Why is everyone making GIFs of themselves?
Podcast |
What's Tech?
Publisher |
The Verge
Media Type |
audio
Podknife tags |
Technology
Categories Via RSS |
Arts
News
Society & Culture
Tech News
Technology
Publication Date |
Oct 13, 2016
Episode Duration |
00:14:41
Our most sacred and special task as human beings is to document our own existence with a single-minded dedication. That's why we have massive iCloud photo libraries, 15GB of video of that really cool Springsteen concert on our phones, Instagram accounts for ourselves, our pets, and our alter egos, and dusty yearbooks stacked up in our closets. The latest in this personal digital archive: personal GIFs. Apps like Boomerang, Motion Stills, Giphy, DSCO, and more help us make GIFs and other short, looping videos of life's most precious moments. And of course, of life's most 'grammable sammies. The Verge tech reporter and gadget blog queen Ashley Carman joined me (Kaitlyn Tiffany, your friendly Chris Plante stand-in) in the single-stall What's Tech recording booth this week to compare sweat mustaches and GIF-creation techniques. We had a nice conversation about art, technology, ourselves, and the utility of acronyms. If you tune in, you'll also learn a little something about the future of keepsakes! It's a good, emotional time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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