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by cedsav 6251 days ago
err.. the "I'm at work" button should not redirect you to Disney.com. try Google instead. Otherwise, great idea.

[added link: http://isnsfw.com/yLyQTM]

2 comments

really? people seemed to LOVE the disney.com redirect. They found it quite amusing :) It originally went to google though, like you suggested. We'll see how things test out and it might very well make it back to google.

Thanks for the feedback -eli

You should redirect them to amazon using your affiliate link and hope.
The redirect to Disney is definitely clever and funny. But I have to agree with cedsav, the joke will go from cute to annoying pretty fast, google is better.
Yaw, Disney is safer for work, but still isn't what you want on your screen when your boss/coworker walks by.
I see how it can be funny, but the Disney homepage has some music playing, which kinda gives away that you're not doing anything work-related.
perhaps redirect to a google search for disney. That way, there is a slight joke, but we still get our google fix.
Define "people". How many, how diverse? Are these 'people' in your target audience? Can you extrapolate the opinion of those 'people' to hundreds of thousands of other people?
It would make more sense if the button was labeled, "I can't; I'm under 18!" I can't imagine many working people would be thrilled at the latest Pinnochio news.
disney.com made me laugh :)
Why not just return the visitor to the previous page (if it exists)? If it doesn't exist, Google seems to be the best bet.
I have a better idea (from a usability standpoint): Remove the "I'm at work" button entirely. It serves no purpose (other than being cute the first time it's clicked) so it will never be used. If I'm at work, I'll just close the page or go back.