GIFs are quickly becoming the lingua franca of just about every emotion. That’s why everywhere you look — from email to chat room to social media — there’s something silly moving around that makes you ...

If there’s a reason you haven’t killed yourself by now, it’s probably because you recently saw an animated GIF. But where do they come from? Where do they go? Can you make your own? Like Prometheus ...

Usually, if I want to make a gif from a video, I hop onto a site like Gfycat because I’m too lazy and impatient to use Photoshop. But even using something like Gfycat still takes a bit of work before ...

The easiest way to send GIFs is to search for and use the selections available in the Messages app. Open the Messages app on ...

As if there weren't enough GIFs on the Internet, now there can be more—and they can be of your face. The new app from Giphy makes it super-easy to GIF yourself or anyone around you, add some animated ...

1. Ready, set, Google Doodle competition! After announcing the Google Science Fair, the Web giant has opened a new competition for artists. The competition is open to artists in grades K-12, and the ...

Sometimes words aren’t enough when you want to express yourself online. You need an image that will simultaneously display your encyclopedic knowledge of pop culture and wit. I am, of course, talking ...

It looks like YouTube is testing a new animated GIF tool that lets you clip a few loopable seconds at a time. First spotted by Andy Baio, the new “GIF” section can be found when you press the “Share” ...