On 1st April when Google' blog mentioned that they have officially changed the company's name from Google to Topeka, I couldn't believe it but then I realized the date, it was the April Fool day. It was indeed one of the best April fool prank I came across so far. Google homepage looked like this:
The post on Google's official blog mentioned that they have changed the name as a return favor to the Topeka town in Kansas, whose mayor renamed the city as 'Google Kansas' for the month of March to grab the attention of search giant for its 'Free High Speed Internet Connection' program. As per the Google's official blog:
Early last month the mayor of Topeka, Kansas stunned the world by announcing that his city was changing its name to Google. We’ve been wondering ever since how best to honor that moving gesture. Today we are pleased to announce that as of 1AM (Central Daylight Time) April 1st, Google has officially changed our name to Topeka.Continue reading at Google's official blog.
UPDATE: Google had 12 April fool pranks, full list can be found at Suhel's blog.
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