Gifboom how does it work

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Retrieved Let's restart the rocket". If you would prefer, you can also upload existing content from your device, in the form of either still images or videos.

A total of 9 seconds can be published and once the GIF has been published, you can caption it, add location data and then easily share it on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr or Instagram or via email or iMessage. Once you have created and shared a GIF, you still have the ability to delete it later, whether to save space or because you want to fix errors.

The entire process is very user friendly, making this perfect for creating GIFs on the go. In addition to being easy to use, the app also offers some useful privacy features.

Even if you opt to allow other users to contact you, there is an option to block specific users if necessary. GifBoom offers a nice combination of features that makes it a good choice for anyone interested in making GIFs, whether for themselves or for their library. For libraries that loan devices, I could easily see using GifBoom to run contests for the most creative library-related GIF that patrons create or creating GIFs of library programs to share on the website.

A handful of unofficial contests seem to be going on at any given time, and it encourages some really creative experiments with color, perspective, editing, and the like. That said, the social aspect of GifBoom seems dominated by 15 year olds. At least half of the "latest" gifs at any given time are duck-face self-portraits, now with movement. I tried using the Facebook friend-finder feature, but none of my Facebook connections—99 percent of whom can legally buy beer—have GifBoom accounts.

It would feel much more welcoming if community was a bit more, let's say, age-diverse, or if it at least presented that illusion. It's free, so it can't hurt. It's one more service to sign up for, which is always a bit of a hassle. And like most social networks, the vast majority of the content is completely inane. But it provides another creative outlet for photography, and does it well. To read some of Reviewed.