I hate waiting for my computer to do something, or a web page to open. Why can’t someone invent a replacement for the little hourglass, or the browser progress bar, that is more interesting to look at?
For example, I think it would be hilarious to see a little graphic of two dogs humping. The hourglass only shows for a few seconds, usually, and every time the humping dog replacement popped up, it would make me smile.
Or how about flashing a compliment to the user, such as, “You are smart and sexy.” I could read that a billion times and never get tired of it. I’d like to customize my own messages too.
This product would be too trivial to sell directly, so you’d have to monetize it a different way. For example, it could be a giveaway for people who buy some other type of software on the Internet. The retailer would pay you for the right to use it as a gift item.
Now tell me who already invented this.