For the Love of the GIF

November 16, 2012 // By: // 1 Comment

Social & Digital Media     



Oxford Dictionary’s word of the year for 2012 isn’t influencer or Instagram. It isn’t even Honey Boo Boo. It’s Gif.

If you’re unfamiliar, ‘gif’ is a noun that refers to ‘a lossless format for compressing image files.’ The more common definition, however, is ‘barely moving image that (typically) makes me laugh.’

To learn more about gifs, visit Mashable’s GIF Topic Page. But first, to better illustrate the allure of a well-produced gif, the Social/Digital Media Department at Hunter Public Relations proudly presents our ’10 Favorite Gifs of 2012:’

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Michael Lamp

As Hunter PR’s Senior Social & Digital Media Strategist, Michael manages an array of projects including Twitter parties, Facebook brand pages, mobile apps, blogger relations and live-streaming video.
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