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  • The GIF Turns 30: How an Ancient Format Changed the Internet

    05/28/2017 11:54:51 AM PDT · by Lisbon1940 · 110 replies
    Wired ^ | 5/28/17 | Klint Finley
    Animated GIFs have transcended their obscure 1990s roots to become a key part of day-to-day digital communication. Some, like Orson Welles clapping or Michael Jackson eating popcorn, have become instantly recognizable shorthand. Others, like Sean Spicer disappearing into the bushes—itself a remix of a popular Simpsons GIF—serve up political satire. The GIF does double duty as both expression and as badge of digital literacy. Not bad for an image standard that pre-dates the web itself.