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United Cats & Dogs – Social Networking For Pets (or Pet Owners)

By Adam | May 31, 2007

About 6 years ago (or so) clothing lines for pets – including jackets, hats, “booties”, and costumes – began hitting the mainstream. I don’t know if you’re anything like me, but I broke out in hysterical laughter when I first starting seeing people prancing their pets around in such outfits.

So when I initially heard about recently launched United Cats & United Dogs, two Facebook-like sites for pets, I had that same “are you kidding me?” moment. However, the more I started thinking about it, the more I began to see the brilliance of the idea. You see people are often more enamored by their pets that they are about themselves. We all know the type. Doggie day care, designer pet food, $50 toys, etc, etc. For this growing demographic of adoring pet owners, a dog or cat is truly an extension of who they are. So why not build a social networking site for them to display their pets?

United Cats & Dogs is doing exactly that. Packed with all the Web 2.0 functionality of ‘human’ social networks, the two sites are a perfect outlet for pet owners looking to share their furry friends with the world. Included with both websites are features like photo sharing, comments, popularity ratings, and diaries – making it a pet-hybrid of MySpace, Facebook and Hot-or-Not.

Given the dominant role of bigger players in the ‘human’ world, this niche focus on pets is sure to open up an entirely new segment of the social networking revolution. Though we don’t have enough information to rate United Cats & Dogs, it’s safe to say that this self-funded Estonia (yes, Estonia) based startup is pretty far ‘Outside the Valley’.

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2 Responses to “United Cats & Dogs – Social Networking For Pets (or Pet Owners)”

Austin Says:
May 31st, 2007 at 9:16 pm
Like dogster.com or catster.com (though I believe they’re VC-funded and valley-based)
Joe Morgan Says:
July 17th, 2007 at 8:03 pm
The one difference between United Cats & Dogs and catster/dogster is that United allows you 50 photos versus only 10 for *sters.

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