Monthly Archives: December 2008

Mashable’s Ben Parr explores ways to fill the void left by the Shiba Inu puppies once they go to their forever homes (Dec. 24, 2008). Read the story here.

Jake Coyle of the Associated Press highlights the top 10 viral videos of 2008 and includes the Shiba Inu puppy cam. SFGate.com reprints the article on its website (Dec. 10, 2008). Continue reading →

Ustream broadcaster Jason Sadler of I Wear Your Shirt is featured in an AdRants article as part of a “human advertising trend.” Part of Jason’s campaign includes daily Ustream shows for all of 2009 (Dec. 18, 2008). Continue reading →

Wired.com’s Chris Snyder reflects on the rise of the Shiba Inu puppy cam and interviews Ustream co-founder Brad Hunstable (Dec. 18, 2008). Continue reading →

CNN Money.com reprinted Nicholas Carlson’s article from Alley Insider.com declaring the Shiba Inu puppy cam as the most-popular live streaming video of all time (Dec. 14, 2008). Continue reading →

Lester Holt and Natalie Morales talk about the Shiba Inu puppy cam on The Today Show and how it will be the most-watched internet video of all time by the end of the day (Dec. 13, 2008).
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Brian Williams of NBC Nightly News reports the Shiba Inu puppy cam is the most popular live video streamed in the history of the internet, having been viewed 18 million times, and viewers spending 790 years watching the puppies (Dec. 12, 2008). Continue reading →

Jeff Horwich of Minnesota Public Radio posts a tribute song to the Shiba Inu puppy cam, created by Bridget Murphy (Dec. 11, 2008). Continue reading →

NPR’s Weekend Edition broadcasts a follow-up to their original story from Nov. 30, 2008 on the Shiba Inu puppy cam, announcing that the puppies’ owners have decided to keep one puppy after the others go to their forever homes. The first broadcast was one of the most e-mailed stories on NPR.org (Dec. 7, 2008). Continue reading →

Steve Johnson, Internet critic for the Chicago Tribune, says goodbye to the Shiba Inu puppy cam and equates the goodbye to the final episodes of “Sex in the City” on HBO stating, “It’s like that, except puppies don’t make disappointing life choices.” (Dec. 4, 2008) Continue reading →