Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Graphics Interchange Format, or GIF, was first developed by computer scientist working at CompuServe back in 1987. And while ...

Few linguistic debates have raged on more consistently than the one surrounding the proper pronunciation of the acronym, GIF. Fortunately, YouTuber and maker of things Tom Scott produced a video ...

It might be one of the biggest debates of the digital age — how in all of cyberspace are we supposed to pronounce “GIF?” Since the creation of the animated loop now an essential part of meme culture, ...

We’ve now heard it from Mr. Hooked on Phonics himself. “Jeopardy” host Alex Trebek has stoked the flames of the undying Internet debate over how to correctly pronounce “GIF.” According to Trebek, GIF, ...

Thursday marks the 30th anniversary of the GIF, or graphics interchange format, a file that supports static and animated images. The GIF was developed by software writer Steve Wilhite while employed ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. As this is an argument about the underpinnings of the English language, let me be frank—the acronym derived from the word ...

Has “Jeopardy” host Alex Trebek ended the debate over how to pronounce “GIF”? Or reignited it? People have pronounced GIF with both a hard and soft G since Steve White created the Graphics Interchange ...

With that in mind, it seems almost impossible to endorse a twee, self-aware marketing gimmick seemingly designed to whip up debate on social media. Yet, here we are! Today, Giphy and the peanut butter ...