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]
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"
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]
