Puppy Pictures Consume Too Much Bandwidth, Say Analysts

A joint study from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers and Level 3 Communications finds that pictures of cute puppies are taking up too much bandwidth.  "Puppy pics literally account for half the bandwidth used on our networks,“ said Level 3 spokesman Caesar Tompkins. "And the rate of growth is astounding.  Between Tumblr and Facebook alone we’re seeing exponential growth in dog photos.  If we don’t see a reduction soon, we’re going to have to throttle sites known to be the worst offenders.”

Analysts at the Pet Photo Research Center at the University of Texas in Austin question the results of the study, however.  "There’s no doubt that there are a lot of dog photos out there,“ said Prof. Ambrose Tilson, "but the fact that the report doesn’t mention cats at all makes me think there are political motivations at play here.”

It is worth noting that noted feline investor Dr. Willem T. Fluffykins sits on the board of ICANN.

Via Mark Strozier.