Born in Toronto, Canada in 2007, the personalized comic strip builder called Bitstrips made it possible for anyone to express ideas in a fun, creative storytelling format. Years later, it evolved into the ‘personal emoji’ Bitmoji, which is now used by over 250 million people every day and is an integral part of how the Snapchat community expresses and represents themselves online. 

Today we feature a round-up of some big events and recent industry happenings.