Three years ago Ben Huh visited a blog devoted to silly cat pictures ”” and saw vast potential.
Mr. Huh, a 32-year-old entrepreneur, first became aware of I Can Has Cheezburger, which pairs photos of cats with quirky captions, after it linked to his own pet blog. His site immediately crumbled under the resulting wave of visitors.
Sensing an Internet phenomenon, Mr. Huh solicited financing from investors and forked over $10,000 of his own savings to buy the Web site from the two Hawaiian bloggers who started it.
“It was a white-knuckle decision,” he said. “I knew that the first site was funny, but could we duplicate that success?”
Mr. Huh has since found that the appetite for oddball Internet humor is insatiable.
I love this site/sites and usually go there after reading more serious blogs.
Yup, I visit them almost every day to brighten my mood after economic, political, religious, or social gloom.
The fun side of the web lies in the quirky, offbeat websites that pop up. Keeping with the feline theme, this is one of my favorites:
http://www.catsthatlooklikehitler.com
Ditto. The newer happychairishappy is a wonderful addition and helps brighten even an insurance office’s day.