April 1 - The App Store Chronicle

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April 1

Youtube Copies Google Prank From ’11 With “Youtube Collection”

In a completely unoriginal and disappointing April Fools Pranks, Youtube announced “Youtube Collection” which is Youtube offline on DVDs. There is a cool homepage added to videos that I like, because it is reminiscent of old DVD menus with annoying soundtracks, and scene selection. Feedback is snail mailed to from the DVD owner to the content creator (featuring Shane Dawson ). But this is a carbon copy of...

app / easter egg / game / Google / maps / navigation / online / Pranks / Video / website

April 1

Google Maps Goes Epically 8 Bit

It’s pretty cool so I had to share the pic. Google Maps has gone 8 bit for the day, and it looks like a video game. All the Minecrapfters must be going crazy. This is old school, so it works on “one of the best selling computer systems in history” AKA NES. Enjoy the intro video, and my map, and check it out at...

Google / Pranks / sports / Video

April 1

Google Announces Google Racing Partnership With Nascar

Yes. It is true. Google has formed an April 1st Partnership with Nascar for their “self driving car” which will supposedly drive itself and be completely Autonomous. In the official video on Nascar TV, award winning Driver Jeff Gordan seemed excited to finally have a break… Or it could be an April Fools prank. The video: http://www.nascar.com/video/none/none/120331/cup-mar-google/ The Website: http://www.google.com/racing/ 😀 A Preview of our Youtube...