Cute Overload
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Cute Overload is a weblog featuring commentary, photos and videos related to various aspects of cuteness in animals. The site was created by Megan Frost. It is 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 receives an average of 33,700 visits per day.[3]
Awards
Cute Overload won the 2006 Webby Awards "People's Voice" honors in the blog category,[4][5] the 2007 Bloggies for Best American Weblog,[6] and the 2009 "Weblog Awards" winner as "Best Topical Weblog".[7]
"Rules of Cuteness"
The website features "Rules of Cuteness", an evolving list of characteristics of cuteness, several of which include the following:
- Rule #1: Putting a paw up is cute.
- Rule #2: Look helpless.
- Rule #3: An inquisitive look.
- Rule #4: More than one species of baby animal flopping around is cute.
- Rule #5: Fisheye lens + baby animal is always cute.
- Rule #6: Mimic humans.
- Rule #7: A thing, accompanied by a smaller version of that thing, is always cute.
- Rule #8: If your furniture doubles as a meal, it's cute.
- Rule #9: Piles of a cute thing hike up a cuteness rating exponentially.
- Rule #10: If you haven't grown into your feet yet, it's cute.
- Rule #11: A cute animal + food = even cuter.
- Rule #12: Fuzz + floppy limbs are cute.
- Ruke #13: "Juicy eyes and noses are cute.
- Rule #14: If an everyday, small object makes you look small, it's cute.
- Rule #15: Disproportionate ratio of ear size to head size is cute.
- Rule #17: Have tiny ears.
- Rule #18: Have a teeny tiny tail.
- Rule #19: Have dainty paws.
- Rule #20: Show your paw pads!
- Rule #21: Eye capsules are cute.
- Rule #22: A curled-up or tucked paw is cute.
- Rule #23: Knobby Knees are cute.
- Rule #25: Dangle your paws.
- Rule #26: If you have 4 legs and can tuck yourself in, you're cute.
- Rule #27: "Chub" is cute.
- Rule #28: Your head looks down, but your eyes look up.
- Rule #31: The "Stubbular" Stage is cute.
- Rule #32: If your caught doing something bad, it's cute.
- rule #35: if you nibble your own appendange, it's cute.
- Rule #37: If you tilt your head to one side, it's cute.
- Rule #39: Nuzzable mini-chests are cute.
- Rule #40: Finding, or sleeping in, a sun beam is cute.
- Rule #41: Exposing a vulnerable area is cute.
- Rule #44: Ears at 9 and 3 o'clock are cute.
- Rule #46: sleeping in a yin-yang position is cute.
- Rule #47: Splayed haunch action is cute.
- Rule #48: have a teeny tiny tongue
- Rule #49: Possums can be cute. Sometimes.
- Rule #50: If you cover your face with your paws, it's cute.
References
- ↑ "Technorati". 14 March 2011. Retrieved 14 March 2011.
- ↑ "Alexa". 14 Mar 2011. Retrieved 14 Mar 2011.
- ↑ "Quantcast". 14 March 2011. Retrieved 14 March 2011.
- ↑ "2006 Webby Winners".
- ↑ 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". Retrieved 14 March 2011.