GIF

Want your social media photos to get a bit more attention? Corel PhotoMirage is a new program that animates a still photo, creating a GIF or cinemagraph using a simple process. Instead of starting from a video, the program animates pixels from a still photo and exports to a social media-friendly format.

Here to help close out 2017 with some nostalgia is GIPHY, who has just debuted the "world's most animated Year End list."

Want to make a quick GIF? The task no longer requires downloading an app with a new online option: GIF Maker.

Facebook's algorithms may be working to punish fake live video, but millions tuned into a live video that was actually an old GIF.

Google's Motion Stills app stabilizes and converts the hybrid image format for easy sharing. It's also now available for Android devices.

Facebook is testing a new gif mode in the iOS version of its app. It allows users to create their own gifs and share them.

Kika Tech, the group behind Emoji Gif for Facebook Messenger, has teamed up with search engine Giphy to dramatically expand its GIF library.

There's a new way to share dancing kittens and sports highlights on Reddit: Gfycat's new image-sharing bot.

In a first-of-its-kind case, a Texas grand jury this week ruled that an animated GIF sent via Twitter can be considered a deadly weapon.

Giphy wants to make sure that everyone everywhere is capable of enjoying the distinct joy GIFs can bring by way of new iOS and Android app.

Gfycat, one of the world's largest online GIF libraries, has launched an SDK that'll let developers tap its growing collection of images.

Gfycat's new Gyfcat Loops app for Android turns your videos into animated images automatically.

In 2015, Facebook officially added support for GIFs, so users can share their favorite dance moves and slam dunks with greater ease. Here's how to do it.

WhatsApp has finally introduced GIF support on its iOS app with a slew of new GIF-centric features to help jazz up your messages.

Giphy is offering the conversion service to Vine users. Twitter said the Vine.io website would not shut down and would act as a digital archive for videos.

The latest version of the Google Keyboard finally adds a searchable GIF section -- but the feature is a bit hidden.

The new Tumblr iMessage app is a GIF lover's dream. If you enjoy sharing GIFs (and want to create your own), you can now do so using just your iPhone.

The IOC has placed a ban on GIFs, and Vines of the Rio Olympics. Media companies will not be able to share the video clips on social media.

Cinemagraphs are traditionally created from short videos, but one photographer has developed a way to craft them from a single image.

Twitter now lets you upload animated GIF files of up to 15MB, up from just 5MB previously. The update only applies to Twitter for the web, not mobile.

Mike Rugnetta of PBS Idea Channel takes a look at the intricacies behind the war that's been waged over a three-letter acronym: GIF.