Does your pet have a Facebook page? Twitter account? I know of several authors who create twitter accounts for their books and characters. For example author Paul Hewitt has a twitter account for his character Lionel Snodgrass:@lionelsnod and Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl have one for their book series Beautiful Creatures: @RavenwoodManor. As for me, I have a Facebook account for my Sock Monkey Monk (also known as Mojo): https://www.facebook.com/Mojoforfun . But, I have yet to set up an account for any of my pets. Nevertheless, I have noticed a certain trend among pet lovers like myself. Allison Morris of InternetService.com put together an interesting graphic that traces this trend. For example, check out the original Grumpy Cat with over 6 million hits on YouTube:
As a librarian and book lover, my first thought was to see if any books have been written about this topic or if any pets have been capitalizing on their social media fame. Here is some of what I found:
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This Graphic created by Allison Morris at InternetService.com 
Also check out my review of Cat Sayings;Wit and Wisdom from the Whiskered Ones
If you love animals, why not take advantage of social media? They have at least as much to say as people do…much of it wiser and more interesting.
Paul R. Hewlett says
What a wonderful post (and thanks for the mention). I too,am a dog lover and think this is so wonderful. I knew pets were very popular, but I didn’t know they were that prevalent and popular on social media. I’m glad! I don’t know what I’d do without my dog. Again, thank you, lots of great pets to go “friend” & “like”.
Paul R. Hewlett
Britta says
What an interesting post! I love the grumpy cat memes, so you immediately piqued my interest.
Just stopping by to say good luck with the 2013 Standalone Reading Challenge and thanks for signing up!
Best,
Britta
Allie says
Thanks for stopping by, Britta. I love those grumpy cat memes, too. My favorite so far is “Still here…Worst Apocalypse Ever!” We posted that above the time clock at work. As for the Standalone Reading Challenge, I haven’t made a lot of progress unless non-fiction counts. As with most readers and bloggers my TBR pile is taller than I am. But, it’s still early in the year, so hopefully I will catch up. Blessings, Allie