GIF Architect Succumbs To COVID-19 At 74: Bloomberg

March 24, 2022 7:01 AM | 1 min read | Make a Comment

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 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 META looked to help people find cool and amusing GIFs.F

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