Yize sekuphele iminyaka engama-30 kusukela ifomethi ye-GIF yazalwa, bekuyiminyaka yakamuva ukuthi ibe ngelinye lamathuluzi asetshenziswa kakhulu ngabasebenzisi uma kuziwa ekuvezeni imizwa yabo, esikhundleni sokuqhubeka nokusebenzisa ama-GIF adabukisayo nalawo angaphili. Yini enye, cishe nsuku zonke sinenani elikhulu lamafayela akule fomethi, esivumela ukuthi singaziphindi noma kunini. I-Facebook kubonakala sengathi ayikaze izithande kakhulu lezi zinhlobo zamafayela futhi kuze kube izolo, inethiwekhi enkulu kunazo zonke emhlabeni ayikaze inikeze inkinobho ezinikele kwinethiwekhi yezenhlalo ukuphendula imibono ngefayela eli-animated ngale ndlela. Vele, itholakala kuphela lapho uphendula imibono, hhayi ukubhala izincwadi odongeni lwethu.
Ukuze sikwazi ukuphendula kumazwana sisebenzisa ifayela elikule fomethi, kufanele nje sichofoze ekuphenduleni bese uchofoza inkinobho ezinikele ye-GIF, inkinobho ezovula iwindi elisha lapho kuzoboniswa khona ama-GIF athandwa kakhulu kanye sivumele ukucinga i-gif yewebhu enkulu kunazo zonke, i-Ghipy. Ukuyithumela, kufanele nje sichofoze i-GIF esifuna ukuyithumela futhi izovela ngokuzenzekelayo njengempendulo.
Lesi sici esisha asitholakali kuphela kuhlelo lokusebenza olusemthethweni lwe-Facebook, kodwa luyatholakala nakwiwebhusayithi yenkampani. Kuze kube manje besingasebenzisa lolu hlobo lwamafayela kepha ngesixhumanisi, okuyi kwenze kwaba nzima ukusebenzisa lesi sici, nokuphoqa abasebenzisi abaningi ukuthi bangasisebenzisi. Kepha ngenxa yale nkinobho entsha, kungenzeka ukuthi izincwadi zethu zizoqala ukugcwalisa amafayela alolu hlobo, into abasebenzisi abaningi benethiwekhi yokuxhumana nabantu abangayithanda.
