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Stephen Wilhite, Inventor Of The Meme-Favorite GIF, Has Died

The Associated Press | by Tali Arbel

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.