Tuesday, January 26, 2010

‘Puppy cam’ is latest Internet sensation

Recently, the TODAY show aired a segment about the newest Internet hit, the 'Puppy cam'.  Imagine being able to take a peak into the lives of these puppies anytime you want to!
Story and Photo are Courtesy of TODAY.msnbc.msn.com





By Michael Inbar
TODAYshow.com contributor
updated 10:48 a.m. ET, Sat., Nov . 15, 2008

It takes a village of some 4 million to raise six cuddly pups, or at least to ogle them for hours on end.

What began as a way for a San Francisco couple to keep tabs on their pet Shiba Inu dog Kika’s litter while they were at work has become an unlikely Web sensation. Viewers flock to the Internet site Ustream.com to monitor the 5-week-old brood’s growth, watching the energetic pups paw and play with one another and have at it with their chew toys .

TODAY peppered its Saturday program with peeks into the puppy’s lair, giving the brood of six their first network exposure outside their spreading fame on the Internet. Speaking via satellite with TODAY’s Lester Holt and Amy Robach, Ustream co-founder Brad Hunstable explained how a private dogsitting webcam became a worldwide phenomenon.



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