April Fool's Day

We couldn’t resist getting in on the April Fool’s action with our very own brand new pay-per-view model at The Next Web, and to keep the fun going, we’ve decided to put together a list of the best pranks that we’ve spotted around the Web so far. Google got a head start on everyone, and we’ve already got a roundup of all of this year’s pranks courtesy of the company, but what is everyone else up to this fine April Fools’ day? Conan O’Brien ousts Pete Cashmore as Mashable CEO If you head over...Read Full Story

We couldn’t resist getting in on the April Fool’s action with our very own brand new pay-per-view model at The Next Web, and to keep the fun going, we’ve decided to put together a list of the best pranks that we’ve spotted around the Web so far. Google got a head start on everyone, and we’ve already got a roundup of all of this year’s pranks courtesy of the company, but what is everyone else up to this fine April Fools’ day? Conan O’Brien ousts Pete Cashmore as Mashable CEO If you head over...Read Full Story

People love a good trolling, whether it’s online or not, and there’s nothing like a company having a bit of harmless fun at the expense of a few thousand customers. Whether it’s a gag product or a fake movie trailer, when an April Fools’ Day prank video is convincing enough, it has the potential to go viral on YouTube. Unfortunately this leaves fans punked, potentially even get their hopes up. (We’re pretty sure Zelda fans are still a little heartbroken over IGN Entertainment’s faux trailer...Read Full Story

All-Fools’ Day. It’s a great opportunity for PRs to drop the pretence of responsible behaviour and unleash the hidden child within, but it takes more than clowning around to produce an effective April Fool’s gag. April Fool’s humour is an art-form in itself – too outlandish and it will lack the required subtlety to lure the audience in, take the whole thing too seriously and you’ll end up looking awkward and contrived. Leader in the automotive field is BMW, they’ve made it a key part of...Read Full Story

Silly pranks for April Fool’s Day are a fun way to start a new family tradition!  Here are April Fool’s food and recipes, practical jokes, family-friendly tricks, and funny pranks to make this April Fools day one your family will never forget! When Is April Fools?Every year, April Fools Day is the first day of April ~ April 1.    Also known as All Fools’ Day, April 1 isn’t nationally viewed as a holiday ~ but it’s celebrated by playing all kinds of practical jokes and silly tricks.  It’s...Read Full Story

Yesterday was the craziest day of the year, when many of us had the chance to make pranks for people around us, and some well-known stores or product developers released their ideas too. Here are some of the coolest pranks I found on the web yesterday: Thermosaurus Radiator This one was „designed” at the Artemy Lebedev studio and represents a heater shaped like a Tyrannosaurus skeleton. Thermosaurus would install like any other central-heating radiator and would be highly energy-efficient...Read Full Story

Letter from a prisoner…, Earth- anechoic chamber mutes 99.99%…, damn pretty…, Weird dreams…, e-lane…,  22 year-old Batman cereal on eBay…, Drunk men strip naked…,  April Fools’ Jokes…, hire fat people…,  waaaterrrr…….1. Received this letter from a prisoner to the publishing house I work at today..He may want to rethink this profession. 2. The quietest place on Earth- anechoic chamber mutes 99.99% of all noises, causes hallucinations.If you’ve been to a crowded airport, sporting event, or even...Read Full Story

Movies: Tony Nunes shares some of this years best April Fool's Pranks, and some real news that is too absurd to accept as reality. Last Sunday was April Fools Day, the one day of the year when gullible people across the globe fall victim to some of the strangest news online. The entertainment world loves this stuff, and this year loads of news sites, blogs and companies latched onto the day, pulling their own pranks and releasing their own faux news items to a surprisingly trusting audience...Read Full Story

Have you ever wanted to get off the grid and create your own power? Now you can, thanks to the Kube X15 Mini Nuke. At least that’s what Tiger Direct was claiming yesterday. If only it hadn’t been April Fools Day.The popular consumer electronics retailer featured an ad for the “World’s First Home Mini-Nuclear Generator,” and it quickly went viral.“If you’ve been reading the online alternative press on the web, you’ve heard that this device actually exists,” the ad read.According to Tiger...Read Full Story

April Fools Day is celebrated by people from every part of the world either hate it or love it on 1st April every year. When it is being celebrated, that means you need to start preparing to face all the wonderful pranks & practical jokes. Do you enjoy pulling April Fool’s pranks on your friends or family. If yes, then we are sharing a list of funny pranks ideas & tricks for this April Fool’s day 2012. You can use these Classic April Fool’s Day Pranks ideas and tricks to your friends or...Read Full Story