CyBeRGaTa: The Essential Internet Cats of 2011

03 December 2011

The Essential Internet Cats of 2011

It is that time of year again to look back at the Internet Cats that amused and amazed us this past year on the Internet.

Kitten in Hamster Ball

Spider Cat
Spider Cat was uploaded to YouTube on Dec 24, 2010, yet it it was in 2011 that it went viral. It marks a major new trend, that of cute cat videos coming to us from Russian cat lovers.

Links

Cold War of Cute Cats (or how I stopped worrying and learned to love adorable feline videos)

Jimmy, the Thumbs Up Cat

Barking Cat, Another Viral Russian Cat Video

Bully Cat

Bully Cat Stuffs Cat In Box

Cat mom hugs baby kitten

Link

Even National Geographic was fascinated with this loving Mommy Cat

Two-Faced Cat

2 Faced Kitty Fan Art

Cat, Dolphins Play Together

Kitten in Slow Motion

Cats with Thumbs

Oskar the Blind Kitten

Link

Oskar the Blind Cat on FaceBook

Jack The Cat

Links

Jack the Cat, Lost and Then Found at J.F.K., Dies
Google Search of all the articles dedicated to Jack
Jack the Cat is Lost in AA Baggage at JFK on FaceBook
RIP Jack - Full Info

Larry, the Downing Street Cat
Larry the Cat is the Darling of Dowing Street. He was brought in the house hold as a mouser, but proved to be more interested in being a pampered house cat than a working mouser. Larry makes me miss the days when the U.S. had a first cat, Socks.

Links

Larry the Cat Moves in With Prime Minister
Larry the cat joins David Cameron in Downing Street
Downing Street cat Larry caught napping
Larry The Cat Asleep On The Job
Larry the Downing Street Cat Photo stream
Royal feline fever! Larry, the Downing Street cat, gets in the royal wedding spirit
More Downing Street Cats
Cat and mouse at Number 10 as Larry makes his first kills

Simon's Cat

Links
Simon's Cat Home Page
Simon's Cat on YouTube
Simon's Cat on FaceBook and Twitter
Simon's Cat: The Daily Mirror cartoon strip
Simon's Cat on Amazon.com

Cat versus Human
Cat versus Human constantly tells the story of every cat lover's life. This was the year that Cat Versus Human's first book was published.

Links
Cat Versus Human's Blog
Cat Versus Human on Tumblr
Cat Versus Human on Twitter
Cat Versus Human on Facebook
Cat Versus Human on Flickr

The Bob Cats from the Oatmeal

When the tsunami hit Japan, the online world was shaken by the devastating videos of destruction and loss in Japan. There also were people all over the world searching for news about both Maru and Shironeko. Both are beloved Japanese cats with large followings on the web. Maru and Shironeko were both internet superstars for the year 2011.

Maru

Photo that let us know Maru was safe during the Tsunami

Links

Maru on YouTube
Maru's blog
Maru on FaceBook
Maru on Twitter
Famous Internet Cat Maru Has A Book Coming Out
Maru on Amazon

Shironeko

Links

Shironeko on my blog
Shironeko on YouTube
Shironeko's blog
Shironeko on Twitter
Shironeko Update from Catsparella

Tumblr Cats
Anyone who frequents Tumblr knows that cats rule on Tumblr. There are numerous blog dedicated to just cats. On Saturday, even blog that aren't concerned with cats feel obligated to find a cat pic to celebrate Caturday.