Amid increased competition from Apple’s iMessage, Snapchat, and Google’s new entry Allo, Facebook-owned WhatsApp has now rolled out support for sharing GIFs in its messaging application on iOS. According to the app update text in iTunes, the new feature will allow users to send and receive GIFs, including Live Photos and shorter videos, both of which can be now converted to… Read More WhatsApp adds GIF support in iOS appThis entry was posted in Apps GIFs iOS messaging Mobile WhatsApp and tagged facebook on November 7, 2016 by Sarah Perez
The death of Vine was perhaps not entirely unexpected, but it’s sad nevertheless. Luckily, six-second videos are pretty easy to archive for posterity, and all-purpose GIF platform Giphy wants you to do just that. Read More Let your Vines live on forever with this Giphy conversion ...This entry was posted in GIFs giphy Social TC vine on October 28, 2016 by Devin Coldewey
Gfycat, the startup that recently raised a whopping $10 million for its user-generated content platform that lets you creating silent, looping animations and videos, has now launched its first mobile app. Designed for iMessage, Gfycat lets you search for, send and create your own “Gfycat Loops,” which you can also augment with your own emojis and captions. There are already a number… Read More Gfycat brings its higher quality GIFs and DIY creation tools ...This entry was posted in Apps GIFs iOS apps Mobile Social Startups TC Video on October 28, 2016 by Sarah Perez
Gfycat, the startup that recently raised a whopping $10 million for its user-generated content platform that lets you creating silent, looping animations and videos, has now launched its first mobile app. Designed for iMessage, Gfycat lets you search for, send and create your own “Gfycat Loops,” which you can also augment with your own emojis and captions. There are already a number… Read More Gfycat brings its higher quality GIFs and DIY creation tools ...This entry was posted in Apps GIFs iOS apps Mobile Social Startups TC Video on October 28, 2016 by Sarah Perez
With what looks to be an eye on Snapchat’s selfie-loving fanbase, messaging platform Telegram has beefed up its in-app photo editor in what it dubs an “entertainment-heavy update” — including an option that lets users customize selfies by adding cartoon masks that automatically align on their faces. Read More Messaging app Telegram adds selfie masks, DIY GIFsThis entry was posted in Apps Europe GIFs photo sharing selfie Social TC Telegram and tagged snapchat on September 24, 2016 by Natasha Lomas
Shut up and take my money. The post Futurama Nerds, Rejoice! Morbotron Will GIF Any Quote For You appeared first on WIRED. Futurama Nerds, Rejoice! Morbotron Will GIF Any Quote For YouThis entry was posted in Gadget Lab Gear GIFs on August 10, 2016 by Brian Barrett
The team who brought you gifyoutube.com is back. Having been part of gifs.com for a while, their new tool still lets you convert many video formats into gifs but adds a host of functions to your gif-making needs like: blur, stickers, hue changes and more. We covered the first version of this a few years ago when they were using a special URL to intercept and convert youtube videos.… Read More Gifs.com launches a new tool to augment your animated gifsThis entry was posted in GIFs Social TC on May 5, 2016 by Jay Donovan
GIFS, but IRL. The post Ubersnap Prints Out Your GIFs. Yes, Prints appeared first on WIRED. Ubersnap Prints Out Your GIFs. Yes, PrintsThis entry was posted in Gadget Lab Gear gif GIFs and tagged instagram on February 12, 2016 by April Glaser
Tinder users will now have better chatting tools, thanks to an upgraded messaging experience in the mobile dating app. Amid a flurry of changes that began rolling out last night to the iOS application, and soon Android, Tinder added support for sending your matches GIFs. It also upgraded the size of emoji in chat and also now lets you “like” the individual messages you received from… Read More Tinder Makes Messaging More Fun With GIFs & Bigger Emoji, ...This entry was posted in Apps dating GIFs giphy IAC messaging Mobile Social TC Tinder on January 28, 2016 by Sarah Perez
If you’re a Tumblr user who happens to have an iPhone 6s or 6s Plus, today is your lucky day. The Tumblr team dropped an update that includes support for both 3D Touch and Live Photo. The Live Photo bit is super interesting because Tumblr is a place where GIFs and animated images tend to get shared and re-shared at pretty rapid rates. The best part is that you can view them even if… Read More Appleās iPhone Live Photos Now Work On TumblrThis entry was posted in animations Apps GIFs live photos Media Mobile TC and tagged apple tumblr on December 10, 2015 by Drew Olanoff