Tyler Menzel watches television or movies or cable news, and he no longer sees what regular people see. He filters for the magical few seconds — a woman’s uncontrolled smirk, a man’s harrumph, a ...

Giphy has launched its own app called Giphy + Messenger that integrates directly with Facebook Messenger. With the expansion of Facebook Messenger into its own developer platform, as announced today ...

Researchers at MIT are analyzing animated GIFs in an attempt to catalog what they believe to be a unique, Internet-based emotional vocabulary. An animated GIF—these days often presented in the form of ...

After all the events that happened in 2020, Christmas this year is a bit different. The usual festivities left and right is now limited and most gatherings are now virtual instead of in-person. If you ...

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