What’s in a format? Does that which we call a GIF by any other name invoke just as many lols? Just yesterday, Twitter started supporting animated GIFs. But there’s a catch! What Twitter ends up ...

A recent study led by the University of Kent's School of Natural Sciences has found that short animations known as GIFs (Graphic Interchange Format) can improve the sleep of professional female ...

A recent study led by the University of Kent’s School of Natural Sciences has found that short animations known as GIFs (Graphic Interchange Format) can improve the sleep of professional female ...

The GIF just turned 30. But if you hate being inundated with animations on the web, here's how to stop the GIFs. I've been writing about technology since 1992. My focus is special projects; I've run ...

While on paper animated GIFs on streams sounds like a good idea, they could end up being a little overwhelming if lots of viewers start reacting with them in close succession. Twitch will be ...

Off Book explores the web's most iconic image format: the animated gif. GIFs are one of the oldest image formats used on the web. Throughout their history, they have served a huge variety of purposes, ...

Animated GIFs have become so huge. They're everywhere. But why? On the surface, they're pretty silly—a few frames of video, endlessly looping in time. There are GIFs of Star Trek's Picard facepalming, ...