Recently my editor alerted me to the existence of a MetaFilter thread called “Gif that’s what’s for dinner.” (A-plus pun idea, C-minus execution.) In it, users shared and discussed their favorite ...

Sending a video file can use up a large amount of bandwidth, especially if you send the file repeatedly via your website or through an extensive customer email list. Converting the video into an ...

Inspired by looping videos like GIFs and Vines that have kept millions of Web and mobile users entertained for countless hours, a startup called Coub is adding an extra layer of creativity to the mix.

While other file formats have faded, the lowly Gif has stubbornly stayed alive for more than 25 years through sites like Tumblr. Other apps like Vine and Cinemagram have also popped up to support the ...

I’ve used a number of different GIF creation tools, and many of them don’t really strike that balance of ease of use and functionality. Some I’ve seen don’t even actually create the GIF, you need to ...

Ads on Flipboard are about to become more powerful: brands can now submit looping video commercials. VentureBeat reports that the ads will autoplay silently as you scroll through your news, as is ...

Animated GIFs have become so huge. They're everywhere. But why? On the surface, they're pretty silly—a few frames of video, endlessly looping in time. There are GIFs of Star Trek's Picard facepalming, ...