BitStrips is a new site that just launched at SXSW. Think of it as a YouTube for comic strips. Anyone can go on, create comics using their super simple comic strip creator, and also be part of the community and create member profiles. It’s free, really easy to use, and an excellent distraction from work .

And what would an online community be without the ability to invite and find your friends? Using our Address Book API, BitStrips built a nifty friend invite feature that allows users to find contacts already on the site, or send invites to friends from Gmail, AOL, Hotmail, and Yahoo contact lists. As the BitStrips’ userbase grows and grows, they’re developing a sweet catalog of comics.

We’re happy to help them out with our free and easy to use API. BitStrips even took time out of their busy beta launch to create a comic for us Rapleaf folks!

So checkout BitStrips and create some comics with characters that look less desperate than that guy on the left!