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Jun 10, 20211 min read

Giphy’s Clips now integrated with Apple’s iMessages

GIF database and search engine Giphy announced today that its “Clips” content (short GIFs with sound) will be supported by Apple’s iMessage and in the Android Keyboard. In a press release disseminated today by Giphy, the company said, “You know that moment…

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May 19, 20202 min read

Facebook buys GIPHY for $400 million

Facebook announced yesterday that it is acquiring GIPHY. The latter started in February 2013 as a search engine for GIFs and it was apparent that co-founders Alex Chung and Jace Cooke were on to something after they attracted one million users during GIPHY’s…