Facebook is acquiring Giphy, the popular GIF database, both companies confirmed Friday. Giphy will become part of the Instagram team, and its GIF library will continue to be operational and usable on partnering apps and platforms. News outlets are reporting the deal was valued between $US300 million and $US400 million. […]

You can use GIFs on Gboard to deliver your thoughts to others in an animated form. Gboard, Google’s keyboard app, provides users a selection of GIFs from pre-existing categories as well as the option to search for a GIF using keywords. Visit Business Insider’s homepage for more stories. Animated GIFs […]

You can send GIFs on Instagram direct messages by using the GIPHY keyboard. To access Instagram’s GIPHY keyboard, tap the smiley face icon in the bottom bar of your private message window. You can scroll through popular GIFs or search for GIFs using a keyword or phrase. When you tap […]

You can easily send GIFs in your Google Hangouts chats using your computer. You can only add a Giphy bot to Google Hangouts if you have permission from one of your G Suite administrators. Here’s what you need to do in order to add the Giphy bot to your hangout, […]

You can use GIPHY in Slack to send GIFs to your coworkers, though it will need to be enabled by your workspace administrators. When you use GIPHY in Slack, you’ll type in a command and a phrase, and be given a random GIF that matches that phrase. You can shuffle […]

It’s easy to send GIFs on WhatsApp to convey an emotion, feeling, or thought to the person you are chatting with. WhatsApp has a library of stored GIFs on both iPhone and Android that users can access. Visit Business Insider’s homepage for more stories. A GIF is a fun way […]

It’s easy to make a GIF on your Samsung Galaxy S10 with the Camera app. To make a GIF on a Galaxy S10, change your camera settings to “Create GIF” when holding down the shutter button – then you’ll be able to make your GIF in real-time. Visit Business Insider’s […]

Baby Yoda, who does not yet have an actual name, is a character from the Disney Plus show “The Mandalorian.” Last week, images of the character on the popular GIF-sharing platform Giphy started to disappear. Now the GIFs are back, and you can spam your friends with as many as […]

You can easily make a GIF from a YouTube video through GIPHY, a popular GIF-making and -sharing website. Once you’ve made a GIF out of a YouTube video, you can then share that GIF to social media or copy an embed code for it. Visit Business Insider’s homepage for more […]

You can post GIFs on Instagram to make an amusing, interesting, and eye-catching post. You cannot simply share a GIF you’ve saved directly to Instagram, however – it will appear as a static image if you do so. Using the free GIPHY Cam app will let you share animated GIFs […]

If you’re looking to save GIFs on Twitter, you’ll need a third-party app, since Twitter converts GIFs into a looped video format, rather than keeping them as GIFs. There are different apps you can use on iPhones or Android phones, as well as a website for those using the desktop […]

To make a GIF on your iPhone, you’ll need to convert a Live Photo using the default Photos app, or an app called GIPHY. With GIPHY, when you make a GIF on your iPhone, you can add text, stickers, or other kinds of art on top. GIFs created with the […]

You can save GIFs to your iPhone or iPad in a matter of seconds, storing them for later use in texts, emails, or for your own amusement. A GIF, or Graphic Interchange Format, is a short, silent, looping section of video usually conveying a message or emotion in a comical […]

Tinder’s new Loops feature has been rolled out worldwide on iOS. Loops allows users to upload two seconds of looping video to their profiles, essentially creating a gif of themselves. Initial testing showed that users with Loops in their profiles had longer conversations, and in Japan they were more likely […]

Reddit.com might look alien and drab to most people – but if you’re familiar with the site, you know what an incredible tool it can be. Reddit is made up of smaller internet communities, called “subreddits,” and we’ve rounded up the best ones. Visit Business Insider’s homepage for more stories. […]

In case you haven’t noticed, Apple is slowly but surely pushing augmented reality into the mainstream. But if you’re wondering how Apple can make the jump from something like the iPhone X to a pair of smart glasses, this GIF nails how that evolution could take place: This GIF was […]

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