I turned 30 this past year, and like many Americans who are finally ready to grow up, I created a tiny little version of myself. Ever since she came into my life, I’ve been overjoyed, and a little ...

Snapchat’s most popular yet under-exploited feature is finally getting the spotlight in 2020. Starting in February with a global release, your customizable Bitmoji avatar will become the star of a ...

If you were the star of every show, would you watch more mobile television? Snapchat is betting that narcissism drives resonance for its new weekly videos that put you and your friends’ customizable ...

They used to be Bitstrips, or user-generated stickers meant to be shared on Facebook. Then they became more like emoji, the little animated characters within your keyboard to be used when words alone ...

Snapchat rarely makes acquisitions, but it made a big one today, purchasing Bitmoji for more than $100 million, according to The Wall Street Journal. Exactly what the popular photo-messaging app needs ...

Since there's legitimately nothing more fun than digitizing yourself as a cartoon, most of us are pretty excited about Bitmoji's latest update, which is about to totally transform our app experience.

The other day, I texted a friend my Bitmoji, a lookalike cartoon avatar I created using this app. “Wow,” he said. “That actually looks strikingly like you.” He isn’t the first person to tell me the ...

More than 70 percent of the platform's 280 million daily active users have a Bitmoji linked to their accounts. By J. Clara Chan Digital Media Writer Snapchat has refreshed its user profiles to now ...

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Bitmoji is the best part about Snapchat. It's a controversial stance, I know — Snapchat is great for a lot of other purposes, like documenting your life, sending ephemeral messages, putting a puppy ...