
In reality, it was a double fake, in that the announced product was serious. The announcement of Gmail was written in an unserious jokey language normally seen in April Fools' jokes, tricking many into thinking that it was an April Fools' joke. Google also announced Gmail on April 1, with an unprecedented and unbelievable free 1 GB space, compared to e.g. Google Job Opportunities: Google Copernicus Center is hiring.Copernicus is the name of a new operating system they claimed to have created for working at the research center. įictitious job opportunities for a research center on the moon. The article makes many humorous references and puns based on computer terminology and how Google PageRank really works, (for example, a chart showing the pigeons' consumption of linseed and flax, represented as the "lin/ax kernel," a pun on the Linux kernel).
Google touts the benefits of this cost-effective and efficient means of ranking pages and reassures readers that there is no animal cruelty involved in the process. Google reveals the technology behind its PageRank Systems-PigeonRank.Pi. Please try again.Īn additional error message was included which converted all navigation text to German, but was scrapped after user complaints. Error: MentalPlex™ has determined that this is not your final answer.Please clap hands three times, while chanting "I believe" and try again. Remove aluminum foil and remote control devices. Try again after removing hat, glasses and shoes. Error 104: That information was lost with the Martian Lander.Error CKR8: That information is protected under the National Security Act.Error 445: Searching on this topic is prohibited under international law.

