Lolcats


I can has minimum wage? Inside the low-paying LOLcat empire

Ben Huh has built a multi-million-dollar online empire out of the LOLcats internet meme, but his employees tell Gawker they’re underpaid, overworked and miserable.

Lolcats no epic FAIL for founder

How did Ben Huh use quirky cats, badly spelt English and streakers in wedding photos to tap into the zeitgeist and create a successful business? By making people laugh for five minutes per day, writes Laura Fitzpatrick.

Utegate, as told by LOLcats

Finding the whole Utegate debacle confusing? Let the LOLcats and a variety of witty furry animals explain the saga to you.

What the media can learn from I Can Has Cheezburger

Co-creator of monumentally successful site I Can Has Cheezburger, where cat pictures are given funny captions (no, really), Scott Porad reckons he can teach the media a thing or two about online news journalism.

Video of the Day: Advanced cat yodelling

The Can Can never sounded so full of humiliated cat.

YouTube sub genre #329: cat v baby

I give you YouTube sub genre #329:  baby v cat, or the lesser known, cat v baby.

Video of the Day: First LOLcat?

The US Library of Congress now has a YouTube channel with footage of the first-ever movie. And this…

The end times are imminent!

What are the 33 and a half signs of the impending Apocalypse?

Campaign lite: LOL Pols

With all the mudslinging and self aggrandisement we can expect from the major parties (and let’s face it, the minor ones too) over the next 6 weeks, it’s good to see a glimmer of humour amidst all the earnestness.