Why eCommerce is a Lot Like ICanHasCheezburger
ICanHasCheezburger is a photoblog where users can submit funny cat pictures with captions. Users are encouraged to “Lolspeak” which has evolved into common buzzwords like “oh hai,” “ur doing it wrong,” “srsly” and “kthxbai.” A lot of people surf ICHC while they’re supposed to be working.
Ecommerce websites upload product pictures and descriptions. Etailers speak gibberish like “average conversion rate,” “landing page optimization” and “Geo-IP targeting.” A lot people shop online when they’re supposed to be working.
Today’s post is a tribute to online retailers and cat lovers everywhere. For each ecommerce topic, there is a Cheezburger pic and a link to a related article (most on Get Elastic, a few from our blogger frendz). Hope u likez. (If you’re on Sphinn or Mixx you can also Sphinn it or Mixx it).
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Absolute genius!
A freaking amazing article.
Superb! *still grinning*
Bless you for recognizing the beauty of kiiiiittttties!
:-)
Wow, very clever Linda! I am sure this will go viral :)
Rich
Linda- WE LOVE THIS POST. OMG. We all laughed really good when we saw this. Happy belated Canada Day btw.
@ everyone,
Thanks for your kind comments. You don’t know how long I’ve waited to post this, it’s been months in the making :)
thanks for the Canada Day wishes, happy Independence Day to all our ‘Merican friends.
This is a great article to start your day ;)
Language in Internet just like web 2.0 starts reflecting your real language - its deformalised.. i saw it already with SMSes - i even disliked it a bit at the beginning. its normal for Internet culture.. maybe deformalized is like less bureaucratic and more human oriented..
Ha, great post Linda. Kittehs will lead us to world peace.
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahIcan’t stophahahahaha
Check out this follow up from a fashion blogger/Get Elastic reader:
http://appozitegeist.appozite.com/2008/07/i-can-has-shopping-cats/
I’ve been following you a while. I love this site. My granddaughter says Oh Hai too…she’s 3
Oh Hai! Kute kittehz!
Just for all the time you took to compile this. *Diggs* Awesome! :D
Hilarious! :D
Very very nice :). Very good idea for viral campaign :)
This made me smile. And that’s not expected to happen while reading a blog including ‘eCommerce’ in its title. Brilliant!
Cat hat wins
this is hilarious. The Invisible Shopping Cart is now my wallpaper.
Хорошо получилось.
OMG sweet little kitty’s
i wantz them
Awesome selection of pictures to deal with each topic.
I don’t check out ICHC often enough, but the relationship between the topic and the picture is hilarious.
What is that animal with no ears?
That is an earless kitten. Cute, n’est-ce pas?
“Je crois que ce n’est pas votre premier Web-travaillent! \;) “;2
This was hilarious! I loved the cat hat with earmuffs. That should be on TV. Great compilation. Thanks for making my day.
Thanks! This is still my favorite post I’ve ever done :)
Ha ha ha, love it!
Haha this is great! Thanks for the efforts!
Now if i can only get my kitties to stay still long enough for me to take a picture like these that would be a miracle!