Archive for April, 2009
Funky link of the day: “Sprint - Plug into Now”
Wednesday, April 8th, 2009Sprint has a nifty little “widget” site that’s got all sorts of weird tidbits of knowledge ranging from how many e-mails are being sent right now to how many eggs are being produced. It’s fast-loading, pleasing to the eye, and interesting.
Check it out at http://now.sprint.com/widget/
Case study: $13 40” LCD TV? Swoopo Does Dynamic Well
Monday, April 6th, 2009April Fool’s Around the Web
Wednesday, April 1st, 2009Here are some examples of what companies and sites did for April 1, 2009:
- Kia unveils Aero Soul APRIL System: 2010 model will harness wind energy
- Google Gmail Autopilot: automate your e-mail responses
- UK paper “The Guardian” twitters: claims it will stop printing newspapers and will only be available through 140 character news clips on twitter
- YouTube on its head: shows videos upside down
- CERN discovers what caused Big Bang
- Digg has series of overlays
- Ford and GM team up: create Android car with Google
- Research claims iPods get fractionally heavier with more music
- Expedia offers flights to Mars : starting at only $99
Check out the top 100 April Fool’s Day hoaxes of all time at the Museum of Hoaxes.

