google aprils fools hoaxes through the years shared by glenn laken

Google April Fools' Pranks Through The Years

2000

Google's first April Fools' Day hoax, the MentalPlex hoax, invited users to project a mental

image of what they wanted to find whilst staring at an animated gif.[50] Several humorous error

messages[51] were then displayed on the search results page,[52] all listed below:

1. Error 001: Weak or no signal detected. Upgrade transmitter and retry.

2. Error 666: Multiple transmitters detected. Silence voices in your head and try again.

3. Error 01: Brainwaves received in analog. Please re-think in digital.

4. Error 8P: Unclear on whether your search is about money or monkeys. Please try again.

5. Error 005: Searching on this topic is prohibited under international law.

6. Error CKR8: That information is protected under the National Security Act.

7. Error 144: That information was lost with the Martian Lander. Please try again.

8. Error 006: Query is unclear. Try again after removing hat, glasses and shoes.

9. Error 008: Interference detected. Remove aluminum foil and remote control devices.

10. Error: Insufficient conviction. Please clap hands 3 times, while chanting "I believe" and try again.

11. Error: MentalPlex(tm) has determined that this is not your final answer. Please try again.

MentalPlex[53]

2002

Google reveals the technology behind its PageRank SystemsPigeonRank. Google touts the benefits of this cost-effective and efficient means of ranking pages and reassures readers that

there is no animal cruelty involved in the process. The article makes many humorous references

and puns based on computer terminology and how Google PageRank really works, (for example,

a chart showing the pigeons' consumption of linseed and flax, represented as "Lin/Ax Kernels," a

pun on the Linux kernel).[54]

Pigeon Rank[55]

2004

Fictitious job opportunities for a research center on the moon. Luna/X (a pun to Linux and the

Latin word for moon, as well as a reference to both the Windows XP visual style and Mac OS X)

is the name of a new operating system they claimed to have created for working at the research

center.

Google Job Opportunities: Google Copernicus Center is hiring [56]

2005

Google Gulp, a fictitious drink, was announced by Google in 2005. According to the company,

this beverage would optimize one's use of the Google search engine by increasing the drinker's

intelligence. It was claimed this boost was achieved through real-time analysis of the user's DNA

and carefully tailored adjustments to neurotransmitters in the brain (a patented technology

termed Auto-Drink; as the "Google Gulp FAQ" suggests, partly through MAO inhibition). The

drink was said to come in "4 great flavors": Glutamate Grape (glutamic acid), Sugar-Free

Radical (free radicals), Beta Carroty (beta carotene), and Sero-Tonic Water (serotonin).[57]

This hoax was probably intended as a parody of Google's then invite-only email service called

Gmail. Although ostensibly free, the company claimed the beverage could only be obtained by

returning the cap of a Google Gulp bottle to a local grocery store: a causal loop. In the Google

Gulp FAQ, Google replies to the observation "I mean, isn't this whole invite-only thing kind of

bogus?" by saying "Dude, it's like you've never even heard of viral marketing."

Google Gulp[58]

Google Gulp FAQ[59]

2006

Google Romance logo

On April Fool's Day 2006, Google Romance was announced on the main Google search page

with the introduction, "Dating is a search problem. Solve it with Google Romance." It pretends

to offer a "Soulmate Search" to send users on a "Contextual Date". A parody of online dating, it

had a link for "those who generally favor the 'throw enough stuff at the wall' approach to online

dating" to Post multiple profiles with a bulk upload file, you sleaze in addition to Post your

Google Romance profile. Clicking on either of these gave an error page, which explained that it

was an April Fool's joke and included links to previous April Fool's jokes.

Google Romance[60]

Google Romance FAQ[61]

Google Romance Tour[62]

2007

Gmail Paper

At about 10:00 pm, Pacific time (where Google has its headquarters) on March 30, 2007, Google

changed the login page for Gmail to announce a new service called Gmail Paper. The service

offered to allow users of Google's free webmail service to add e-mails to a "Paper Archive",

which Google would print (on "96% post-consumer organic soybean sputum") and mail via

traditional post. The service would be free, supported by bold, red advertisements printed on the

back of the printed messages. Image attachments would also be printed on high-quality glossy

paper, though MP3 and WAV files would not be printed. The page detailing more information

about the service features photographs of Ian Spiro and Carrie Kemper, current employees of

Google. Also featured are Product Marketing Managers of Gmail Anna-Christina Douglas, and

Shane Lawrence.

Gmail Paper Index[63]

Gmail Paper Announcement[64]

Gmail Paper Program Policies[65]

Google TiSP

Google TiSP (short for Toilet Internet Service Provider) was a fictitious free broadband service

supposedly released by Google. This service would make use of a standard toilet and sewage

lines to provide free Internet connectivity at a speed of 8 Mbit/s (2 Mbit/s upload) (or up to 32

Mbit/s with a paid plan). The user would drop a weighted end of a long, Google-supplied

fiber-optic cable in their toilet and flush it. Around 60 minutes later, the end would be recovered

and connected to the Internet by a "Plumbing Hardware Dispatcher (PHD)". The user would then

connect their end to a Google-supplied wireless router and run the Google-supplied installation

media on a Windows XP or Windows Vista computer ("Mac and Linux support coming soon").

Alternatively, a user could request a professional installation, in which Google would deploy

nanobots through the plumbing to complete the process. The free service would be supported by

"discreet DNA sequencing" of "personal bodily output" to display online ads that relate to

culinary preferences and personal health. Google also referenced the diet coke-and-Mentos

reaction in their FAQ: "If you're still experiencing problems, drop eight mints into the bowl and

add a two-liter bottle of diet soda."

Google TiSP[66]

Google TiSP FAQ[67]

Installation page[68]

Press Release page[69]

Not found page April fools version[70]

2008

Blogger "Google Weblogs (beta)"

The Blogger dashboard featured an announcement for Google Weblogs, or "GWeblogs," or

"Gblogs," the next revolution in personal publishing. Features include algorithms putting the

user's best content at the top of the user's blog (rather than publishing by reverse chronology),

automatically populating the blog's sidebar with the most relevant content, posting directly into

Google search results for maximum visibility, blog headers refreshed with images from Google's

team of artists for anniversaries of a scientific achievement (similar to Google Doodle), and

automatic content generation ('Unsure of what to post about? Just click "I'm Feeling Lucky" and

we'll "take care" of the rest!')

The announcement was followed by a link to a video tour of the product, which actually led to

Tay Zonday's cover of Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up."

Blogger Buzz: The Official Buzz from Blogger at Google: Announcing Google Weblogs

(beta)[71]

Dajare

Google launches Dajare in Japan (google.co.jp), with the mission of "organizing the world's

laughter."[72]

gDay

Google announces gDay in Australia, a new beta search technology that will search web pages

24 hours before they are created.[73] The name is a play on the phrase "g'day".

gDay[74]

Gmail Custom Time

Gmail's sign-in page and a banner at the top of each Gmail inbox announced a new feature,

called Gmail Custom Time, that would allow its users to "pre-date" their messages and choose to

have the message appear as "read" or "unread". The new feature uses the slogan "Be on time.

Every time."

Around 11:00 pm EST March 31, 2008, on the newer and older version of Gmail, but not in the

basic HTML version, in the upper right corner, next to Settings, a link appeared labeled, "New!

Gmail Custom Time". The link led to a 404 error until April 1,[75][76] when it led to the full Gmail

Custom Time hoax page.[77] Clicking any of the three links at the bottom of the page brought the

user to a page stating that Gmail Custom time was, in fact, their April Fool's Day joke.

Google Book Search Scratch and Sniff

Google Book Search has a new section allowing users to "scratch and sniff" certain books. Users

are asked to "...please place your nose near the monitor and click 'Go'", which then "loads

odors". When clicking on "Help", users are redirected to a page in a book that describes the

origins of April Fools' Day.[78]

Inside Google Book Search Blog: "Google Book Search now smells better"[79]

Google Calendar is Feeling Lucky

Google added the "I'm Feeling Lucky" button to its calendar feature. When a user tries to create a

new event, the user was given the regular option of entering the correct details and hitting

"Create Event", and also the new option of "I'm Feeling Lucky" which would set the user up with

an evening date with, among others, Matt Damon, Eric Cartman, Tom Cruise, Jessica Alba,

Pamela Anderson, Paris Hilton, Angelina Jolie, Britney Spears, Anna Kournikova, Johnny Depp,

George W. Bush, or Lois Griffin.

Google Docs

Entering the Konami Code in a document then pressing enter will make the document flip left to

right. Doing so again will make it flip back. If Shift key + F12 is pressed in a sheet in Google

Sheets, then it will display a little message in the bottom right corner saying: "Dragon slain!

Congratulations, you've slain the dragon!".

Google Manpower Search

Google launches Manpower Search () in China (google.cn). The feature was presented as being powered by 25 million volunteers who conducted searches around the clock.

When the user entered a keyword, volunteers would search any possible answers from a mass of

paper documents as well as online resources. The user was expected to get the search result

within 32 seconds. The "search" button would avoid the user's cursor.

Google Talk

Google announces plans to, on April 22, 2008 (Earth Day), shorten all conversations over

Google Talk thereby reducing the energy required to transmit chats in an effort to reduce carbon

output.

Google Talk Goes Green[80]

Google Wake Up Kit

Google launched their "Wake Up Kit" as a calendar notification option.

The 'wake up' notification uses several progressively more annoying alerts to wake you up. First

it will send an SMS message to your phone. If that fails, more coercive means will be used. The

kit includes an industrial-sized bucket and is designed to be connected to your water main for

automatic filling. In addition, a bed-flipping device is included for forceful removal from your

sleeping quarters.

Virgle

Main article: Virgle

Virgle Logo

Google announces a joint project with the Virgin Group to establish a permanent human

settlement on Mars. This operation has been named Project Virgle.[81] The announcement

includes videos of Richard Branson (founder of Virgin Group) as well as Larry Page and Sergey

Brin (the founders of Google) on YouTube, talking about Virgle.[82] An "application" to join the

settlement includes questions such as:

I am a world-class expert in:

A. Physics

B. First Aid

C. Engineering

D. Guitar Hero III

After the user submitted the application, the site notifies the user that the user is not fit for space,

or that the user's application is fine and "all you have to do is submit your video" [as a response

to their video on YouTube]. As a result, an open source Virgle group has been established,

OpenVirgle.[83] On the FAQ page, the final question is "Okay, come on seriously. Is this Virgle thing for real?" The reply links to a page that tells the user it's an April Fool's joke, and then

mentions that the user "Dragged us out of our lovely little fantasy world, to crush all our hopes

and dreams."[84]

Virgle Application Page Virgle: The Adventure of Many Lifetimes[85]

Yogurt

Yogurt

Google's Orkut displayed its name as yogurt, Google Bang, Inc.

YouTube

On April 1, 2008, all featured videos on the UK and Australian homepages, and later, all

international homepages, of Google-owned YouTube linked to a video of Rick Astley's song

"Never Gonna Give You Up", causing all users of the website who clicked on featured videos to

be Rickrolled.

This was the first year YouTube participated in Google's April Fool's Day tradition.

2009

Google runs on Microsoft Windows IIS/3.0

google.com.au reported as if it ran on IIS/3.0[86] and google.com on Apache/0.8.4[87] (on Linux).

CADIE

The announcement of CADIE was made on 31 March 2009 11:59 pm by the CADIE Team, not

on April 1. The announcement on the Google blog was made at 2009/04/01 12:01:00 am.

The introduction page and all of the references to CADIE in Google's Products were taken down

on April 2, replaced with a message stating:

We apologize for the recent disruption(s) to our service(s).

Please stand by while order is being restored.

However the technology page describing the technical capabilities of the software remained at:

Technical Description [88]

When using Google Books or GMail, a user would come across an announcement dated March

31, 2009 at 11:59:59, declaring a new "Cognitive Autoheuristic Distributed-Intelligence Entity".

CADIE is also mentioned[89] on the gBall FAQ page: "Google's new CADIE technology will

interpret the data obtained from each ball to provide useful tips to owners". There was also a link

on Google's Homepage[90] for CADIE, and a blog entry[91] in Google's official blog.

CADIE technology is also used to generate "senryu"[92] (a type of Japanese poem similar to

haiku) based on search terms for certain Japanese queries.

The Google Search homepage[93] had a link to the CADIE announcement,[94] stating that "For

several years now a small research group has been working on some challenging problems in the

areas of neural networking, natural language and autonomous problem-solving. Last fall this

group achieved a significant breakthrough: a powerful new technique for solving reinforcement

learning problems, resulting in the first functional global-scale neuro-evolutionary learning

cluster." The page links to the blog below.

On mobile devices, a link shows up to Brain Search,[95] which uses CADIE technology to "index

your brain". This[dead link] is what it all looks like from a mobile device.

YouTube

On April 1, 2009, YouTube gave some users a look at a new "viewing experience"[96] when they

selected a video within certain areas such as the "recommended for you" section. This new

interface caused the whole layout including the video the user was watching to flip upside down.

Although the option was not visible for some, it could be viewed by adding &flip=1 to the end of

a video URL. Adding &flip=1 to the end of a video URL no longer causes this effect, and the

video loads normally. A page on "tips for viewing the new layout" suggested users hang their

monitors upside down from the ceiling, although the layout did not reverse mouse-control.

Gmail

When one is using the Gmail service, they will notice that it has a new option,[97] named "Gmail

Autopilot" in which the service would analyze an email. On that page it says under the FAQ

section,"You can adjust tone, typo propensity, and preferred punctuation from the Autopilot tab

under Settings." However, if a person logs into their Gmail account and goes under the Settings

tab they will notice that there is no Autopilot tab. The program could be customised to contain

certain types of grammatical or spelling errors, as well as complexity and length of the sentence.

It also has a way of responding to relationship related messages, such as if someone spoke

aggressively, even in a humorous way, the system would "terminate relationship."

gBall

Google Australia announced the development of a ball that will change how Australian Football

is played the world over. The newest football technology"gBall"[98] is a prototype ball for use in the Australian Football League with GPS.

Google Australia[99] announces ("New! Get the newest football technology gBall.") that they are developing a prototype ball[100] for use in the Australian Football League with GPS.

Apparently, the ball will measure the location, force, and torque of a kick, and "vibrate if player

agents or talent scouts want to speak to you". Google claimed that the ball will cost $10 with a

cost-per-kick set of payments in addition to the basic fee.

Google Analytics

A blog post to the Google Analytics Blog investigates the analytics reports of CADIEs

activities.[101]

Google Maps

Google's CADIE has a recommended places to visit using Google Maps. Viewing "CADIE's

recommended places for humans"[102] one will see each of her suggested places listed, that, when

clicked, displays a photo and humorous commentary.

There is also a "CADIE's recommended places for humans"[103] link in Google Maps, which

leads to the "Panda Mapplet" and includes several marked locations with "CADIE's"

commentary. Under Redmond WA a link is listed which will rick roll the viewer.

Blogger

CADIE's personal blog/homepage[104]

Google Chrome with 3D

Screenshot of Wikipedia.org on April 2, 2009 using Chrome "3-D". Note the red/blue glasses

toggle switch at the top of the browser

A home of Google Mail was offered rendering web pages in Anaglyph 3D, "powered" by

CADIE. A 3D effect was actually possible with this browser, but it only made the window

appear to be sunken into the monitor.

Introducing Google Chrome with 3D[105]

Google Earth Powered by CADIE

Google announced a new Google Earth powered by CADIE,[106] which claimed to allow the user

to see ocean terrain imagery from the world's most advanced submarine, explore the deep sea,

soar with CADIE in real time, view CADIE's Recommended Summer Vacation, and chat with

CADIE, among other options.

Google Code

The Google Code Search homepage[107] is featuring LOLCODE examples.

CADIE is set to write code by itself[108] based on specified features; however all that is returned

is bad code or witty criticisms of the user's request and choice of programing language,

recommending the use of INTERCAL.

CADIE's source code was supposedly uploaded to Google Code,[109][110] but she changed her

mind and replaced it with a "fun program"[111] consisting of 31 lines of INTERCAL. When

executed, this program prints out the message "I do not shake

Google Book Search

CADIE recommends some books at Google Book Search homepage.[112] Also, when viewing a

book, there is a Generate book report button. When clicked it says "Gotcha! It's April Fools'

Day! Sorry, but you'll have to actually read the book yourself."

Google Docs on Demand

Google has announced new Google Docs features[113] enhanced by CADIE

Add subliminal messages and images to documents.

If a person makes a new presentation and looks for the subliminal message and image buttons

under the insert menu they will notice it is not there. [114]

Google Mobile

Google Mobile has a link to "Brain Search".[115] The instructions are to "Put phone to forehead

for brain indexing" and "Think your query". When the user clicks "Try Now", a page loads with

"Brain indexing" status. When indexing is complete, a button comes up with "search me". By

clicking this button, the user is directed to fake search results. There are several possible results:

What's the name of that woman by the window? She's my boss's boss, but, oh man, is it

Suzanne? Susan? Blanche?[116]

Should I order the pizza? I don't remember if it makes me gassy.[117]

Wow, cute guy. Should I go up to him?[118]

Why is everyone looking at me so strangely?[119]

When is Mom's birthday? I should send her a card.[120]

Google Knol

Knol was updated so that all of the featured articles were about Artificial Intelligence, with a

message from CADIE indicating that this "improvement" was for the good of mankind.

HTTP Headers

In keeping with the CADIE theme Google has altered the server HTTP header to contain the

name of various AI entities, including HAL 9000, WOPR, and GLaDOS.[121]

Other server HTTP headers found were IIS/Bob (a reference to Microsoft Bob), IIS/Clippy (a

reference to Clippy), IIS/3.0, Netscape iPlanet, Chrome/3.0, Google Operating System (BETA),

CERN/3.0 (a reference to CERN HTTPd), Apple (a reference to Apple II), IRIX, MCP,

Apache/0.8.4, Conficker, and Skynet.

Oil Tanker Data Center

During the last minutes of Google's Data Center Efficiency Summit,[122] Urs Hoelzle presented in

a "special topic": Google had bought an oil tanker, the "M/S Sergey", where Google's data center

containers were being submerged in oil tanks to enable extremely high-efficiency cooling. The

presentation can be seen in the video, and includes slightly customized Wikipedia images from

the article Oil tanker, including a retouched photo of commercial oil tanker AbQaiq and the oil

tankers side view graphic.

Even though Google did apply for a US patent to build data centers on cargo ships[123] and oil

cooling is an existing technology, summit attendee James Hamilton believed this topic to be an

April Fools joke.[citation needed] The ship's name "M/S Sergey" is also likely to be a pun on Google's

co-founder Sergey Brin.

2010

Google and Topeka, Kansas, Switch Places

In early March, the city of Topeka, Kansas, temporarily changed its name to Google in an

attempt to capture a spot in Google's new broadband/fiber-optics project. Then, on April 1 (April

Fools' Day), Google jokingly announced that it would be changing its name to Topeka, to "honor

that moving gesture" and changed its home page to say Topeka in place of the Google logo.[124]

Google Books available in Anachrome 3D

Google books introduced a feature which allows any book to be read in 3D, assuming the viewer

has appropriate glasses. It was enabled by clicking the "View in 3D" button in the menu bar

above the book. This feature was removed after April 1, but on June 29, 2010, Google

announced its restoration.[125][126] Google also released the latest form of 3D glasses, similar to

the pairs one would use today when seeing a film.

Store anything on Google Docs

Google announced[127] that Google Docs will have the capacity to upload anything, including

physical objects like keys, remote controls, etc. The site[128] declared that one could use this to

find items like keys using CTRL-F and send objects around the globe by "uploading" and

"downloading" them, at the low price of $0.10 per kg.

Search results generated in different units

Google's search results page displayed the time taken to load the results in different units from

seconds. Several of these are pop culture references, as with 1.21 gigawatts, while others refer to

slang:

at warp X.XX

0.XX centibeats

0.XX centons

X.XXe-15

0.0X femtogalactic years

1.21 gigawatts

X.XX hertz

XX.XX jiffies

0.XX microfortnights

0.XX microweeks

0.XX nanocenturies

11.90 parsecs

0.XXe+43 Planck times

23.00 skidoo

2.00 shakes of a lamb's tail

0.XX times the velocity of an unladen female swallow

dhaka time

YouTube ASCII video filter

The logo of YouTube was overlaid with ASCII text repeating the character "1".[129] The

YouTube logo was a reference to some videos having a new quality setting, namely "TEXTp".

According to a notice underneath the videos, viewing the video with this quality setting enabled

allowed YouTube to save one US dollar ($1) per second on bandwidth costs. The notice also

remarked on the source of this new "feature," wishing the reader a happy April Fool's Day.

However in accordance with the announcement, the video quality on many videos was indeed

able to be set to 'TEXTp' and video output was rendered through an ASCII filter. This feature

was removed on April 2, 2010.

Animal Translator BETA

Google placed a link on the main page, advertising a new Google Animal Translator service to

add to their Language Translator service. Clicking the link would take the user to a page

advertising an app for Android phones for the translator, with the tagline being "Bridging the gap

between animals and humans".

Google Translate for Animals[130]

Once the app is installed on an Android phone, it provides some amusing translations depending

on the animal selected.

Standard Voicemail Mode for Google voice

Google placed a New! Standard Voicemail Mode[131] link in the Google Voice main page.

Evil Bit

Google added an "evil bit" to their AJAX APIs, to aid in generating an appropriate response to

nefarious deeds. If an evildoer is "detected", the code returns with, among other things, "For

Great Justice", a quotation from the video game Zero Wing.[132] Conversely, setting the evil bit to

'false' will return the Google Search results for 'April Fools' encoded in JSON.[133]

Wave Wave Notifications

Google Wave can be set to have a human being wave at by the user[134] to notify the user of a

change to a Google Wave. The user can also select the volume of the human notifier from a list

of silent, medium, loud and vibrate. They can also select which human notifier they want,

including Ashton Kutcher, Dr. Wave, Grandma, Werner Heisenberg, and Puppy. Clicking on any

of the links on the new notifications page redirected the user to a Google help page, alerting them

that it was an April Fools' joke, but also that email notifications are possible.

Google Annotations Gallery

The Google Annotations Gallery ("GAG") is an exciting new Java open source library that

provides a rich set of annotations for developers to express themselves.[135]

Japanese Input System

Google's proposed keyboard includes a single key for each Japanese character.[136]

Disemvoweling on Google Mail

The English-language home page of Google Mail, including its logo, was disemvowelled. A post

on the GMail blog was created to address the issue, claiming that they had encountered a server

error which firstly made the datacenters fail to render the vowel 'a' before failing to render the

vowels, and were working on the problem. They also claimed to be investigating whether the

letter 'y' was impacted.[137]

Chrome Sounds (Google Chrome Extension)

Google created a new extension, Chrome Sounds,[138] after "months deep in psychoacoustic

models, the Whittaker-Nyquist-Kotelnikov-Shannon sampling theorem, Franssen effects,

Shepard-Risset Tones, and 11.1 surround sound research".[139] The extension provides audio for

actions performed within the Google Chrome web browser. For a few interesting sounds, try

going to different countries' localized Google pages. The full list of sounds that this extension

makes can be found by going to the Chrome Tools menu, choosing Extensions, turning on

developer mode, and viewing the source of the extension.

Google Analytics Goes Back to Hits

Google decided that hits really is the only metric for tracking web site usage.[140]

Life size Picasa

Google offered an option which allows the user to print lifesize cardboard cutouts of all of their

photos.[141]

ReaderAdvantage Program

Google announced[142] a reward program for Google Reader, known as ReaderAdvantage, in which they would assign points to users depending on the number of items read on Google

Reader. The rewards were different badges, which, on visiting the ReaderAdvantage page[143] and clicking on the enroll button, shows this page.

Wingdings in AdSense

Wingdings was announced as a new font option for AdSense users.[144]

2011

YouTube

A button was added to the video player which, when clicked, would apply a video filter to the

video and replace the audio with a recording of Rhapsody Rag, a piece typically played as

background music to silent movies in 1911. If subtitles are enabled when watching the video,

intertitles will be displayed containing the dialogue. The upload page also featured an option to

"send a horse-drawn carriage to me to pick [the video] up".[145] In addition, a few videos were

made parodying several viral videos, such as the "Flugelhorn Feline".

Gmail Motion

A body gesture oriented way to send and view mail through Gmail. In the "How it Works"

Section it reads "Gmail Motion uses your computer's built-in webcam and Google's patented

spatial tracking technology to detect your movements and translate them into meaningful

characters and commands. Movements are designed to be simple and intuitive for people of all

skill levels." An overview video presented by Gmail product manager Paul McDonald explains

Gmail Motion's "language of movements that replaces type entirely" while a mime artist

performs the full-body Gmail actions.[146]

Upon clicking the "Try Gmail Motion" button, it explains to the user about the prank, and says

"Gmail Motion doesn't actually exist. At least not yet..." The page also offers a preview of the

features of Google Docs Motion.

Gmail Motion[147]

Google Docs Motion[148]

Google Docs Motion

Using Gmail Motion's technology, Google has promoted the BETA version of Google Docs

Motion which "will introduce a new way to collaborate using your body" in their Documents, Spreadsheets, Presentations, Drawings, and Document List tools.[149]

Autocompleter Job

A YouTube video[150] was posted by Google showing a "Google Autocompleter" employee

explaining the job. Also, a job opening was featured for an "Autocompleter."[151] Clicking on the

"Add to job cart" or "View cart" links to a Google search for "google april fools day pranks".[152]

Autocompleter Job[153]

Chromercise

Google Chrome launched a new website called "Chromercise", which aims to increase people's

hands' strength and dexterity while browsing the web faster, and also allowing their hands to fit

"into sleeker, sexier gloves". On the website, they also gave away free Google Chrome finger

sweatbands for a limited time.[154]

Japan

Due to the large-scale devastation from the 2011 Thoku earthquake and tsunami, in lieu of a traditional April Fools hoax, Google Japan featured many never-before featured drawings from

its 2009 Google Doodle competition, themed "What I Love About Japan" drawn by Japanese

schoolchildren, saying "We promised that only the top prize winners would be featured on

Google, but as this is the only day where lies are forgiven, we have obtained the other children's

understanding." As a small concession to the usual festivities, the Google Blog mentioned, "This

year's April Fools joke has been postponed until next year. Next year's April Fool's joke has been

postponed until the year following that."[155]

Google

Google teleport [156] is a service that allows user to time travel. The site is written in Simplified Chinese. It claims that it can take the user on a journey through time and space in

first-person.[157]

Search

Searching for "helvetica",[158] "comic sans",[159] or "comic sans ms"[160] temporarily changed the

entire webpage's font to Comic Sans.[161]

Comic Sans for Everyone

Announcement that Comic Sans will become the default font for all Google products. Google

also created a Google Chrome extension which changes the font to Comic Sans on all

webpages.[162]

Google Cow

The Google Body homepage appeared as Google Cow,[163] where a cow's body can be examined

in 3D. There was a toggle button that switched to human models.

Google Maps

Google Maps used to display a dragon in Germany's biggest forest, the 'Pflzer Wald'.[164][165]

Also a shark in Holland's lake called IJmeer, East of Amsterdam[166] was featured. When viewed

in Earth Mode or Google Earth. These can be rendered in 3D. There is also a narwhal[167] in the

Thames in London, outside Millbank Tower. The Loch Ness monster also makes an appearance

in 'Loch Ness'.[168] A giant red lobster sits atop the Zakim Bridge[169] in Boston. Also a pink

elephant at "Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA".

Google Translate for Animals

Google UK purportedly offered a version of Google Translate which could be used to talk with

animals.[170]

Google Voice

Google Voice has a new function that makes users spell out common words like "embarrassed",

"dizzy" or "Czechoslovakia", before they connect the user's call in order to prevent embarrassing

messages.

Adwords

AdWords announced a new format, Google Blimp Ads, that would be flying over major cities

starting in May.[171]

Google I/O

The announced sessions for the Google I/O conference for software developers were changed to

include talks featuring technologies from the late 1990s.[172]

Contoso has gone Google

On the Google Enterprise Blog, Google announced that Contoso (a fictional company used by

Microsoft in Microsoft's product documentation materials) has switched from Microsoft Office

and Microsoft Exchange to Google Apps. The post included references to 2007's TiSP and

2011's Gmail Motion jokes.[173]

Meow Me Now Mobile

On the Google Mobile Blog, Google announced a new mobile-based search option for Android

and iOS devices which locates kittens near the user's current location.[174]

Blogger

The blogging service Blogger announced that it was being acquired by Google, even though it

has been part of Google since 2003.[175]

2012

Google Maps 8-bit for NES

Google partnered with Square Enix and announced a "NES version" of their Google Maps

service, to be released "as soon as possible". The version would be released in NES and

Famicom versions (the Famicom version would feature voice input by using the second

controller's microphone). In the meantime, Google added a "Quest"[176] layer to the Maps

website, which features 8-bit tile-based graphics and sprites on landmarks, both made by Google

and by Square Enix (using the Dragon Quest game series' graphics).[177]

Improved Japanese Input System

Google's proposed improved keyboard based on the experience with Japanese input system from

2010.[178]

The YouTube Collection

The YouTube Collection

YouTube added a small disc on the right side of the YouTube logo, which when clicked leads to

a page about a service called "The YouTube Collection". It claimed to be an at-home experience

of YouTube and made everything from videos to comments physical, including a postal mail

commenting service. At the bottom of the website, it had a fake shipping form which after filled

said "Your order has been placed. Due to heavy demand, your anticipated delivery date is: JUNE

16, 2045" and in small grey text at the bottom said "Also, April Fools."

Google Street Roo

Google announced they will deploy a 'roo force' of more than 1,000 big red kangaroos who will

capture up to 98% of the Australian bush within the next three years.[179]

Underwater Image Search

An underwater image search experience developed by Google China.[180]

Google Weather Control

Google added weather control to its weather search.[181]

Chrome Multitask Mode

Chrome Multitask Mode makes it possible to browse the web with two or more mice at the same

time. Clicking the "Try Multitask Mode" button initially creates one fake mouse that moves

around the screen, and over time adds several more. Clicking the "Exit Multitask Mode" button

shows an April Fools message.[182]

Elegantizr

Google introduced the Elegantizr[183] framework. To use it, one just needs to insert the following

line of HTML:

Upon insertion, every text begins with APRIL FOOL and an emoticon, before moving on to the

regular text.

Piano & Guitar Analytics Playback

Google Analytics allows the user to playback their website statistics on piano and guitar.

Google Racing

Google announced a partnership with NASCAR to help create self-driving vehicles to compete

in stock car racing.[184] The "I'm Feeling Lucky" button on Google's site was also changed to "I'm

Steering Lucky."[185] Google racing is available at http://www.google.com/racing/

Gmail Tap

Gmail Tap for Android and iOS doubles typing speed with a revolutionary new keyboard.[186]

The system involves a keyboard with three keys: Morse code "dash" and "dot", and a spacebar

(along with backspace). Shortly before midnight, on March 31, 2012 added Gmail Tap[187] Android and iOS Application utilizing Morse Code instead of onscreen keyboard. Selecting

Download App for Your Phone[188] produces the message: "Oops! Gmail Tap is a bit too popular

right now. We suggest you try downloading it again on April 2nd." Clicking Retry[189] button

will produce "It's still April 1st, 2012. You'll have to wait till April 2nd to download Gmail Tap."

After clicking the retry button the page will say "Still trying to download Gmail Tap? Check

back next April 1st to see if it is available...you never know.".[citation needed] On Gmail's Facebook

page,[190] they also posted about a Morse Keyboard.[191]

Really Advanced Search

A link on the bottom of search results pages titled Really Advanced Search[192] takes users to a

search page where they can filter their search results by, among other things, subtext or

innuendo, page font (Comic Sans or Wingdings), loanword origin, or future modification date.

Clicking on the "Advanced Search" button to actually run the search query redirects users to

search results for "April Fools".[193]

Click-to-Teleport Extensions

Click-to-Teleport extensions[194] allow potential customers to instantly teleport to the business

location directly from a search ad in a matter of seconds. This teleportation technology shortens

the "online-to-store" conversion funnel by providing searchers with an easy way to visit any

business and convert. On average, advertisers using Click-to-Teleport extensions have seen their

offline sales increase by 3600%.[195]

Go Ro

Solving the increasingly frustrating problem of accessing mobile internet on rotary phones across

the US, Google is announcing GoRo.[196] GoRo aims to fix the problem that 100% of people

using rotary phones have trouble accessing a website.

Jargon-Bot for Google Apps

Jargon-Bot[197] instantly recognizes business terms and provides real-time, in-product jargon

translation into plain English.[198]

Google TV Click

Innovative remote control application for phone and tablet lets users interact with shows and

movies as they are playing.[199]

Google Voice for Pets

Google introduced special Voice Communication Collars that fit around animal necks and use a

series of sensors to record audio directly from animal vocal cords. Using a WiFi network, audio

messages are uploaded to Google Voice within seconds. Alternately, a tiny micro-LED emitter

built into the collar can project a keyboard onto the floor, so the animal pet can tap its front paws

to send text messages. To understand animal language, Google took their voicemail transcription

engine and combined it with millions of adorable pet videos from the Internet, training it to

translate cat meows or dog growls into English.[200]

$1 Google Offer for Parking Karma

Google Offer for unlimited good parking karma[201] $1 takes the stress and guesswork out of

finding a good spot by providing the following service:

1. prime spots when you need them,

2. repels parking tickets,

3. includes 1 space buffer on each side,

4. shopping cart protection plan,

5. no parallel parking for first 6 months.

Canine Staffing Team

Google revealed that dogs at Google offices go through the same detailed recruitment and hiring

process by Canine Staffing Team as human Googlers do before being welcomed to the

Googleplex.[202]

Analytics Interplanetary Reports

While currently users can only get a partial picture of website visitor location, Google Analytics

is expanding beyond Earth by announcing new Analytis Interplanetary Reports to help users

understand visitor activities from neighboring stars and planets. Users will also be able to drill

down on each planet to see greater detail, e.g. which colony or outpost visitors came from,

similar to the city drill down available for Earth today.[203]

"Did you mean: Beyonce" and Kanye West in the Play Music Store

Kanye West bugdroid appeared in the Play Music Store. While searching anything, "Did you

mean: Beyonce" came up all the time.

Google Edible fiber

Google released a video[204] on YouTube claiming it invented an edible fiber which could "take

feedback from the body, determine which nutrients are needed and target delivery to the specific

organs that need those nutrients. The video actually links to Google Fiber, a broadband internet

service by Google.

2013

YouTube contest for the best video

In YouTube's sixth April Fools prank, YouTube joined forces with The Onion, a newspaper

satire company, by claiming that it will no longer accept new entries. YouTube began the

process of selecting a winner on April 1, 2013 and would delete everything else. YouTube would

go back online in 2023 to post the winning video and nothing else.[205] After that, on April 1,

2013, YouTube briefly repeated the "YouTube Collection" joke from April 1, 2012. They also

broadcast a live ceremony in which two "submission coordinators" continuously read off the

titles and descriptions of random videos (the "nominees") for twelve straight hours, claiming

they would do hold the same ceremony every day for the next two years.[206]

Treasure Hunt on Google Maps

Google Maps allows the user to start a treasure hunt by selecting the "Treasure" view from the

top right. Google Maps notes that the "system may not be able to display at higher resolutions

than paper print" and that the user should "take care when unfolding the map to avoid ripping it."

Also, the user is warned to 'beaware [sic] of pirates'. In reference to the TV show Portlandia, an

image of a bird was placed on Portland, Oregon.

Explore Treasure Mode with Google Maps[207]

Google Nose

On April 1, 2013, Google launched its fake product - Google Nose BETA. This product claimed

to "search for smells". Google staffers even went far enough with their creativity to cover mobile

devices in this April Fools' prank with the "Android Ambient Odor Detection" which was said to

collect smells from phones. "The product intersects 'photons with infrasound waves' and

'temporarily aligns molecules to emulate a particular scent.'", the Google Nose BETA landing

page said. Huffington Post said ,"It all sounds so great."[208][209] They made an introductory video

explaining the purported intention behind the new feature.[208] According to the clip, their mobile

aroma indexing program created a 15 million scentibyte database of smells from all over the

world.[210]

Google Nose [211]

Improved Google Play Developer Console

The addition of an "Add new awesome application" button.[212]

Google Japanese Input Patapata Version

Google introduces a new Japanese input system.[213] Users repeatedly tap a single button to cycle

through different letters. A brief pause confirms the current letter and advances the cursor to

begin entering the next one.

The name "Patapata" likely references a Japanese word for Split-flap display, onomatopoeically

dubbed "Patapata-shiki" for its distinctive fluttering sound when updating. There also exists

Patapon, where "Pata" is one of the sounds made with a drum; "pata-pata-pata-pon" happens to

be one of the first rhythms the game teaches the user.

International Space Station on Google Analytics

Google Analytics fooled users by showing that their website was being viewed from the

International Space Station control room on the real-time page.[212]

Gmail Blue

Gmail is now the color blue.[214]

Google SCHMICK (Simple Complete House Makeover Internet Conversion Kit)

Google SCHMICK allows the user to redesign his or her street viewed house so that the user can

"fly the Australian flag" outside the user's house [215]

Google Fiber Poles

Google Fiber to the Pole provides ubiquitous gigabit connectivity to fiberhoods across Kansas

City. This latest innovation in Google Fiber technology enables users to access Google Fiber's

ultra fast gigabit speeds even when they are out and about.[216]

Google Wallet Mobile ATM

Google announces the release of the Google Wallet Mobile ATM. The mobile ATM device

easily attaches to most smartphones and dispenses money instantly and effortlessly forever ending the user's search for the nearest bank or ATM. The Google Wallet Mobile ATM

technology allows the user to enter the amount of money he or she want to withdraw directly to a

phone or use voice-activated dispenser. Unlike traditional ATM's, the Google Wallet Mobile

ATM even dispenses rare two and fifty dollar bills, as well as more practical one dollar bills.[217]

Levity Algorithm in Google Apps

Google introduces the Levity Algorithm in Google Apps to help users spice up even the most

boring of work days.[218]

Updated Export and Send-To features on Google Analytics

Google updated the Export and Send-To features for Google Analytics to give users even more

options and support some of our favorite legacy technology: 3.5" floppy, CD-ROM, papyrus,

sticky note, carrier pigeon, fax, telegram, telegraph.[219]

Self-Writing Code Program

Google developed self-writing code program. Now that Google engineers are not spending their

time at the desk programming, they have plenty of time to collaborate with teammates, attend

talks and events on campus, go for a workout at the gym or try out a new cafe. Google always

encourages employees to have a full life outside of the office and now Google employees have

tremendous work-life balance.[220]

Google Search Cold Trends

The least searched topics on Google, "Cold searches" is the way to discover new unique things

that nobody else is into.[221]

2014

The Google Maps Pokmon Challenge

Google joined forces with The Pokmon Company, Game Freak, and Nintendo to develop a new

Google Maps app for the iPhone and Android, which helps you capture all kinds of Pokmon

while exploring the real world using Google Maps.[222]

Gmail Shelfie

Based on the popularity of adding pictures of oneself as a Gmail custom theme, Google launches

a feature to share that custom theme (of one's self) with their friends.[223]

Nest + Virgin

After acquiring Nest Labs in early 2014, Google teamed up with Virgin Airlines about the latest

in-flight feature. Passengers on the Virgin Airlines aircraft have the ability to change their

personal temperature on the plane using their latest Total Temperature Control. [224]

Google Japanese Input: Magic Hand Version

There are many problems with inputting Japanese on a mobile device using one's finger - so

Google has introduced the *Magic Hand* to solve them. [225]

Translate to Emoji

Google Chrome for Mobile added a feature to translate to Emoji. [226]

Auto-Awesome Photobombs with David Hasselhoff

Google announced on the Official Google Blog that they would randomly insert David

Hasselhoff into Google+ photos via the Auto-Awesome feature. [227]

WazeDates

'WazeDates' uses the same crowdsourcing technology designed to help drivers around the world

outsmart traffic, while creating a new space for people to meet and fall in love. [228]

Google Play Signature Edition

'Google Play Signature Edition' lets developers add a personal touch to delivering their apps to

their customers on Google Play using old school USB drives or CDs with a hand signed note.[229]

Real April Fools' Day product launches

Google has chosen April Fools' Day and the day before it to announce some of their actual

products, as a form of viral marketing.

Shortly before midnight on March 31, 2004, Google announced[230] the launch of Gmail.

However, it was widely believed to be a hoax, since free web-based e-mail with one

gigabyte of storage was unheard of at the time.[231]

In 2005, Google increased Gmail storage to two gigabytes and released Google Ride

Finder.[232]

On March 31, 2010, YouTube implemented its new video page design, which had been

revealed two months earlier.[233][234]

On April 1, 2010, Google Street View received a new feature to toggle anaglyph 3D

images. It was available by clicking on the icon depicting "pegman" wearing a pair of

red/cyan glasses. The icon was present until April 8, when it was removed. The 3D view

is now available by right-clicking on the image and selecting the 3D mode option or by

pressing "T" or "3" on the keyboard. The images are genuine anaglyph images, with the

red/cyan offset being greater for closer objects.

On April 1, 2013, Google announced Google+ Emotion. Google+ can now 'plumb the

emotional depths of everyone in the photo, then summarize their feelings with a

beautifully crafted, emotion icon'[235]

See also

Intelligence Quotient (IQ) and Browser Usage (AptiQuant)

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