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Stephen Wilhite, the inventor of the internet-popular short-video format, the GIF, has died. He was 74.  His wife, Kathaleen, said that he died of Covid on

In that interview, he said the ’90s-era dancing baby GIF is a favourite of his

In 2013, Wilhite settled the debate over the pronunciation of "GIF," which is actually pronounced like the peanut butter brand "Jif."

Wilhite won a Webby lifetime achievement award in 2013 for inventing the GIF, which decades after its creation became omnipresent in memes and on social media, often used as a cheeky representation of a cultural moment. He was 74.

Stephen Wilhite was working at CompuServe in 1987 when he invented the popular short-video format.

Stephen E. Wilhite, who created the GIF in 1987, died on March 14 at 74 from complications related to Covid-19.

Stephen Wilhite pronounced

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Stephen Wilhite, the inventor of the internet-popular short-video format, the GIF, has died. He was 74. His wife, Kathaleen, said Thursday in a phone interview that he died of COVID on March 14. Wilhite, who lived in Milford, Ohio, won a Webby lifetime achievement award in 2013 for inventing the GIF, which decades after its…