How to send GIFs on Google Hangouts using your computer

You can easily send GIFs on your Google Hangouts desktop chats using the Giphy bot on your PC or Mac computer.
Wall Street Journal

Inventor of GIF Computer Imagery Has Died at Age 74

Stephen Wilhite was merely trying to solve a technical problem when he invented the GIF, or graphics interchange format, in 1987. As a programmer at the computer-services firm CompuServe, he was ...
The Washington Post

Stephen Wilhite, computer programmer who created the GIF, dies at 74

Stephen Wilhite, a computer programmer who invented the GIF, the humble but versatile file format that became an Internet mainstay, helping people share charts, photographs and viral animations — ...
USA Today

Gif or Jif: How do you pronounce it? The definitive answer (or maybe not)

If you used a “soft G” like in "jelly" to pronounce the popular peanut butter brand, you got it right. And if you went with a hard “G” like in "goodie" for those frequently shared looping videos, you ...
WNYT NewsChannel 13

Stephen Wilhite, inventor of computer GIF, dies at 74

The inventor of the GIF has died. Stephen Wilhite was 74 years old. His wife tells NBC News Wilhite died of COVID back on March 14. His career included time at Compuserve and America Online. He also ...