Mobile GIF platform Tenor is out with the list of its top 5 gifts this year. The company's co-founder and CEO David McIntosh explains what they say about sentiment in 2017.
The top five GIFs of 2017 are the guy blinking, baby crying, Jonah Hill's "yay," Shaq laughing, and Obama's "Oh yeah." McIntosh says negative emotion searches went up 31 percent in 2017. Meanwhile, positive emotions decreased 18 percent.
"We can get a great sense of how people are actually thinking and feeling," says McIntosh. Though GIF searches were more negative overall, searches for "laughing" nearly doubled since 2017.
These are the headlines you Need 2 Know for Friday, December 20, 2019.
Since 2009, technology has considerably changed the way people travel, from smartphone assistance to transportation to accommodations.
These are the headlines you Need 2 Know for Thursday, December 19, 2019.
In a year of the electric vehicle, new technology led to layoffs, new flight options, scooters, and jumps forward in space travel.
Professional hockey has recently been facing difficult questions about diversity and the treatment of its players. Commissioner Gary Bettman talked to Cheddar about the work the NHL is doing to reverse its problems.
As 2019 puts a bow on the teens, highlights from the year showed fans that the industry is ready and willing to adapt to upheavals in technology and politics while still having some fun along the way.
Lizzie Post, author of "Higher Etiquette" talked to Cheddar about minding one's manners around marijuana during the holidays.
Joel Flory, CEO of the photo editing app VSCO, discussed the VSCO girl trend and the acquisition of camera and app company, Rylo, in a sitdown with Cheddar.
Cheddar looks back at the high-profile product failures of the year.
These are the headlines you Need 2 Know for Tuesday, December 17, 2019.
