpture named "Staircase" in the ...

Yesterday the GIF—a favorite birthday missive for many—had a birthday itself. Everyone’s favorite looping file format is now 30 years old—and in those three decades, it has managed to transcend its ...

The web's favorite file format just turned 30. Yep, it turns out the GIF is a millennial, too. At the same time, 30 makes the GIF ancient in web years, which feels a bit weird, given that the ...

There is a big debate on the proper pronunciation. When you want to ask someone if they liked the GIF that you sent, how do you say it out loud? Most of us have heard it spoken a couple of different ...

Every corner of the internet is packed with GIFs, whether that's an Instagram story, a comment on a Reddit post, a chat from your friend, or a promotional email from a shoe brand. And honestly, why ...

Sometimes, whether you’re chatting with friends or posting on social media, words just aren’t enough — you need a GIF to fully convey your feelings. If there’s a moment from a YouTube video that you ...

Google will be acquiring Tenor, which powers a variety of GIF keyboards on phones and messengers like Facebook Messenger, the companies announced today. Tenor will continue to operate as a separate ...