I-Facebook ibilokhu ibonakala eminyakeni yamuva ngokuba ikhophi yekhophi lakho konke okuthandayo nokuthandayo. Kodwa lapho okuthile kungamthandi, uyeqa isihloko. Isibonelo esicacile salokhu engikhuluma ngakho sitholakala ekusetshenzisweni kwamafomethi ngefomethi ye-GIF, ifomethi leyo isibe enye yezindlela ezisetshenziswa kakhulu ukuveza imizwa zazo zonke izinhlobo, kushiya eceleni ama-emoji adabukisayo aqala ukwehliswa yi-GIF ebanzi, uma kungenjalo. Kepha kubonakala sengathi lokhu kungakhathali okuya kuma-GIF ekugcineni kuphelile nge-Facebook.
Ezinyangeni ezintathu ngemuva kokuqala ukwenza izivivinyo zokuqala nokugubha iminyaka engamashumi amathathu yokwakhiwa kwale fomethi, i-Facebook inikeza ithuba kubo bonke abasebenzisi beplatifomu yayo inkinobho ezinikele yama-GIF, noman etholakala kuphela kumazwana, hhayi lapho ushicilela odongeni lwethu. Njengoba iFacebook yaqala ukusekela lolu hlobo lwamafayela, eminyakeni emibili edlule, ukuphela kwendlela yokwengeza i-GIF ezincwadini zethu kwakuwukuyenza ngokusebenzisa isixhumanisi, umsebenzi owenza iningi labasebenzisi bangafuni ukuwusebenzisa selokhu kwasusa ukuzimela.
Le nkinobho entsha manje isiqala ukutholakala emazweni amaningi, ngoba ingukubuyekezwa kwangaphakathi kohlelo futhi kungakapheli amahora ambalwa kufanele itholakale emhlabeni wonke. Ithuba lokungeza ama-GIF kumazwana ngenkinobho eqondile kungukuqala kwenketho engacishe ifike ngokushesha kunamuva ezincwadini esizenza odongeni lwethu, ngoba Isidingo somsebenzisi salolu hlobo lwefayela asibonisi zimpawu zokudangala.