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Sockington (also known as "Sockamillion" or "Socks") was a domestic cat who lived in Waltham, Massachusetts, United States. He gained large-scale fame via the social networking site Twitter; his co-owner, Jason Scott, an archivist and Internet historian, regularly posted from Sockington's Twitter account since late 2007.[1] As of July 2018, Sockington's account had over 1.2 million followers, many of which were pet accounts themselves.[1][2]
Sockington was a grey and white domestic shorthaired cat; he was found as a stray outside a Boston subway station in 2004.
In July 2014, Parade magazine called Sockington a "Pet Power Player" and named him #1 in their list of pet social media sensations.[3]
Sockington died on July 18, 2022.[4]
- ^ a b "Twitter followers paw over feline". TODAY. Archived from the original on 2009-07-09. Retrieved 2009-08-18.
- ^ "Twitter forcing a strategy switch for businesses". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on 2009-08-17. Retrieved 2009-08-18.
- ^ Parade's Pet Power Players (bottom of page)
- ^ Jason Scott [@textfiles] (July 18, 2022). "I'm sorry to report that @sockington had a downturn in health and is no longer with us. He was cared for every day of his dumb little life to the top standards of a celebrity cat and after 18 long years, he saw something really shiny in the clouds and decided to chase after it" (Tweet) – via Twitter.