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There’s something about an elevator that touches on the very nature of the .GIF format. There’s a repetition to its design, a cyclical nature of destination and return, a permanent transience. It loops, constantly, permanently. What changes is the peop...

More Than a Meme: Artists See the GIF Format as ...

This entry was posted in gif giphy Microsoft and tagged tumblr on August 4, 2023 by Kyle Barr

Spotify announced this morning a new partnership with online GIF database GIPHY to enable discovery of new music through GIFs. No, the GIFs themselves won’t play song clips, if that’s what you’re thinking. Instead, through a series of new Spotify-linked GIFs, there will be an option to click a button to be taken to Spotify […]

Spotify partners with GIPHY to connect users with artists’ music ...

This entry was posted in Apps gif giphy Media microsoft windows Mobile operating systems Social software Spotify and tagged facebook google snapchat social media on July 22, 2021 by Sarah Perez

Potential threats to the free flow of GIFs continue to trouble the UK’s competition watchdog. Facebook’s $400M purchase of Giphy, announced last year, is now facing an in-depth probe by the CMA after the regulator found the acquisition raises competition concerns related to digital advertising. It now has until September 15 to investigate and report. […]

UK’s antitrust watchdog takes a closer look at Facebook-Giphy

This entry was posted in Advertising Tech antitrust Europe giphy privacy Social United Kingdom and tagged facebook on April 1, 2021 by Natasha Lomas

UK’s antitrust watchdog takes a closer look at Facebook-Giphy

This entry was posted in Advertising Tech antitrust Europe giphy privacy Social United Kingdom and tagged facebook on April 1, 2021 by Natasha Lomas

Facebook’s internal R&D group, NPE Team, has today officially launched its latest app, E.gg, to a broader audience. The app, a freeform creation tool described as a “digital zine creator” and “GIF collage bonanza,” was announced earlier this year, but was only onboarding users via a waitlist until now. Today, it’s available in the App […]

Facebook launches E.gg, an experimental collage making app

This entry was posted in app-store Apps giphy iOS apps Social and tagged facebook instagram social media on November 18, 2020 by Sarah Perez

Facebook will acquire Giphy, the web-based animated gif search engine and platform provider, Facebook confirmed today, in a deal worth around $400 million, according to a report by Axios. Facebook said it isn’t disclosing terms of the deal. Giphy has grown to be a central source for shareable, high-engagement content, and its animated response gifs are […]

Facebook to acquire Giphy in a deal reportedly worth $400 ...

This entry was posted in gif giphy operating systems photo sharing Social software TC WhatsApp world wide web and tagged facebook social media twitter on May 15, 2020 by Darrell Etherington

Facebook spying on teens, Twitter accounts hijacked by terrorists, and sexual abuse imagery found on Bing and Giphy were amongst the ugly truths revealed by TechCrunch’s investigating reporting in 2019. The tech industry needs more watchdogs than ever as its size enlargens the impact of safety failures and the abuse of power. Whether through malice, […]

TechCrunch’s Top 10 investigative reports from 2019

This entry was posted in Airbnb Apps Diversity Drama Education Elon Musk giphy hack hardware Mobile pi-top Policy Security Social Startups TC Transportation and tagged apple facebook twitter on January 19, 2020 by Josh Constine

Image search engine Giphy bills itself as providing “fun and safe way” to search and create animated GIFs. But despite its ban on illicit content, the site is littered with self-harm and child sex abuse imagery, TechCrunch has learned. A new report from Israeli online child protection startup L1ght — previously AntiToxin Technologies — has […]

Despite bans, Giphy still hosts self-harm, hate speech, and child ...

This entry was posted in artificial intelligence ceo giphy Government photo sharing Security Social Startups websites world wide web and tagged social media on November 15, 2019 by Sarah Perez

Instagram has finally turned Throwback Thursday into an official feature. It’s part of the new Instagram “Create” mode that launches today in Stories, bringing the app beyond the camera. Create makes Instagram a more omni-purpose social network with the flexibility to adapt to a broader range of content formats. For now, the highlight of Create […]

Instagram launches Create mode with On This Day throwbacks

This entry was posted in Apps giphy Mobile Social TC and tagged facebook instagram on October 8, 2019 by Josh Constine

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More Than a Meme: Artists See the GIF Format as ...