April Fool's Day 2007

It is traditional to play a prank on someone and fool them today. But, media and large corporations take it a little too far too often. Last year, Ajay introduced me to hoaxes that are created by Google. Today, I noticed two hoaxes from Google.

Google's hoaxes on today is funny. I wonder if people are really gullible to fall for Google's TiSP.

Google TiSP (BETA) is a fully functional, end-to-end system that provides in-home wireless access by connecting your commode-based TiSP wireless router to one of thousands of TiSP Access Nodes via fiber-optic cable strung through your local municipal sewage lines.

More about this can be found at How TiSP works?

I encountered a second hoax from Google when checking mail on Gmail, Google's email service. The Gmail paper that can send you printouts to your home and made it more realistic with a bunch of testimonials about their beta product.

All part of the deal. Photo attachments are printed on high-quality, glossy photo paper, and secured to your Gmail Paper with a paper clip. MP3 and WAV files will not be printed. We recommend maintaining copies of your non-paper Gmail in these cases.