is The Verge’s executive editor. He has covered tech, policy, and online creators for over a decade. As a denizen of the internet, I frequently find myself wanting to turn YouTube videos into GIFs, ...

James Van Der Beek sobbing. The guy who blinks in disbelief. That disturbing dancing baby.For these and millions more GIFs, we have Stephen Wilhite to thank.GIFs, those looping animated images, are a ...

Google’s Data Gif Maker is a simple, neat tool for creating visually appealing GIFs for two competing topics. You can create up to five comparisons at a time and ...

I'd like to start with a simple public service announcement: Tumblr has its own GIF maker now, allowing you to create your own animated images from pictures and videos on your phone. That's right — ...

In January, Gboard’s iOS update allowed iPhone users to access the Gboard GIF creator from the keyboard screen. The feature is now rolling out to Android as a beta and it will only be available on ...

In addition to searching for goofy GIFs on Giphy, the company is encouraging you to create your own. With the release of a brand new GIF Maker tool, Giphy is guaranteeing a steady stream of ...

It seems that everyone but Facebook is jumping on the animated GIF bandwagon these days, with YouTube having recently released its own GIF creator to absolutely no fanfare whatsoever. Seriously, you’d ...

We use them at Buffer in our customer service tweets, our emails, our Slack channel. We include GIFs in marketing emails and team announcements. Anywhere there’s a message; there’s the chance for a ...

It’s only available on the PBS Idea Channel, and you’re limited to five-second animated nuggets, but YouTube is flirting heavily with the GIF. Hidden in the “Share” tools for that PBS channel, there’s ...

Along with whether or not Al Gore invented the Internet, figuring out the correct pronunciation of GIF is one of the earliest questions of the Internet. I grew up believing it was hard-G GIF. Most ...

Stephen Wilhite died last week from COVID at the age of 74. He is best known for inventing the GIF, which was released in June 1987 by early internet titan, CompuServe, at a time when households ...