Today is one of the Internet’s favorite days: It’s the anniversary of the animated GIF. The animated GIF was first brought into existence in 1987, which means I’m a mere two months older than one of ...

Yesterday we wished a happy birthday to the GIF – er, “jif.” You know what, forget it. We’re still going to call GIFs “GIFs” with the hard “G.” June 15, 1987 marked the day that the GIF file format ...

Next month marks the 30th birthday of a momentous techie acronym: “GIF,” short for “Graphics Interchange Format.” It has proved to be one of the more resilient terms of the digital age, though today ...

From its humble beginnings on black and white computers to its now ubiquitous usage in memes and how Facebook is celebrating the GIF's birthday THE GIF turned 30 today, so, let’s wish the Graphical ...

25 years ago today the Graphics Interchange Format was released, and the world has never been the same again. Nic is the Editor of IGN Tech. He loves technology almost as much as Rushmore, Boyz II Men ...