Recently my Facebook newsfeed has been bombarded by a series of hilarious comic posts starring …TA DA my darling friends. Here’s a quick peek:
The attitude, the caption and the character resemblance, there is something that is so intriguing about these post that I can’t get enough of them and yes, I LOLed. As I asked around for this source of fun, I found out this comic status is generated from a phone app called Bitstrips. Here is what you can do with this app:
- Design cartoon versions of yourself and your friends
- Put your friends in hilarious comics where anything can happen
- show how you’re feeling with cartoon status updates
Not only the app provides hysterical laughters, it also let its user to customize each strip. What led to this high diffusion among users? I would say Bitstrips did an exceptional job with satisfying all five factors to Roger’s diffusion of innovations(ACCTO criteria).
- Relative advantage： Customization allows maximal character resemblance and personal relevancy. Rather than having mundane text status updates you are able to create vivid picture updates. This is also a network product, as more of your friends join the Bitstrips community, more friends you are able to incorporate into cartoon generation.
- Compatibility : Just like any other apps, Bitstrips is available in both Google Play and Apple store. There the app is compatible with both Android and Apple interface.
- Complexity: User friendly interface with clear navigation and instructions.
- Trailability: Since the app is free, anyone can download it and try it a no cost
- Observability: Connection with other social networks allow users to amplify awareness and increase adoption rate
Comic strips is no stranger to us, but it is an innovate idea to allow users to customize content and characters generated by the app and share them in other online platforms. By leveraging user’s social network ( Facebook) , Bitstrips is able to gain high social network presence for the purpose of app adoption.
So why not add subtle hint of fun to your day at no cost? As it turns out, the app can be quite addictive, this is a picture collage made by my friend:
and here is my favorite one:
I couldn’t print screen the caption but it was the sweetest message from the guy to his long-d girlfriend : Stella has been on Allen’s mind all day.
Nice Post. Thanks for sharing. Loved the last one.
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