What is the name of this type of image

Question

well you have probably seen on myspace or something like that, were someone has a moving image that repeats over and over. I want to know what type of image this is. And if possible how to make one

Answer 1

animated gif, if you search, animated gif you get a bunch of them you can use

programs like adobe image ready will work for making gifs, but they are not for beginners

Answer 2

it's called an animated gif.

Answer 3

these are usually GIF files or .gif files. I dont know what the letters stand for, but having that much should be enough to get you on your way