By cpcreed
via chris-creed.com
Published: Feb 03 2012 / 00:30
Lots of applications and sites are increasingly making use of error messages that attempt to be funny, cool, and laid-back about the error that has occurred. But how do users perceive such messages and what impact do they have on user attitudes?
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Comments
cfoley.myopenid.com replied ago:
In my experience these error messages are for unanticipated bugs. You could tell the user the error was a NullPointerException if you want but most users won't understand it. It might even frighten some.
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