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15% of All Internet Traffic is Cat-Related
Breitbart ^ | 9/2/13 | Elizabeth Sheld

Posted on 09/02/2013 10:29:56 AM PDT by Nachum

CBS has a video report about the lucrative business of cats on the internet. According to Friskies, 15% of all internet traffic is connected to cats. And internet traffic means big money.

Henri, the existential cat, has been viewed on You Tube 15 million times. He also has a line of products. Grumpy cat, the cat with an underbite, has her own manager. And Maru is the most viewed cat of all with 224 million+ hits on You Tube.

John St. a digital ad agency in Toronto produced a video about "catvertsing," the owner claims they won three accounts even though the video was tongue and cheek.

(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: catrelated; cats; chat; internet; kitties; kittyping; traffic
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1 posted on 09/02/2013 10:29:57 AM PDT by Nachum
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To: Nachum

15% for cats. We know sex is a big topic. So is advertising spam. Fill in your percentages.

So, any guesses on how much Internet traffic is left that is more or less useful?


2 posted on 09/02/2013 10:31:38 AM PDT by Pearls Before Swine
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To: Nachum; Slings and Arrows; Glenn; republicangel; Beaker; BADROTOFINGER; etabeta; asgardshill; ...
The internet is made of cats.


3 posted on 09/02/2013 10:32:48 AM PDT by Slings and Arrows (You can't have Ingsoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
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To: Slings and Arrows

Kitty ping.


4 posted on 09/02/2013 10:32:52 AM PDT by Squawk 8888 (I'd give up chocolate but I'm no quitter)
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To: Slings and Arrows

Kitty pingaroo.


5 posted on 09/02/2013 10:32:52 AM PDT by FreedomOfExpression
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To: Nachum

Dogs are 16%.


6 posted on 09/02/2013 10:33:44 AM PDT by Cvengr (Adversity in life and death is inevitable. Thru faith in Christ, stress is optional.)
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To: Nachum

Yes, I can vouch for that. My cat posts things here all the time.


7 posted on 09/02/2013 10:33:47 AM PDT by PapaNew
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To: Slings and Arrows; Revolting cat!; Daffynition

8 posted on 09/02/2013 10:33:58 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (America 2013 - STUCK ON STUPID)
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To: Squawk 8888; Slings and Arrows

Lol!


9 posted on 09/02/2013 10:34:10 AM PDT by FreedomOfExpression
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To: Nachum

So how much is dog?


10 posted on 09/02/2013 10:34:41 AM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (The Lion of Judah will roar again if you give him a big hug and a cheer and mean it. See my page.)
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To: Nachum

Here kitty kitty!


11 posted on 09/02/2013 10:35:27 AM PDT by Minutemen ("It's a Religion of Peace")
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To: Nachum

I belong to some great cat websites,all of which feature cuddly kitties like this.

12 posted on 09/02/2013 10:35:34 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (If Obama Had A City It Would Look Like Detroit)
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To: Squawk 8888; Slings and Arrows

Squawk and I were 4 seconds late.


13 posted on 09/02/2013 10:35:44 AM PDT by FreedomOfExpression
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To: Pearls Before Swine

Reality > 1%.


14 posted on 09/02/2013 10:36:50 AM PDT by Carriage Hill (Peace is that brief glorious moment in history, when everybody stands around reloading.)
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To: Pearls Before Swine
So, any guesses on how much Internet traffic is left that is more or less useful?

I, for one, think that being able to look at cat videos and pictures at any time is extremely useful.

15 posted on 09/02/2013 10:37:42 AM PDT by exDemMom (Now that I've finally accepted that I'm living a bad hair life, I'm more at peace with the world.)
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To: Nachum

16 posted on 09/02/2013 10:38:08 AM PDT by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
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To: FreedomOfExpression; Squawk 8888

You snooze, you lose. ;^)


17 posted on 09/02/2013 10:38:16 AM PDT by Slings and Arrows (You can't have Ingsoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
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To: Nachum
15% of the internet is a lot.

Color me skeptical.

18 posted on 09/02/2013 10:38:56 AM PDT by Kip Russell (Be wary of strong drink. It can make you shoot at tax collectors -- and miss. ---Robert A. Heinlein)
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To: Nachum

The cat traffic keeps me sane in a crazy world.

I am a stranger in a strange land these days....thank God for the cat pix.


19 posted on 09/02/2013 10:41:10 AM PDT by Bobalu (Bobo the Wonder Marxist leads Operation Rodeo Clown against Syria)
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To: Nachum

60% of all Internet traffic is television programming being downloaded by bittorrent.


20 posted on 09/02/2013 10:42:01 AM PDT by SeeSharp
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