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Anusuya Lahiri

GIF Architect Succumbs To COVID-19 At 74: Bloomberg

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  • Graphics Interchange Format creator Steve Wilhite succumbed to Covid-19 in early March after a two-week struggle, Bloomberg reports. The computer scientist was 74.
  • Wilhite's team at CompuServe developed the GIF in 1987 before it became a signature feature of the early web and the go-to means for social media jokes, memes, and reactions. 
  • Social networks like Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) and Telegram integrated GIF search engines populated with snippets of iconic moments and video clips.
  • Their use of GIFs defined mySpace and Tumblr, Bloomberg notes.
  • Web service Giphy (Owned by Meta Inc (NASDAQ: META) looked to help people find cool and amusing GIFs.F
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