Here is a timeline of how to pronounce GIF, one of the great debates of the internet age. June 1987: Steve Wilhite releases the Graphics Interchange Format, or GIF, while working for Compuserve ...

We can’t settle iPhone vs. Android or “Star Wars” vs. “Star Trek” for you. But another geek debate was put to rest Tuesday. GIF is pronounced “Jif.” ...

Wilhite worked for CompuServe through the 1990s until he retired after suffering a stroke. The company was later bought by AOL in 1998 and allowed the GIF patents to expire, leaving the format ...

In a meeting this week, Tumblr Founder and CEO David Karp asked Obama, “Did you see the GIF?” pronouncing it “jif” with the soft G. Technically speaking, this is the proper pronunciation ...