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Google’s New Tool Turns Data Into Professional Animated GIFs

As information gets more tangled by the day, data visualization has stepped in to make it less baffling. As the world’s chief information honcho, Google has taken note and launched an online tool that converts raw data into animated GIFs. The Data GIF Maker is a search trend analysis tool from Google News Lab and is… read more »

This Lesser-Known YouTube Trick Turns Videos Into GIFs

GIFs are one of the universal languages of the internet. They’re useful for reacting to something and saying what words can’t. Sites like Giphy provide millions of GIFs for your enjoyment, but sometimes you still need to create your own. And since YouTube is full of videos ripe for the GIF-ing, it’s a natural fit… read more »

Giphy Helps You Learn Sign Language Using GIFs

Giphy has added 2,000 GIFs designed to help you learn American Sign Language. These GIFs, which contain one word or phrase apiece, have been clipped from Sign With Robert. It turns out that GIFs are a surprisingly effective way of learning sign language, so there’s now no excuse not to try. As most people are… read more »

5 Best Android Keyboards for Emojis, GIFs, and More

For a long time, Android’s use of third-party keyboards made it a better deal than iPhone. Alternative Android keyboard apps like Swype and Swiftkey are fantastic. But there’s more to keyboards than just text. Recently, more alternative iPhone keyboards have started supporting GIFs, emojis, and other cool features. So if you’re an Android (CA) user, what should you turn to?… read more »

How to Stop GIFs From Auto-Playing in Your Browser

Somehow, even as more people started getting high-speed internet and video streaming became more mainstream, GIFs still remain intensely popular. As attention spans continue to shorten, GIFs make more sense. They’re the TLDRs of video. But because a GIF is technically an image, you can’t prevent it from playing automatically with click-to-play plugins and the like. But… read more »

React to Anything: 5 Ways to Find Perfect Reaction GIFs & Videos

Do you ever wish you could react to any social media situation with an exact quote, stare, or scene? You’ve come to the right place. Today Cool Websites and Apps, a regular MakeUseOf feature that explores sites we’ve never mentioned before, offers up five sites you can use to react to just about anything with… read more »

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