The knowledgeable reader knows that the Internet can not believe everything you read on the Internet, April Fools' Day but we recommend that you do not believe everything you read us.
Internet scam time just around the corner, and we will continue to fill in your inbox in the jaw-dropping press releases "strictly embargo April 1," we thought we would put together a list of some past web hoaxes - just to whet the appetite of what's to come.
Internet scam time just around the corner, and we will continue to fill in your inbox in the jaw-dropping press releases "strictly embargo April 1," we thought we would put together a list of some past web hoaxes - just to whet the appetite of what's to come.
First Tacocopter: Tacocopter the Internet has been a storm in late March, when the faux Silicon Valley start-up picked up on its website outlining the plan to meet tacos drone flying over remote robots. Sounds too good to be true? Well, that's it. While the founders of Star Simpson said he would not call him a joke website, the Federal Aviation Administration regulations prevent the use of unmanned aerial vehicles for commercial services. Bonus points for faking us before April Fools' Day.
Second Gmail Paper: April 1, 2007 Google announced Gmail Paper - a new service that would allow Gmail users to get a physical copy of the e-mail message directly from Google. "Everyone loves Gmail. But not everyone loves email, or in the Digital Age," Google wrote. "Whatever happened to stamps, filing cabinets, and the mailman? Well, you asked for, and it is here." Although of course it was not. After a little click from the user to a page where Google copped a joke. "As you may have guessed, Gmail Paper is not a real product or service to Gmail. No, I do not plan on sending boxes and boxes of the e-mail in printed form." Wait, really?
Third Think Geek of the ICAD: People Think Geek Online Super Store that April Fools' Day very seriously, writing several faux product description that is a little ridiculous that the products they normally sell. In 2010, they came with the unusual idea of ICAD - iPad a cabinet, which would allow you to play Atari games on iPad - the joystick and the buttons are firmly in. But this idea had legs, and now you can buy one of ICAD Think $ 99.99 a true geek website.
4th A IE IQ hoax: a brief, glorious moment, tech journalists, I thought, just might be possible that people who use the Internet Explorer browser is actually dumber than those in other web browsers. Was issued by a company called Aptiquant study that seemed to prove it. The story spread like wildfire, until it turned out to be a scam. When the truth came out, the guy behind all this to say: "It's just a joke, and I do not really mean to hurt anyone." (Technically not an April Fool's Day joke, but it's also good to miss.)
5th World of Warcraft introduces crabby, prison helper: April 1, 2011, Blizzard, the maker of World of Warcraft introduced crabby, a giant spider, a holographic hanging out in the lower right region of the screen and helps to provide advice and helpful hints as you their way through dungeons of Azeroth. It's so fantastic and false.
