Boo
You might remember it as Boo the dog, world's cutest dog
This spread through many posts rather than one canonical upload.
2009·Early YouTube
A Pomeranian with a haircut, and seventeen million people following him.
At a glanceThe facts
- Remembered as
- Boo the dog
- Spread in
- 2009
- Format
- Photograph
- Who or what it shows
- A male Pomeranian, born 16 March 2006
- Where it started
- Origin
- No single original
- Available
- Not held by ViralWorld
What this wasThe story
A dog whose owner's Facebook page reached seventeen million followers on the strength of a single grooming decision. Among the first non-human accounts to become a commercial property.
Why it matteredWhat changed
A Pomeranian with a Facebook page had sixteen million followers, two books and a job with an airline.
TimelineIn order
- Took off
A tweet by the singer Kesha linking to his page brings a surge of followers.1
- Mainstream
A book, Boo: The Life of the World’s Cutest Dog, is published.1
- Corrected
A rumour that he has died spreads under a hashtag. His publisher confirms that he is alive.1
- Mainstream
An airline names him its official pet liaison.1
- Later
He dies, aged twelve.1
Why it is here: something the internet still knows by name · it got out of its own corner of the internet fast · still being watched and quoted years later
Where it came fromWhat we know
This spread through many posts rather than one identifiable original. No copy is held here — what it was, when it spread and what people called it is what this page can tell you.
Nothing here is claimed to be the first version of this. It spread through many posts rather than from one identifiable original.
Not established. This index only names a creator where the evidence supports it.
SourcesWhat was read
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