Cute Overload

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 logo

Awards

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 featured "Rules of Cuteness", an evolving list of characteristics of cuteness:

• Rule #1: Paw up in the air
• 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]