[UPDATE: 10/25/2013 11:55 a.m. EST]: It appears Bitstrips surge in popularity has led to some server errors. On Friday morning, the Bitstrips app on Facebook was down ...

I can honestly say I didn't see this coming: It seems that Bitstrips—the popular app that allows users to create and share "comics starring you and your friends"—is good for more than just filling ...

Bitstrips have a staff of 17 workers and have raised %243 million from Horizons Ventures in Hong Kong Google rated Bitstrips as the trendiest app of 2013 SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Bitstrips may seem like ...

What happens when stickers and emoji collide in a bespoke mash-up that uses your own self-image as the canvas? Bitmoji happens that’s what: a new Android and iOS app from personalized comic strips app ...

An app that lets you make comics has exploded on Facebook. Oct. 25, 2013 — -- Your Facebook feed might look a bit more cartoonish these days. No, Facebook hasn't redesigned its News Feed again, ...

Remember Bitstrips, the company whose personalized comic strips likely graced your Facebook feed at least a few times a minute a few months ago? Well, it seems like Snapchat is looking to use that ...

AUSTIN, Texas -- No steady hand or even a keen eye is required to create a polished webcomic, thanks to a new, easy-to-use tool that lets users create a comic strip from scratch. Bitstrips, the ...

Jacob Blackstock first conceived of the burgeoning social comics site Bitstrips as a way to let the rest of the Internet participate in his childhood passion. As a kid, the comics he most enjoyed ...

If you’ve been spending time lately on Facebook (and who among us hasn’t), you may have noticed cartoon versions of your friends popping up on your News Feed from an app called Bitstrips. But what is ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Bitstrips are personalized comics based on a simple idea – that the simple moments in your life are funny, poignant and worth sharing.

In this Dec. 19, 2013 photo, Bitstrips CEO and Creative Director Jacob Blackstock poses for a photo at the company's offices in Toronto. Bitstrips, a mobile application that helps people turn their ...

Bitstrips may seem like a sudden sensation now that the app maker's comic vignettes are all over Facebook and other social networks. But the Toronto startup's success was a drawn-out process. The ...