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Virally Cute

Marketers are capitalizing on the obession with “cute” animals

Implications - “Cute” blogs have infiltrated the web, and thousands of “adorable” chain letters and photo blogs later, they continue to captivate online users. Animals have global appeal, extending far beyond any cultural boundaries, giving this genre of images and videos an easy ability to go viral.
Trend Themes
1. Viral Animal Content - The widespread appeal for 'cute' animal content, whether it's in the form of photo blogs or videos, attracts a large online audience, indicating a potential for more viral animal content to come.
2. Animal Cafe Trend - The idea of animal cafes, such as Tokyo's Cat Cafe Calico, has potential to expand globally to offer those who want the relaxing benefits of pets, but cannot have pets in their homes, an alternative relaxation environment.
3. Inter-species Connections - Images and videos displaying inter-species love, similar to passing along baby animal emails in the 90s, garner an emotional response from viewers and present an opportunity for further exploration of these types of connections.
Industry Implications
1. Entertainment - The widespread appeal of animal content provides potential opportunities for the entertainment industry to develop more viral animal content.
2. Food & Beverage - The animal cafe trend presents an opportunity for the food and beverage industry to provide unique and immersive experiences for customers.
3. Pet Industry - The interest in inter-species connections and the desire for animal companionship sans ownership could inspire innovations in the pet industry.
4.4
Score
Popularity
Activity
Freshness
Patterns
Megatrends
6 Featured, 3 Examples:
136,907 Total Clicks
Date Range:
Mar 08 — Sep 08
Trending:
Warm

Featured Examples

The Next LOLCats?
The Next LOLCats?
Fail Dog
Meet Fail Dog, the most pitiful blog on the web. While LOLCats stars get all the glory and fame for their superior attitude and special language, man's best friend gets nothing but FAIL. The blog features… MORE
Deep Animal Relaxation Galleries
Deep Animal Relaxation Galleries
"Kittens I've Killed"
The “Kittens I’ve Killed” website, rest assured, is not about killing these adorable cats, although the gun shot you hear might startle at first as do the words “Refresh kills”. Every time the page is… MORE
Virally Cute Videos
Virally Cute Videos
Interspecies Love
"Interspecies Love" is one of the cornerstones of the viral pass-along phenomenon. A cousin to the overwhelmingly cute "Baby Animals" email so popular in the 90's, this imagery seems to have a profound… MORE
Coffee Shop Kitten Rentals
Coffee Shop Kitten Rentals
Tokyo's Cat Cafe Calico
A cafe in Tokyo, called the Cat Cafe Calico, has 14 felines in residence which people can hire to play with whilst they relax over a cup of tea! Sound odd? The shop is not alone in offering this service,… MORE
Unique Animals
Unique Animals
Four Eared Vampire Cat (for Batman?)
I am not going to use the phrase seven lives in this trend - I don’t do cliches. But I will say that if Batman had a kitty, it would indeed look something like this four eared cat. His owners, Mr & Mrs… MORE
play_circle_filled Viral Instructions?
Viral Instructions?
'An Engineer's Guide to Cats' Topping Viral Video List
Further proving that people love everything related to cats, this video is rising up the charts. The video, "An Engineer's Guide to Cats," features an engineer and his assistant walking through a pragmatic,… MORE