Bitstrips

Bitstrips
Humor, educational, website
Owners Michel Beaudet & Jesse Brown

Bitstrips is a web and mobile application that allows users to create a cartoon of themselves and their friends.

Users create animated avatars of themselves by adjusting multiple physical characteristics and accessories of a virtual figurine. They then proceed to position their avatar in one of over 10,000 different scenarios.[1] Bitstrips launched its Facebook application in December 2012, and its iPhone and Android applications in September 2013.[1] Horizon Ventures and Li Ka-shing then invested in the company in November 2013.[2]

The application has been downloaded more than 11 million times.[3] Bitstrips is based in Toronto, Canada and has 10 employees.[4]

Spin-off

Bitstrips For Schools is an educational software used by teachers and students. It has the same concept as Bitstrips, except teachers give these "comic" assignments to their students and more than one panel can be used.[5]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Moss, Caroline. "Here's How You Can Create Those Personalized Comic Strips That Are Popping Up All Over Facebook". Business Insider. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
  2. ↑ Steger, Isabella; Lee, Yvonne. "Bitstrips Gets High-Profile Backer". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
  3. ↑ DeNinno, Nadine. "Bitstrips Reaches 11 Million But The Backlash Is Becoming Widespread, How To Block The Facebook Comic App". International Business Times. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
  4. ↑ Koetsier, John. "Bitstrips bootstraps social comics on Facebook to 10M users and 50M unique cartoons". Venture Beat. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
  5. ↑ Korducki, Kelli. "Kids Get Creative (and Hilarious) with Bitstrips for Schools". Torontoist. Retrieved 23 November 2013.

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