17-02-2016 23:30 via uk.news.yahoo.com

Twitter users applaud new search function with moving images

By Anjali Athavaley NEW YORK (Reuters) - Twitter Inc's introduction of a search function for moving images commonly used on social media prompted users of the website on Wednesday to tweet their own pictures expressing enthusiasm over the feature. Twitter said on Wednesday in a blog post that users could search and browse a GIF library when composing a tweet or direct message. A GIF, short for graphic interchange format, is a moving image that plays over and over again.
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