April Fools' Day Around The Web 2009



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socialblade.comDigg's Algorithm Cracked! Your personalized formula to Digg's front page can be found here.
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ivr-smartass.psshelp.comNew Product from PSS: 'SMART-ASS' - Detects when callers lie to Call Center agents
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youtube.comYouTube Videos are Upside Down: Add &flip=1 to URL to activate.
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njection.comBBC / Top Gear To Stream Show On Hulu, Ad Supported.
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smashingmagazine.comBreaking: Internet Explorer 8.1 Eagle Eyes Leaked
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google.com.augBall from Google: football that contains inbuilt GPS and motion sensor systems to monitor the location, force and torque of each kick
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sitepoint.comInternet Reboot Today at 11.59UTC
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thepiratebay.orgWarner Brothers take over the Piratebay
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guardian.co.ukGuardian kills print version and goes to Twitter only
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woopra.comWoopra website tracking software has a new feature that lets you REALLY WATCH your visitors from their webcams
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aws.typepad.comUp, Up, and Away - Cloud Computing Reaches for the Sky
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bugmenot.comNeed an account for bugmenot, the site to get logins for other sites
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gonullyourself.orgConficker...on FreeBSD!
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google.comGoogle introduces CADIE: Cognitive Autoheuristic Distributed-Intelligence Entity
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woot.com$3.00 + $1,000,000.00 shipping
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kodak.comMiraculous new camera technolgy that attaches to the lens of your glasses.
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mail.google.comGmail's new Auto-reply feature.
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reddit.comLooks like digg
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qualcomm.comQualcomm has outdone itself with the Wireless Convergence project.

# Rate ThumbSite Joke
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frontier.ac.uk
Submited: 2009-04-01 05:52
Bizarre new animal species - obviously a joke but very funny!
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fstdt.com
Submited: 2009-04-01 05:48
Gay Dog going to hell
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maddox.xmission.com
Submited: 2009-04-01 05:48
The joke is that he is not pulling some lame (but ultimately giggle worthy) April fool joke this year.
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hexus.net
Submited: 2009-04-01 05:47
Hexus warns against hardware failure in TFT screens
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poetsofthefall.com
Submited: 2009-04-01 05:45
Finnish band Poets of the Fall's latest album contains mind altering subliminal messages if played backwards. Refunds and replacements available.
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news.bbc.co.uk
Submited: 2009-04-01 05:43
New reality TV show - Kitten's Got Talent
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massiveclouding.xness.com
Submited: 2009-04-01 05:40
MassiveClouding is a new startup making internet surfers?s computers? free memory and idle processing power leasable.
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atheistbus.ca
Submited: 2009-04-01 05:40
God Heals Amputee, First Ever to be Recorded by Doctors - Posted on Canadian Atheist Bus Website
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musically.com
Submited: 2009-04-01 05:39
Kanye West gives up music for full-time blogging.
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webstandards.org
Submited: 2009-04-01 05:39
Purpose of Conficker Worm Uncovered
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connect.icrossing.co.uk
Submited: 2009-04-01 05:38
Google release their search algorithm to the open source community
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moo.com
Submited: 2009-04-01 05:38
Super eco friendly business card
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mootools.net
Submited: 2009-04-01 05:37
MooTools is now called jTools.
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fring.com
Submited: 2009-04-01 05:37
Get vocal with the new Voice URL fring Add-on
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swbnetwork.com
Submited: 2009-04-01 05:37
Long awaited product from the Secret Women's Business Network
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astana-cyclingteam.com
Submited: 2009-04-01 05:35
Astana Cycling Team plans new race through snow
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360innovate.co.uk
Submited: 2009-04-01 05:34
Recession Causes nation of baldies
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articulatedsky.com
Submited: 2009-04-01 05:33
EVE Online developers removing the PvP aspect in hopes of gaining more subscribers.
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deviantart.com
Submited: 2009-04-01 05:30
Beta testers have a snowman beside their name instead of the equals sign
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ariasink.com
Submited: 2009-04-01 05:30
Navigate a Sony Ebook Reader to get into the site
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guide2limousin.com
Submited: 2009-04-01 05:27
Farmers in France to be taxed for flatulent animals
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smosh.com
Submited: 2009-04-01 05:26
Smosh announces takeover by Levar Burton.
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isohunt.com
Submited: 2009-04-01 05:25
Makes you watch a pirate video before entering page
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blog.cafepress.com
Submited: 2009-04-01 05:20
CafePress introduces the CafePress-o-Pedia.
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i-mockery.com
Submited: 2009-04-01 05:20
Tetris: Charity Edition - will donate money to starving children
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subaru.co.uk
Submited: 2009-04-01 05:20
Ball Wheel Drive
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2600.com
Submited: 2009-04-01 05:16
Seemingly endless display of 404 pages and links to bizarre pages
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pcplus.co.uk
Submited: 2009-04-01 05:16
Bigfoot Discovered In Windows 7
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glastonburyfestivals.co.uk
Submited: 2009-04-01 05:13
Glastonbury Mud Proven to Have Healing Properties
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qualcomm.com
Submited: 2009-04-01 05:13
Qualcomm has outdone itself with the Wireless Convergence project.
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pocket-lint.com
Submited: 2009-04-01 05:11
TXT'N'WALK app lets you text and walk
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journaldugeek.com
Submited: 2009-04-01 05:11
(French) JOurnal du Geek is now Journal du Greek ^^
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newslite.tv
Submited: 2009-04-01 05:10
iPods get fractionally heavier with more music
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logcabins.co.uk
Submited: 2009-04-01 05:07
New Species of Pine Tree For Log Cabins Discovered
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nitroplus.co.jp
Submited: 2009-04-01 05:06
(Japanese) Nitroplus goes from visual novels to farming.
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jinx.com
Submited: 2009-04-01 05:06
Clothing for the Exxxxxtreme gamer
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urbandead.com
Submited: 2009-04-01 05:02
Players find themselves in a sunny, zombie-free, pre-apocalypse Malton when they log in, but it turns out to be a dream.
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audiofeeline.free.fr
Submited: 2009-04-01 05:01
(french) Une centrale nucl?aire ? Messac !
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blog.wired.com
Submited: 2009-04-01 05:01
wired blogs section has a series of articles called geek dad, but today they've changed it to jock dad
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zam.com
Submited: 2009-04-01 04:59
Fake Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles MMORPG Announcement
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forums.boxtorrents.com
Submited: 2009-04-01 04:58
boxtorrents being taken over by anime licensing company
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uk.eurosport.yahoo.com
Submited: 2009-04-01 04:57
49 year old England football legend to rejoin international setup due to multiple injuries in squad.
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businesscar.co.uk
Submited: 2009-04-01 04:57
BMW cars can get magnetic tow from the car in front
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engadget.com
Submited: 2009-04-01 04:53
Mazda RX8 controlled with ipod touch
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gizmotastic.com
Submited: 2009-04-01 04:52
Google to begin unmanned news coverage
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dailymail.co.uk
Submited: 2009-04-01 04:52
Home Secretary coming out of Ann Summers sex shop
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baldrics.wordpress.com
Submited: 2009-04-01 04:50
Helen Zille, Mayor of Cape Town, to play in Cape Town Jazz Festival
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maps.google.com
Submited: 2009-04-01 04:50
CADIE recommends some places for humans
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smashwords.com
Submited: 2009-04-01 04:47
J.K. Rowling Publishes Harry Potter Ebooks on Smashwords
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newsletter.pizzahut.co.uk
Submited: 2009-04-01 04:46
Portrait Pizza
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crunchgear.com
Submited: 2009-04-01 04:46
General Mills Enters Tech News Space With Forced Acquisition of CrunchGear
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laminatr.com
Submited: 2009-04-01 04:45
laminate your website!
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ispreview.co.uk
Submited: 2009-04-01 04:45
Privacy campaigners throughout the UK have unanimously decided to support Phorm
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battlefield-heroes.com
Submited: 2009-04-01 04:43
Battlefield Heroes has been re-named Battlefield D?rk.
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forum.ea.com
Submited: 2009-04-01 04:42
Battlefield Bad Company 2 details announced allowing you to play on every platform
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funnyordie.com
Submited: 2009-04-01 04:39
Reba McEntire took over the entire site and content programming, even putting her picture on some user accounts.
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mmmeeja.com
Submited: 2009-04-01 04:39
April Fools Day 2010 has been banned by the G20
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darkandpink.com
Submited: 2009-04-01 04:37
DarkandPink is changing to a toddler demographic.
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thelocal.se
Submited: 2009-04-01 04:37
The genre Swe-J is really blossoming in Japan!
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peopleperhour.com
Submited: 2009-04-01 04:36
Freelance marketplace PeoplePerHour.com launches a dating site
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t1rex.blogspot.com
Submited: 2009-04-01 04:36
The rural broadband stimulus plan goes horribly, horribly wrong.
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phandroid.com
Submited: 2009-04-01 04:35
Ford, GM Announce 'Android Car'
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palmwebos.org
Submited: 2009-04-01 04:33
RUMOR: Google Buying Palm
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search.japantimes.co.jp
Submited: 2009-04-01 04:33
Widen your friend circles on SNS with TomoToday
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python.org
Submited: 2009-04-01 04:33
The BDFL, having shepherded Python development for 20 years, officially announces his retirement, effective immediately. Following a unanimous vote, his replacement is named.
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messengersays.spaces.live.com
Submited: 2009-04-01 04:32
Automatic Mood Detection in Windows Live Messenger
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appfrica.net
Submited: 2009-04-01 04:32
Seacom has wired the entire African continent, which now has the fastest internet connection in the world.
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blog.vark.com
Submited: 2009-04-01 04:31
Announcing Epistolary Aardvark for Offline Access!
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blog.topify.com
Submited: 2009-04-01 04:31
sued by Fedex.
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jesseliebman.com
Submited: 2009-04-01 04:30
Social Media Use Decreases Customer Satisfaction.
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ycorpblog.com
Submited: 2009-04-01 04:29
Yahoo debuts Ideological Search.
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pseudocoder.com
Submited: 2009-04-01 04:29
his new Landmark jQuery plugin will alter the face of the internet.
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smellr.com
Submited: 2009-04-01 04:28
new social network for your nose, a friendspace for your fragrance, a place to share your opinions on perfumes and vote for your favorite smells
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pwright.smackjeeves.com
Submited: 2009-04-01 04:26
Fake person taking over the comic
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forums.apaganspath.com
Submited: 2009-04-01 04:25
Hello kitty theme
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thisisgloucestershire.co.uk
Submited: 2009-04-01 04:24
Dangerous hummingbird spotted in county
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soundscout.org
Submited: 2009-04-01 04:23
Reputable music website stakes its reputation on crunk/screamo/electronica band
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cheesymovienight.com
Submited: 2009-04-01 04:21
Our site becoming an affilliate of CNN - complete with reviews of news stories.
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escapistmagazine.com
Submited: 2009-04-01 04:20
Pony Jam
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images.google.com
Submited: 2009-04-01 04:18
CADIE found some images 'she' likes
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brilliant.ltd.uk
Submited: 2009-04-01 04:14
We're doomed. Doooooooooooomed!!!1 Unless you buy one of these...
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sffmedia.com
Submited: 2009-04-01 04:12
Star Trek sequel already planned
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icculus.org
Submited: 2009-04-01 04:11
Google and icculus.org partner on new endeavor: ASCII-based ads on .plan files
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news.vgchartz.com
Submited: 2009-04-01 04:11
Xbox 360 Arcade console cut from $199 to $129
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macrumors.com
Submited: 2009-04-01 04:11
The MacRumors Big Bunny Bundle consists of very interesting Mac software.
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brmb.co.uk
Submited: 2009-04-01 04:10
UK introduces a pet tax
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pwned.com
Submited: 2009-04-01 04:10
All out chaos throughout the site
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fpsbanana.com
Submited: 2009-04-01 04:03
Site moderator state to shut down the site due to the financial crisis
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reg.imageshack.us
Submited: 2009-04-01 04:02
ImageShack Acquires SaveTheFrogs
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reddit.com
Submited: 2009-04-01 03:52
Looks like digg
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webanalytics.ox2.eu
Submited: 2009-04-01 03:51
Google launches new laptop PC - with telepathic interface!
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poundstuff.net
Submited: 2009-04-01 03:43
that it is now owned by someone who hates the site and their mother
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dialaphone.co.uk
Submited: 2009-04-01 03:42
Coin operated mobile phone
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planetbattlefield.gamespy.com
Submited: 2009-04-01 03:41
Battlefield 3 Teaser Trailer Leaked
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decanter.com
Submited: 2009-04-01 03:41
French government bans outside drinking
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lostpedia.wikia.com
Submited: 2009-04-01 03:41
The news section says that in a 'shockingly quiet press release', Lost creators Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse have announced that M. Night Shyamalan would be directing the series finale in 2010.
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christianhideout.com
Submited: 2009-04-01 03:40
all posts look deleted until registered
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flightglobal.com
Submited: 2009-04-01 03:40
A consortium of Hollywood movie stars has confirmed an order for a single Boeing 787 which it plans to use as a flying restaurant.
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smartestgames.com
Submited: 2009-04-01 03:40
Incredibly Clever game constantly belittling your perceived intelligence.
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recipezaar.com
Submited: 2009-04-01 03:39
Recipezaar will only accept bacon recipes

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