April Fools’ Day 2013: Pranks High and Low

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.

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More on what’s happening – check these links throughout the day for more:

  • Round Up: All of Google”™s jokes for April Fools 2013
  • April Fools’ Day Pranks 2013: The Best Pranks Of The Year (UPDATES)
  • VIDEO: Best Internet April Fool’s Day 2013 pranks
  • April Fools’ 2013: The best techy pranks of the day
  • Banksy’s Prank TV Special, The Antics Roadshow, to Air in the U.S.

    Revised May 30, 2012 (original post, August 16, 2011):


    Joey Skaggs is featured in Banksy’s first television special “The Antics Roadshow.” Originally broadcast in the UK on August 13, 2011, it premieres on Logo TV, Saturday, June 2, 2012 at 8/7c.

    Watch a promo here:

    Or, follow this link to the doc”™s page on the Logo TV website, where you”™ll be able to watch the entire thing early next week.


    Related link:

  • Banksy”™s Antics Roadshow Premiered on Channel 4 in the UK Saturday, August 13, 2011