Imgur's new GIFV format means animated images load faster, look better and play when shared on social networks. Will the 1987-era GIF format finally fade from use?

History Repeats Itself, First as Tragedy, Second as Animated Gif By Suzanne Fischer May 17, 2012 ...

From clumsy puppies to grinning chimps, adorable animal content is fantastically popular on social media. But while these charming snaps are a source of instant joy for viewers, it turns out that ...

Business Return of the GIF: New technology used to emulate the old Published: Jun. 15, 2012, 4:04 p.m. By Allan Hoffman | For The Star-Ledger ALLAN HOFFMAN ...

The GIF, he continues, is a 30-year-old file format which is woefully inefficient and yet, despite all the innovation in technology, is used to tell stories all over the Internet today.

If the technological fears of the 1960s were about what technology would do to the world, nowadays, we're more worried about what they're doing to us, our insides, our biology, our brains.