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Sat Mar 31, 2007 6:51 pm Reply and quote this post
Here's the first April Fools I came across was at BBC.co.uk, its just gone midnight April 1st 2007, and here it is:

It was for "Breaking News: BBC launches sniff screen technology"



Was displayed as an animated rollover with other images at http://www.bbc.co.uk in a prominent position as displayed below:


Post other internet April Fools you find, here:

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Sun Apr 01, 2007 12:42 pm Reply and quote this post
Google announced new services:
Gmail Paper , a free paper archiving service for any and all Gmail messages. Google confesses it is indeed an April Fools' joke on the Gmail Paper Program Policies page.
Google TiSP (beta), free in-home wireless broadband "via fiber-optic cable strung through your local municipal sewage lines."
Google TiSP (Beta) free wireless fiber optic broadband

I was told by a friend that in Guild Wars characters genders were switched in the main towns on each in-game continent.

Ah, and The Mail on Sunday reported 'Council inspectors to demand £5 'carbon offset' for barbecues'.

I was looking for lights to London, when Ryanair's website has a picture relating to Ryanair space travel, which when click goes to a "GOTCHA" page with an offer of free flights

Slashdot added a Digg- or reddit-like rating system to articles, called SlashRating.

http://en.wikipedia.org - Wikipedia announced that editors will be charged in order to edit.

thepiratebay.org - moving all their servers to the North Korean embassy in Stockholm

phpbb.com - conquered Olympus on Mars.
http://www.phpbb.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=529610


...any more?

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