April Fools Day

[icepixie]

Of the internet pranks I've seen so far today, Hulu's is far and away my favorite. I think the frames were the best part.

Google's is pretty good, although I feel like it's not as outlandish as some they've done in the past. But for a subtle prank, do a search for "helvetica" or "comic sans" and see what happens.

I really like YouTube's 1911 button. :D

I haven't been through all of Think Geek's fake products, but I think my favorite so far is the Tribbles & Bits cereal. (...Someone tell me that's actually a fake. Their offerings are so strange usually that I'm not entirely sure.)

Have you seen any good ones?

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[xenacryst]

Google also apparently has a new job opening: http://www.google.com/intl/en/jobs/uslocations/mountain-view/autocompleter/

[chiroho.livejournal.com]

Yes, the "Tribbles & Bits" looks to be a prank, as it's on their home page today. Lots of amusing stuff there, though you're right it is often hard to tell what is what!

Not sure what my favourite prank today was. Didn't see Hulu as I don't go there. I did like the Gmail Mobile one, and my company had on it's corporate portal solicitations for the "Employee Calendar 2012" which was fake.

Seemed like most of the stuff I saw made you smile, but wasn't lol funny.

[alto2.livejournal.com]

Their offerings are so strange usually that I'm not entirely sure.

OMG, their stuff is so off the wall that it never even occurred to me that they might not have the mini Apple Store or, most believable (IMHO), the Angry Birds Pork Rinds!

I'm off to try the font searches and to check YouTube. :)

[nickless.livejournal.com]

One of the teachers posted that our midday meal during conferences next week will involve a local farmer slaughtering (then cooking) a cow in the middle of the parking lot. PEOPLE BELIEVED HIM.

I'm not sure what's more frightening - the people who were freaking out because they thought he was serious, or the people who didn't seem to have a problem with the idea...