April Fool’s Around the Web
Here 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.
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