April Fools’ Day 2013: Pranks High and Low
posted by ModeratorFiled under: Practical Jokes and Mischief
Corporate sniping takes a front row in this year’s tech-foolery…
GMAIL Blue:
From TechCrunch: The hits just keep coming for The Googs. Next stop on the April Fools Google Train? “Gmail Blue.” That should explain itself, but just in case, it took Google “six years to develop the technology” to turn Gmail blue. Google turns nine tomorrow, and it might as well just go for it.
A poke at Facebook? Who”™s to say?
Bing goes Google:
From ZDNet: If you wander down over to Bing today, you’re surely in for a surprise. Microsoft is swiping a jibe at Google by changing how it looks if you search for “google” in the rival search engine. It’s still regular Bing under the surface, though. And just for extra heart-ripping measure, you can either “Search” or hit the soon-to-be infamous “I’m Feeling Confused” button instead.
More on what’s happening – check these links throughout the day for more:
