You’ve heard of liveblogging and live-tweeting. Now here comes live-GIFfing. Tumblr announced that it has assembled a team to create animated GIFs during the upcoming U.S. presidential debates to be posted in real time on a dedicated blog. While the concept itself is hysterical, it seems unlikely that the result will be anything more than an onslaught of recurring silent moving pictures of the same two guys in suits jabbing the air while they pontificate. Read the full story at All Things D.
Shelly Palmer is the Professor of Advanced Media in Residence at Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and CEO of The Palmer Group, a consulting practice that helps Fortune 500 companies with technology, media and marketing. Named LinkedIn’s “Top Voice in Technology,” he covers tech and business for Good Day New York, is a regular commentator on CNN and writes a popular daily business blog. He's a bestselling author, and the creator of the popular, free online course, Generative AI for Execs. Follow @shellypalmer or visit shellypalmer.com.
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