I Can Has Cheezburger Blog Leads to a Web Empire
Once Just a Site With Funny Cat Pictures, and Now a Web Empire
By JENNA WORTHAM
Published: June 13, 2010
SEATTLE — Three years ago Ben Huh visited a blog devoted to silly cat pictures — and saw vast potential.
Mr. Huh, a 32-year-old entrepreneur, first became aware of I Can Has Cheezburger, which pairs photos of cats with quirky captions, after it linked to his own pet blog. His site immediately crumbled under the resulting wave of visitors.
Sensing an Internet phenomenon, Mr. Huh solicited financing from investors and forked over $10,000 of his own savings to buy the Web site from the two Hawaiian bloggers who started it.
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