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Cat Loses 3 Days of Shark Week Shows to Full DVR
Cat Loses 3 Days of Shark Week Shows to Full DVR
Vegas, a cat from New York City, had been looking forward to a good old fashioned Shark Week marathon.
“She had DVR’d about three days worth of shark shows,” says Frida Lockhart, a friend. “She had the hat and everything – she was ready to go.”
Unfortunately, Vegas discovered that the programs had not been recorded due to a full DVR.
“Her roommate never deleted like 20 episodes of So You Think You Can Dance,” Lockhart explains. “Man, Vegas was pissed when she got home from work.”
Submitted by Chelsea Stark.
Kitten Co-Founders Set Their Sights on Social Search
Kitten Co-Founders Set Their Sights on Social Search
Watch out Google and Twitter – there’s a new search engine in town. Tech analysts say Mewgle (pronounced Mew-gle) is poised to take the world of semantic social search by storm.
Co-founded in June by kitten entrepreneurs Pepper and JoJo, Mewgle pulls together APIs from Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Foursquare, Yelp, Google+ and MySpace to create the ultimate destination for social media search results.
“Want to find out if the new Mexican restaurant on 8th Avenue is any good? Mewgle it!” the startup’s product manager Casey Forrester tells The Fluffington Post. “You can sort results by sentiment, location, species and more. Also, we included MySpace, because, what the hell, right?”
Pepper and JoJo can afford access to all these APIs because they are awash in cash. Mewgle raised $15 million in a Series A round of funding in July, and sources in Silicon Valley say more investors are chomping at the bit, despite the startup’s lack of clear revenue strategy.
“Revenue is secondary right now,” says Forrester. “Pepper and JoJo are focused on building a great product first. Also, they’re pretty focused on that red laser pointer. But mostly, the product.”
Mewgle aims to launch in early September, but you can sign up for the beta test here.
Via Tango Foxtrot.
Shark Week Makes California Cat Hungry
Shark Week Makes California Cat Hungry
Nature enthusiasts aren’t the only ones glued to their TVs for The Discovery Channel’s annual predator fest known as Shark Week. Lil Guy, a 6-year-old cat from Santa Monica, CA, can’t tear himself away.
“He kept licking his lips – do cats have lips? – during the underwater scenes,” says Gretchen Palek, a source close to the situation. “Who knew Shark Week is endorsed by super predator felines everywhere?”
FBI: Cat Groups May Be Plotting Something
FBI: Cat Groups May Be Plotting Something
Federal authorities have received intelligence suggesting that cat factions within the feline community are up to no good. Sources at the FBI say a far-reaching plot could affect thousands of homes across the country, but neglected to provide further detail.
“This could be a simple tuna heist or an attempt at world domination,” an FBI source tells The Fluffington Post under condition of anonymity. “At this point, we just have too little to work with.”
Via round.