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Giphy

56 articles – accelerating

Shutterstock’s $53M cash plan to buy Giphy from Meta closed a three-year arc in which UK regulators forced Meta to unwind its acquisition.

Who they are

Giphy is a GIF-content and distribution service whose value in this coverage lies in its integrations across social and messaging products. It appeared as the asset Facebook, later Meta, sought to buy and integrate with Instagram, while platforms including Reddit and TikTok used its library and tools for GIF comments and creator features.

The recent arc

Coverage peaked around Facebook’s 2020 purchase announcement and then shifted decisively from product integration to merger scrutiny. Early stories focused on Facebook keeping Giphy’s brand while integrating it with Instagram, alongside concerns that the deal could give Facebook insight into GIF sharing beyond its own apps. The UK Competition and Markets Authority opened an investigation soon afterward.】【”】【},{

Giphy has appeared in 56 articles since 2015-03. Coverage peaked in 2020Q2 with 6 articles. Frequently mentioned alongside Facebook, CMA, Meta, Snapchat.

Articles
56
mentions
Velocity
+100.0%
growth rate
Acceleration
+1.500
velocity change
Sources
19
publications

Coverage Timeline

2022-07-13
The Verge 3 related

Reddit partners with Giphy to bring GIF comments to new subreddits and existing subreddits if moderators opt in to the feature

Subreddit moderators can opt in to the new GIF library  —  Reddit is joining the GIF party with its new partnership with Giphy, a massive online hub where internet users upload and share GIFs.

2022-03-29
TechCrunch 3 related

TikTok partners with Giphy to launch TikTok Library, an in-app creator tool

TikTok today is announcing a new in-app creation tool called TikTok Library, which the company hopes will make it easier for creators to access entertainment content and participate in trends.

2019-11-24
2019-11-23
TechCrunch

Profile of Dongtu, a China-based Giphy-like service that is baked into some 3,000 apps with chatting features, including WeChat, Alibaba's Taobao, and Weibo

With its own universe of homegrown social networks, e-commerce platforms and search engines, the Chinese internet is a world apart …

2019-10-16
The Verge 6 related

Giphy launches Giphy Arcade, a gaming platform that lets users easily create, play, and share mini-games

Giphy is creating a database of bizarre web games  —  Giphy today announced the launch of Giphy Arcade, a gaming platform designed to let people play, create, and share mini web games as easily as the...

2018-12-12
2018-11-10
2018-09-19
2018-08-21
2018-07-18
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Quarterly Coverage

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Narrative

TEXXR tracks 63 tech news articles mentioning Giphy, dating back to March 2015. The biggest stories include Facebook's purchase of Giphy gives FB insight into how and where gifs are shared outside... and Facebook to buy Giphy, keep its branding, integrate with Instagram; sources say the deal.... Frequently covered alongside Facebook, CMA, Meta, Instagram, and Snapchat.

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