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Re: Facebook to Buy Giphy for $400M

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Post by yreg »

redshirtrob wrote: post #117
yreg wrote: post #80

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I'd just like this trend of sending reaction gifs to end. People keep posting them in Slack all the time, but I find it about as appropriate as that brief time when all my uni teachers decided that it's hip to include rage comic faces into every other slide of every presentation. , yes I know, I'm fun at parties…

I hear ya. I had to disable animations on gifs and emojis. I keep Slack on a workspace in my peripheral vision. The animations trigger some reptilian fight or flight part of my brain that kills my focus. I got tired of collapsing them

Thank you, didn't know there's an option for that. I might give it a try.

Re: Facebook to Buy Giphy for $400M

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Post by tiborsaas »

anbotero wrote: post #38
nojito wrote: post #28

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Most likely because their operational costs are borderline obscene due to reliance on Google Cloud for their ML pipeline and moving all their metadata to dynamodb.

ML? For what? It’s not like it finds the GIF you’re looking for. Serious question.

I would guess automatic tagging and content recognition.

Re: Facebook to Buy Giphy for $400M

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Post by black_puppydog »

ronjouch wrote: post #123
black_puppydog wrote: post #109

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I was hyped when I read that there's a reasonable alternative with better search. Then I realized that they're exclusively on slack. Do gifs really only happen on slack for y'all? That's the place I encounter them the least, and I think that's a good thing. On the other hand, a ton of other places are more suitable for gifs, and (even) less suitable for using a facebook service, so this really hurts right now. Overal…

> "I realized that they're exclusively on slack" What do you mean? https://giphy.com/search/it-works works for me.

I meant rightgif, which the parent mentioned as an alternative.

Re: Facebook to Buy Giphy for $400M

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Post by gsich »

yreg wrote: post #80
txcwpalpha wrote: post #17

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I've always thought part of the "charm" of Giphy in Slack is that does give you those somewhat silly or "not exactly what I was looking for but actually this is funnier" type of GIFs. The couple of times I have tried to use it to search for a very specific GIF (like searching for a specific clip from a movie) it hasn't really worked, but whenever I use it for more general stuff like "/giphy cardio sucks" or "/giphy h…

I'd just like this trend of sending reaction gifs to end. People keep posting them in Slack all the time, but I find it about as appropriate as that brief time when all my uni teachers decided that it's hip to include rage comic faces into every other slide of every presentation. , yes I know, I'm fun at parties…

The meme market agrees with you.

Re: Facebook to Buy Giphy for $400M

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Post by cletus »

yreg wrote: post #80
txcwpalpha wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I've always thought part of the "charm" of Giphy in Slack is that does give you those somewhat silly or "not exactly what I was looking for but actually this is funnier" type of GIFs. The couple of times I have tried to use it to search for a very specific GIF (like searching for a specific clip from a movie) it hasn't really worked, but whenever I use it for more general stuff like "/giphy cardio sucks" or "/giphy h…

I'd just like this trend of sending reaction gifs to end. People keep posting them in Slack all the time, but I find it about as appropriate as that brief time when all my uni teachers decided that it's hip to include rage comic faces into every other slide of every presentation. , yes I know, I'm fun at parties…

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Re: Facebook to Buy Giphy for $400M

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Post by rwmj »

askafriend wrote: post #78
rwmj wrote: post #34

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It happens. I turned down a job at Shazam very early on because I couldn't understand what on earth their business model was. They were recently acquired by Apple for (coincidentally) $400m. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shazam_(application) The actual start up I founded instead fizzled into administration.

Right but Shazam was founded in 1999 and took almost 20 years to exit. You can't look at these numbers in a vacuum.

But also Shazam took about $100m in funding with no down rounds.

Re: Facebook to Buy Giphy for $400M

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Post by joshgachnang »

cletus wrote: post #135
yreg wrote: post #80

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I'd just like this trend of sending reaction gifs to end. People keep posting them in Slack all the time, but I find it about as appropriate as that brief time when all my uni teachers decided that it's hip to include rage comic faces into every other slide of every presentation. , yes I know, I'm fun at parties…

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I use emojis a lot in Slack and texting. They can remove some accidental ambiguity in your writing, by making your intent clear. For example, the tongue out emoji can work to make sure people know you're being sarcastic.

Re: Facebook to Buy Giphy for $400M

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Post by Freak_NL »

yreg wrote: post #80
txcwpalpha wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I've always thought part of the "charm" of Giphy in Slack is that does give you those somewhat silly or "not exactly what I was looking for but actually this is funnier" type of GIFs. The couple of times I have tried to use it to search for a very specific GIF (like searching for a specific clip from a movie) it hasn't really worked, but whenever I use it for more general stuff like "/giphy cardio sucks" or "/giphy h…

I'd just like this trend of sending reaction gifs to end. People keep posting them in Slack all the time, but I find it about as appropriate as that brief time when all my uni teachers decided that it's hip to include rage comic faces into every other slide of every presentation. , yes I know, I'm fun at parties…

I can't grok this trend at all. All these replies in the form of memes make me feel like I'm in the Darmok episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation.

I'm grateful communication on MatterMost at my company has not seen the need for reaction gifs emerge; the wildest thing we have is a custom emoji of a dancing banana.

Re: Facebook to Buy Giphy for $400M

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Post by maximente »

tombert wrote: post #19

Damnit, I turned down a follow-up interview with Giphy years ago since I didn't think they were sustainable and I had been burned by startups in the past. Shows how much business sense I have!

this is a horribly irrational and generally unwise way to live your life, imo
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