Some people who can't access Twitter were shown an image of a dog on a chair and told there was 'nothing to see.'
Like Twitter, Amazon has also used a puppy page whenever its site malfunctions to handle disgruntled consumers.
Instead of Error Dialogues, Twitter Users are Greeted by a Sitting Dog
It seems as if Twitter is not working for some of its users. They were forced to see a picture of a dog sitting on a chair instead and told there was 'nothing to see here.'
According to Down Detector, the complaints of problems began on Tuesday morning at about 11:19 am. The website seems to be involved in around 79% of issues reported. Meanwhile, the app was connected to 15% of the population.
The problem is reoccurring since users' connections often fail and come back.
The website offered a link to visit that suggested there could be a fix for the problem. However, the same poodle seemed to be shown to users once again once they returned to the website.
Twitter now shows a fairly common error page, and the dog seems to be a more recent addition. The 'fail whale' was a different animal that appeared when the site encountered the many outages that dogged its early years and had tremendous popularity.
Other browsers, including Safari on the iPhone, seemed to function, while other methods of accessing Twitter, such as Tweetdeck, seemed to function as intended.
There were no issues listed on Twitter's API status page, which tracks problems with the site's underlying technology.
However, a number of issues were revealed by the outage monitoring website Down Detector. Although they did not amount to a significant outage, the peculiar problem seemed to affect a sizable number of customers.
Amazon Also Shows a Dog to Customers When Site Malfunctions
When Amazon's purchasing site isn't functioning correctly, visitors might also see dogs on its error pages.
The issue seems only to affect Safari users attempting to view the website on a PC.
This has been an excellent method for the company to manage unhappy customers. It also promotes Amazon's culture as being fantastic, giving the impression that the firm is a wonderful place to work. There are links to job alternatives at the bottom of the puppy page for a reason, after all.
Dogs have long been a significant part of Amazon culture, according to Lara Hirschfield, manager of the company's dogs for work program, who spoke to VetStreet. About 30% of the 2,000 canines enrolled in the program show up on any given day. She added that there is a revolving attendance, so they aren't constantly present.
Additionally, Amazon constructed a tower with a deck that included dog-friendly workstations, rest and play facilities, and other amenities to encourage a canine lifestyle further. The kind of furniture that supports dogs has been carefully considered, said Hirschfield.
Although the actual duration of Amazon's employment of dogs for error pages is unknown, a blog post from 2006 suggests that it has been well over ten years.
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