CUTE AS HELL WEEK 1 NUMBERS

Not too shabby for only being 7 days into the game with no PR!

1,187 Registered Users
1,029 Pets
2,829 Pet Photos
649 Pet Comments
26 Product Reviews
524 Product Ratings

13,037 Unique Users
103,934 Page Views
7.97 Pages Per Visit
5:12 Average Time on Site

Big thanks to Neal, Alex, and Lisa for making this happen!

ACTION NEWS PHILLY SPOT

By Erin O'Hearn - We all know how social networking has changed the face of communicating, reconnecting and making new contacts. So why should your best buddy be left out of all the fun? One website says there's no good reason at all.

Whether it's an encounter in the local dog park or a quick sighting at the pooch grooming salon, your pet needs a way to stay in touch with friends too!

A new online community lets you show off your pet's profile and cuteness factor to friends and other pet owners. The website, which features close to 1,000 pets, functions much like Facebook...

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CUTE AS HELL: PET SOCIAL NETWORKING GOES VIRAL

Cute as Hell is a new social network for pet owners that just launched in beta. It’s created by Erick Laubach, who also has a travel social network called Driftr under his belt.

Pet-related social networks aren’t exactly scarce, but Cute as Hell is interesting because it takes several tried and true viral concepts and integrates them into the network. It can probably best be described as a cross between Cute Overload, Hot or Not (for pets) and MySpace. Two features that make this so are the so called cuteness rating and the Thunderdome . The former lets visitors rate pets by their cuteness, while the latter is a tournament where pets can compete for the title of the cutest pet.

The advantage of this approach is the fact that the site can be fun even if you’re not part of the social network; you can merely browse it for cute animals. Considering the popularity of sites like Cute Overload, it might bring in a significant number of visitors. It also engages users to participate in the site more, instead of just maintaining their pet’s profile and adding friends.

Other features currently available are social shopping (users can rate and review products), comments and photos; videos, Facebook and iPhone app, as well as questions and answers are coming soon.

Stan Schroeder | Mashable

CUTE AS OPEN BETA!

We're super stoked to announce the open beta launch of Cute as Hell!  Some of the bells and whistles include:

• Personalized Pet Profile
• Personalized Pet Store
• Pet Comments
• Pet Photos
• Pet Cuteness Rating
• Friends
• Rate Products
• Review Products
• Buy Products
• Thunderdome (our version of hot or not)
• Thunderdome Voting
• Win Prizes
• Download Thunderdome Bracket
• Privacy Settings
• Invite Friends to Join
• Search
• Advertising and Sponsorship Opportunities

Check it out!

CUTE AS BUSINESS CARDS

Check out our new fancy business cards! Big ups to our friends at printingforless.com for busting out great quality cards on the cheap.