Cute Overload was a blog featuring commentary, photos and videos related to various aspects of cuteness in animals. The site was created by Megan Frost. It ranked #803 in the most influential English blog list compiled by Technorati,[1] #16,387 in Alexa's "World Traffic Ranking"[2] and, according to Quantcast, it received an average of 33,700 visits per day in 2011.[3] On January 18, 2016, the site announced it was closing down.[4]
Awards edit
Cute Overload won the 2006 Webby Awards "People's Voice" honors in the blog category,[5][6] the 2007 Bloggies for Best American Weblog,[7] and the 2009 "Weblog Awards" winner as "Best Topical Weblog".[8]
"Rules of Cuteness" edit
The website features "Rules of Cuteness", an evolving list of characteristics of cuteness, several of which include the following:
- Rule #1: Putting your paw up.
- Rule #2: Look helpless.
- Rule #3: An inquisitive look.
- Rule #4: More than one species of baby flopping around is cute.
- Rule #5: Fisheye lens + baby animal is always cute.[9][10]
- Rule #6: Mimicking humans is cute.
- Rule #7: A thing, accompanied by a smaller version of that thing, is always cute.[11]
References edit
- ^ "Technorati". 14 March 2011. Archived from the original on 3 June 2011. Retrieved 14 March 2011.
- ^ "Alexa". 14 Mar 2011. Archived from the original on 25 May 2009. Retrieved 14 Mar 2011.
- ^ "Quantcast". 14 March 2011. Retrieved 14 March 2011.
- ^ Meg (January 18, 2016). "Thank you for a Decade of Cute!". Cute Overload. Archived from the original on 27 January 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
- ^ "2006 Webby Winners". Archived from the original on 2006-04-12. Retrieved 2006-08-18.
- ^ Newsday, Cool 2 Use. July 18, 2006. Part 2, page B02.
- ^ "2007 Weblog Awards".
- ^ "Weblog Awards, the 2009 bloggies". March 16, 2009. Retrieved July 20, 2010.
- ^ "The Rules of Cuteness — Cute Overload". Archived from the original on 9 April 2011. Retrieved 14 March 2011.
- ^ "The Rules of Cuteness — Cute Overload". Retrieved 3 March 2016.
- ^ "Deviled Ostrich Egg (with Pictures) - Instructables". www.instructables.com. Retrieved 2021-01-20.