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April Fools Day – Best Ever Internet Pranks

Originally posted: April 1, 2015 by Kristen Radford. Leave a comment
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Tricks aren’t just for kids when it comes to April Fools Day internet pranks. In fact, the first of April could be the perfect time to connect with your customers – and generate some great conversation online. Take a hint from some of the heavy hitters online; these are some of our favorite April Fools Day internet pranks.

YouTube Shuts Down

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Can you imagine a world without YouTube? Well, the second largest search engine in the world made us all think about that proposition in 2013. YouTube announced on April 1 that it would be shutting down. Oh the horrors! But YouTube had a pretty convincing story; the company was shutting down in order to review submissions to name the best all-time video. It even went so far as to make a custom splash page.

Google Nose (Best Internet Prank!)

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This is one of the best internet pranks. Google is the answer to everything, right? Well, some suckers might think so, and they might have fallen for “Google Nose,” the search engine’s April Fools Day prank that introduced a new “product” that allowed users to search by scent. Just key in a search topic, then sniff your computer (get your nose reeeallly close to the screen). Feel silly yet?

Bing’s Basic Engine

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Bing has a history of getting in on the April Fools Day fun too. One year, Bing redirected users who typed in “Google” to the “Bing Basic” page, a “bland” search engine experience – that looks an awful lot like Google. Nicely done.

Color-changing Gmail

Doesn’t everybody have Gmail? Pretty much. So you’ll likely remember the Gmail prank that turned your email viewing experience, well, blue. Gmail managed to keep everything the same with the huge email server – only bluer. Nothing says April Fools better than an unexpected hue.

Are you taking part in internet shenanigans this year? Tell us your tricks!

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Published: April 1, 2015
Updated: August 29, 2021
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Kristen Radford
Kristen Radford
Kristen Radford Price is a California transplant with a passion for the written word. She has a degree in print journalism and has written for several national publications and media outlets including USA Today, SFGate, The Knot, The Nest and various newspapers and news services nationwide. Serving in roles that span marketing and communications, Kristen has experience working for businesses large and small, providing web content, blogging, whitepapers, video scripts and print collateral. In her (nonexistent) spare time, Kristen loves working out, reading, healthy cooking and hanging out with her husband and baby.
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