Comments on: Oxford Dictionaries USA Word of the Year 2012: ‘to GIF’

By: GIF Library Education Storify Vine Animated Education Librarian

GIF Library Education Storify Vine Animated Education Librarian — Fri, 10 May 2013 15:13:34 +0000

[...] With recent coverage in Wired Magazine and NYPL’s amazing Stereogranmator, as well as social media wading into the animated waters with SnapChat, Vine and GifBoom, the age of the GIF is here. Hell, it’s even the Oxford English Dictionary’s 2012 Word of the Year! [...]

By: Storytelling in the GIF Economy | Publishing Perspectives

Storytelling in the GIF Economy | Publishing Perspectives — Thu, 02 May 2013 07:01:05 +0000

[...] capacity of the GIF has aided and abetted viral meaning blitzes to such an effective degree, the Oxford University Dictionaries USA named “GIF” its 2012 word of the year, over “Eurogeddon” and [...]

By: Hack it! - theadventuro.us

Hack it! - theadventuro.us — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 18:36:11 +0000

[...] the year of the GIF. GIF (both the noun and the verb) was named the Oxford Dictionary’s USA Word of the Year - a designation given to a new word that has becomes super-popular in a particular language. [...]

By: Top ten OUPblog posts of 2012 by the numbers | OUPblog

Top ten OUPblog posts of 2012 by the numbers | OUPblog — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 15:36:46 +0000

[...] “Oxford Dictionaries USA Word of the Year 2012: ‘to GIF’” by Katherine [...]

By: Terminologia etc. » » Giffing e giffare

Terminologia etc. » » Giffing e giffare — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 13:15:09 +0000

[...] Nelle classifiche di parole dell’anno ci sono spesso occasionalismi destinati a scomparire, ma sicuramente non è il caso del neologismo scelto da Oxford Dictionaries USA. [...]

By: genius switch studio :: check out our genius

genius switch studio :: check out our genius — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 18:31:48 +0000

[...] Due to this GIF sensation, the Oxford Dictionaries USA selected, ‘to GIF,’ as their 2012 Word of the Year. Furthermore, the acronym has also transitioned into a verb within our English language. Just as [...]

By: How do you pronounce GIF? Does it matter? « Sentence first

How do you pronounce GIF? Does it matter? « Sentence first — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 11:25:42 +0000

[...] Oxford Dictionaries named the acronym GIF (graphics interchange format) as their US word of the year (in its verb use), [...]

By: Moving The Still | Network Effects

Moving The Still | Network Effects — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 20:23:34 +0000

[...] week Oxford Dictionary announced GIF as their ‘word of the year’. Anyone who has spent some time poking around the DS106 community will know that there is some [...]

By: 106 drop in » Blog Archive » Spinning some Gifs

106 drop in » Blog Archive » Spinning some Gifs — Sat, 24 Nov 2012 20:05:17 +0000

[...] Groom and Scottlo pointed out Oxford Dictionaries USA Word of the Year 2012: ‘to GIF’. This got me watching a few old clips and movies looking for something to gif. Last night we were [...]

By: Oxford English Dictionary picks GIF as words of the year | DKSG

Oxford English Dictionary picks GIF as words of the year | DKSG — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 01:30:34 +0000

[...] Oxford English Dictionary USA Word of the Year 2012 is…… [...]

By: Buzz Worthy News: 16 November 2012 | Cuddlebuggery Book Blog

Buzz Worthy News: 16 November 2012 | *Cuddlebuggery Book Blog* — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 15:23:52 +0000

[...] people are curious about the process behind the selection of Oxford Dictionaries USA Word of the Year and I thought it would be appropriate to express this in gif form. Here’s my completely biased [...]

By: OUPblog » Blog Archive » Place of the Year 2012 in pictures

OUPblog » Blog Archive » Place of the Year 2012 in pictures — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 11:30:40 +0000

[...] off the heels of an exciting “Word of the Year” week, OUP geographers are still debating what should be recognized as the Place of the Year 2012. [...]

By: 2012 est désormais connu comme l’année du GIF animé | BlogNT : Le Blog des Nouvelles Technologies dédié au Web, aux nouvelles technologies et au développement Web

Mon, 19 Nov 2012 08:19:50 +0000

[...] Le « GIF » a commencé comme être un humble acronyme il y a 25 ans, avant d’être entré dans le langage courant, et devenu le format utilisé pour les graphismes Web ! Aujourd’hui, le terme atteint la gloire suprême puisqu’il arrive comme étant un verbe et étant sacré « mot de l’année 2012″ par Oxford Dictionaries. [...]

By: WOTY? | wwword

WOTY? | wwword — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 04:56:51 +0000

[...] Oxford Dictionaries’ “Words of the Year” (one U.K., one U.S.) have just been announced. They are, respectively, omnishambles and gif—or, [...]

By: more on the word(s) of the year… « q u i r k y h i l l

more on the word(s) of the year… « q u i r k y h i l l — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 10:15:30 +0000

[...] publishes Oxford Dictionaries) blog: on the UK Word of the Year, omnishambles, and the US one, gif! Like this:LikeBe the first to like [...]

By: Give it Up for the GIF | bavatuesdays

Give it Up for the GIF | bavatuesdays — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 04:43:27 +0000

[...] would hate to pass up the chance to engage in some gratuitous GIF love. The word of the year, according to the Oxford University Press, is GIF. That has been the word of the last two years here at the bava thanks to ds106. The new [...]

By: OUPblog » Blog Archive » Five GIFers for the serious-minded

OUPblog » Blog Archive » Five GIFers for the serious-minded — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 08:30:49 +0000

[...] GIFers for the serious-minded permalink buy this book read more Posted on Saturday, November 17th, 2012 at 3:30 am [...]

By: Word of the Year « Klein & Sons London

Word of the Year « Klein & Sons London — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 10:38:57 +0000

[...] The humble file format, meaning graphics interchange format, dates back to the 80s and has been used to depict pop culture in motion. It acquired verb status earlier this year (well done, old chap) and is seen as a term that has “evolved from a medium for memes… into a tool with serious applications, including research and journalism”, according to the Oxford American Dictionary. [...]

By: OUPblog » Blog Archive » Media reaction to ‘GIF’ as Word of the Year [GIFed]

Wed, 14 Nov 2012 23:30:57 +0000

[...] has been mixed from people around the United States and the world to the USA Word of the Year, so I thought I’d bring together a few highlights. Don’t forget the GIF WOTY [...]

By: OUPblog » Blog Archive » Five WOTY confusables about GIF

OUPblog » Blog Archive » Five WOTY confusables about GIF — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 18:30:51 +0000

[...] WOTY confusables about GIF permalink buy this book read more Posted on Wednesday, November 14th, 2012 at 1:30 pm [...]

By: Word Of The Day Wednesday: GIF » Caitlin Corsetti

Word Of The Day Wednesday: GIF » Caitlin Corsetti — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 17:02:31 +0000

[...] amigos, the official Word of the Year for 2012 is GIF. It beat out YOLO for the top spot after what I’m sure were long nights of looking at What [...]

By: When Words Aren’t Enough, Use GIFs « Annie Cardi

When Words Aren’t Enough, Use GIFs « Annie Cardi — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 15:24:14 +0000

[...] certainly having a good time in 2012. I’m certainly happy that GIF was picked as the Oxford Dictionaries USA Word of the Year 2012. Of course, Dumbledore expresses it better than I [...]

By: GIF, λέξη της χρονιάς από το Oxford Dictionaries στις ΗΠΑ

GIF, λέξη της χρονιάς από το Oxford Dictionaries στις ΗΠΑ — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 13:35:09 +0000

[...] [via Oxford] [...]

By: Oxford Dictionaries names “GIF” as 2012 word of the year | AIVAnet

Oxford Dictionaries names “GIF” as 2012 word of the year | AIVAnet — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 12:18:43 +0000

[...] [via Oxford University Press] Oxford Dictionaries names “GIF” as 2012 word of the year is written by Craig Lloyd & originally posted on SlashGear. © 2005 – 2012, SlashGear. All right reserved. [...]

By: GIF is a noun, a verb, and also word of the year | News| Celebrity News | Philippine News | Tagalog Movies

Wed, 14 Nov 2012 09:50:56 +0000

[...] of the year for 2012 by lexicographers at Oxford American Dictionaries. According to Oxford, the word celebrated its 25th anniversary as a noun just last June and is defined as “a lossless format in compressing image [...]