Yahoo

Here’s a Timeline of the Debate About How to Pronounce GIF

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Graphics Interchange Format, or GIF, was first developed by computer scientist working at CompuServe back in 1987. And while ...
9to5Mac

Graphics Interchange Format

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIEnN1KmxKk&feature=youtu.be Microsoft has just joined the ranks of companies looking to capitalize on the success of ephemeral ...
The Drum

GIF or JIF? Creator of the Graphics Interchange Format said it should be pronounced with a ‘soft g’

Steve Wilhite, created of the Graphics Interchange Format (GIF), yesterday announced that he was annoyed that people failed to pronounce the name of the file format correctly. Speaking to the New York ...
The New York Times

Stephen Wilhite, Creator of the GIF, Is Dead at 74

The looping animations known as graphics interchange format quickly became a staple of the internet, although the pronunciation of ‘GIF’ was a frequent subject of debate. By Amanda Holpuch and Neil ...
Kotaku

The Creator Of The Gif Has Died

Stephen Wilhite, the man widely credited as being the creator of the Graphics Interchange Format image, better known as the gif, has died at the age of 74. Wilhite’s wife Kathleen has been confirming ...