You might have noticed that one by one, your Facebook friends have been turned into comic strip characters. The culprit: the free and extremely addictive application Bitstrips, which allows you to ...

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 ...

"Bitstrips is hard to categorize because it's not a game. It's a new way to express yourself and interact with your friends," said Bitstrips' CEO Jacob Blackstock. "Instead of posting the same things ...

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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, ...

[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 ...

Bitstrips has taken over Facebook, but is the backlash spreading just as rapidly? Here's how to block the comic creation app from your news feed. Bitstrips Bitstrips has taken over Facebook, but is ...

SAN FRANCISCO — 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 ...

You as a cartoon? That’s what Bitstrips Inc.’s app does, slapping customized avatars onto comical sketches designed to be shared on social media. The messages convey greetings, compliments, inside ...