Like most brands, Google is also notorious for pulling some hilarious pranks on April Fools Day. Some of these pranks are so realistic, that it leaves even the most vigilant, in confusion, and in the end, laughter. If you do not want to fall for these harmless online pranks by the search engine giant, here is a complete guide to Google’s April Fool Day online pranks.
Complete guide to Google’s April fool day online pranks
Google Enterprise launches Jargon-Bot to translate your co-worker’s business jargon into plain English
YouTube Collection allows you to request mail-in videos on DVD
blog http://youtube-global.blogspot.ca/2012/03/youtube-collection-hold-all-magic-of.html
Google China launches a fun underwater image search
site http://www.google.cn/landing/shuixia/
Google Fiber teams launch “Fiber Bar”
fake site http://www.google.com/fiber/kansascity/index.html
Don’t like the weather? Google Weather Control lets you change that search for weather in any city
https://www.google.com/
(only works on google.com domain, and you must be logged in to see the prank)
Google Analytics will play your visitors chart as music, in either piano or sitar
site https://www.google.com/analytics/ (you need to have an existing Analytics account in order to play)
NASCAR partners with Google on self-driving race car
GoMo is Google’s initiative to help businesses go mobile. Now meet Goro
fake site http://www.howtogomo.com/goro/d/
Gmail Tap is a new morse keyboard for Android with only 2 buttons
(. and -)
android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rgam.morsekeyboard
blog http://gmailblog.blogspot.ca/2012/03/introducing-gmail-tap.html
G+ https://plus.google.com/103345707817934461425/posts/4jHWgz9V6nZ
Google Japan also makes morse input available in Japanese\
fake site http://www.google.co.jp/ime/-.-.html
video Google ??????????????
blog http://googlejapan.blogspot.de/2012/04/google.html
Google launches ‘Really Advanced Search’ for the web and images
search http://www.google.com/js/reallyadvanced.html
images http://www.google.com/advanced_image_search
the real advanced search http://www.google.ca/advanced_search
Google China gives a nod to Qingming festival with animated background
search for Qingming on google.com.hk http://goo.gl/IfYQ9 (works only in Chrome)
Google Chrome Multitask Mode finally allows multiple mouse control
blog http://chrome.blogspot.ca/2012/03/new-way-to-multitask.html
G+ https://plus.google.com/100585555255542998765/posts/5HkHpc2kuyF
Google Maps now in 8-bit for the Nintendo
video URL :http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=rznYifPHxDg
blog http://google-latlong.blogspot.ca/2012/03/begin-your-quest-with-google-maps-8-bit.html
fake maps http://maps.google.com/?t=8&utm_campaign=8bit
G+ https://plus.google.com/116899029375914044550/posts/95aorwuSgfz
AdWords introduces Click-to-Teleport for advertisers
fake site http://www.google.com/adwords/extensions/teleport.html
blog http://adwords.blogspot.ca/2012/03/introducing-click-to-teleport-ad.html
Google Street Roo initiative will outfit kangaroos’ heads with Street View camera
blog http://google-au.blogspot.com.au/2012/04/google-street-roo-exploring-outback-one.html
G+ https://plus.google.com/115477067087672475993/posts/Me31tyjHfsd
Google Voice expands to a new market, lets you keep in touch with your pet
blog http://googlevoiceblog.blogspot.ca/2012/04/google-voice-expands-to-new-markets.html
Google Sky View – thanks to ‘Street View’ plane
Site http://googlesightseeing.com/2012/04/google-aerial-street-view/
19. Google Nigeria asks for your bank account #, then search your inheritance(the search box will redirect you to an actual Google search page, but please don’t input your bank account number there – or any search box on the web for that matter):
site http://www.nigeriagoogle.com/
Check out today’s Google.com home page.
Google TV Click lets you control actors and interact with shows in real-time
Available for download on April 31, 2012!
blog http://googletv.blogspot.ca/2012/04/introducing-google-tv-click-real.html
Google China launches underwater image search
site http://www.google.cn/landing/shuixia/
