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GIF became popular because it used Lempel–Ziv–Welch data compression. Since this was more efficient than the run-length encoding used by PCX and MacPaint, fairly large images could be downloaded reasonably quickly even with slow modems. The original version of GIF was called 87a. [1] This version already supported multiple images in a stream.
Due to quality issues caused by low bandwidth and bad latency, very little streaming video existed on the World Wide Web until 2002 when VHS quality video with reliable lip sync became possible. 2005–2010 Mass-streaming services like YouTube and Netflix become massively popular for streaming online video. Broadband penetration increases ...
In August 2013, Giphy expanded beyond a search engine to allow users to post, embed and share GIFs on Facebook. [10] [11] [12] Giphy was then recognized as a Top 100 Website of 2013, according to PC Magazine. [13] Three months later, Giphy integrated with Twitter to enable users to share GIFs by simply sharing a GIF's URL. [14]
In 2019, everything was fair game to become a GIF and the top 10 GIFs of the year reflect how people collectively felt this year.
If you take a look at the top trending GIFs right now for teens, the message is clear: 'No,' 'no, thank you,' and absolutely not.' The top 10 most popular GIFs people are loving right now Skip to ...
It later became popular in the mid-2010s on sites such as Twitch. [5] By 2014, Twitch streams had more traffic than HBO Go and eventually hastened the closure of Justin.tv, which Twitch had originally spun out of. [6] [7] In 2015, YouTube launched YouTube Gaming, a video gaming-oriented sub-site and app that intended to compete with Twitch. [8]
The video visibility setting "unlisted" was added in mid-2010. It lets uploaders hide videos from search results and their list of uploaded videos while allowing sharing them through the URL to its watch page and through playlists.
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