GIFs are the universal language of the web. Need to convey your reaction and an emoji won't cut it? Use a GIF. Want to show one of your favorite scenes from a movie, but without sound and more ...

Just the other day I asked my Twitter followers to recommend me a good app for making animated GIFs out of my photos. The response was stunning in its silence – not a single reply. But I don’t care. I ...

With Facebook finally rolling out support for GIFs, now’s the perfect time for you to up your GIF game. Thankfully, a new app that’s ideal for creating DIY animated snaps has arrived. That app is ...

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, ...

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 ...

There’s nothing more obnoxious than texting someone who doesn’t respond (at least somewhat) promptly. And their excuse? “Sorry, I didn’t see your text!” Ha ...

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 ...

You can’t go too far online these days without coming across an animated GIF, either as a quick flashcard-style animation or a short, soundless, looping video. No ...

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 ...