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    Animated GIFs: The Birth Of A Medium

    PBS charts the history of the GIF, present and past, with interviews with Tumblr, Cinemagraphs, Reed+Rader, and MemeFactory. Plus about one million GIFs to look at.

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    PBS charts the history of the GIF, present and past, with interviews with Tumblr, Cinemagraphs, Reed+Rader, and MemeFactory. Plus about one million GIFs to look at.

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