Funny web applications
Nothing like a little humor to brighten a dull day.
Posted on 2007-02-23 15:23 by Jørn Støylen [permalink]
When you’ve signed up for a new online service and you’re exploring the interface, you’re not first and foremost expecting humor — which is probably why it works.
Today I’ve signed up for two online services, Picnik and FeedBurner, and in both cases they brought a smile to my face. Here’s why:
Picnic’s loading progress bar
Reminiscent of The Sims’ progress bar while loading (“Reticulating splines” etc.), Picnik’s progress bar signals that the application is setting up a perfect day out:
FeedBurner’s info boxes
When you log on to FeedBurner before your feed has gone live, you’re faced with this message, which made me laugh a lot:
Also, if you try and look at stuff that’s only included in their pro package, you get this:
Informal != unprofessional
There’s enough seriousness in the world as it is, and a little lightheartedness is often a good thing. Being informal and funny doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll come off as unprofessional, so go ahead and make me laugh a little! Of course, at some point you might want to start looking around for that thin line and make sure you don’t cross it …
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gmail has given me this before:
“Grrr! A popup blocker may be preventing Gmail from opening the page. If you have a popup blocker, try disabling it to open the window.”
Grrr! I love it!
And here’s one from the installation instructions of Shaun Inman’s web site statistics package Mint: