www.bitstrips.tv alexa rank 238 960 april 2014 update 1 available in french english current status defunct bitstrips is a web and mobile application that allows users to create a cartoon of themselves and their friends . it was originally created in 2007 by toronto based jacob ba blackstock . 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 . 2 bitstrips launched its facebook application in december 2012 and its iphone and android applications in september 2013 . 2 horizon ventures and li ka shing then invested in the company in november 2013 . 3 the application has been downloaded more than 11 million times . 4 bitstrips is based in toronto canada and has 10 employees . 5 in 2016 bitstrips was acquired by snapchat for 100 million . 6 contents 1 site 2 spin off 3 references 4 external links site edit bitstrips.com once was the link to the comic making website . it now links users to a page about bitmoji and the facebook app . on the original site users were able to create characters make comics without restrictions and chat on the chat bar with added friends . bitstrips was loved by the majority of the creative community . it will be greatly missed by all of us . it was great meeting new friends and sharing ideas with the world . we hope to have this amazing site back one day . 2007 2016 spin off edit 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 . this site is also now disabled . 7 references edit tetesaclaques.tv site info . alexa internet . retrieved 2014 04 01 . a b 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 . steger isabella ; lee yvonne . bitstrips gets high profile backer . wall street journal . retrieved 14 november 2013 . 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 . koetsier john . bitstrips bootstraps social comics on facebook to 10m users and 50m unique cartoons . venture beat . retrieved 14 november 2013 . why snapchat bought toronto based bitstrips for 100m . ctv news . 28 march 2016 . retrieved 30 march 2016 . korducki kelli . kids get creative and hilarious with bitstrips for schools . torontoist . retrieved 23 november 2013 . external links edit comics portal internet portal software portal official website bitstrips on twitter web version bitstrips reviewed on android apps zone retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title bitstrips & oldid 744465653 categories websites about animationquebec websitescanadian websitesbouchervillehidden categories articles containing potentially dated statements from april 2014all articles containing potentially dated statementsyear of establishment missing navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages norsk bokm l edit links this page was last modified on 15 october 2016 at 11 40 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view