Imgur's new GIFV format means animated images load faster, look better and play when shared on social networks. Will the 1987-era GIF format finally fade from use? Stephen Shankland worked at CNET ...

GIF, a filetype that celebrated its 25th anniversary this past June (don’t you feel old now?), won’t die. And the animated GIF, in particular, has seen a notable resurgence recently, as a newer, ...

A couple of weeks ago I released a report called "Animated Gif Usage Surging." The key finding of that report was that animated gif usage had risen 35% in March compared to March 2009. At the time, ...

GIFs have gone from still images to ubiquitous forms of communication across the Internet and social media. What do Barack Obama, the sloth from Zootopia, and a bear waving its paw have in common? All ...

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 ...

When working with images, certain file formats may be better than others, depending on what your goals are. This infographic showcases the best uses for JPEG, GIF, and PNG file formats. The graphic ...

In an age where your virtual background says more about you than actually being in the call, static backgrounds in Zoom are just plain boring. While Zoom supports video virtual backgrounds, finding an ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. To some, the acronym GIF (short for Graphics Interchange Format) might seem like a mysterious online language describing looping clips of ...