7 posts and columns on moon

College Humor Dudes’ Newest Product: An Amazon.com Prank

in Media on May 22, 2009 at 7:27 am PT

The smarter-than-they-look guys at CollegeHumor.com attract some seven million unique visitors a month, are making smart strides in Web video and have their own show on MTV. And when they’re not doing that, they monkey with Amazon.com.
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New from Google Labs: Google April Fools Overkill

in News on April 1, 2009 at 8:59 am PT

If 2008 (or 2007, 06, 05, 04…) was the year April Fools on the Web jumped the shark, then 2009 was the year it was eaten by it. The Web is so overburdened with pranks this year, it may be that the best April Fools announcement of all proves to be Palm’s, a company promising to deliver real news and not some over-thought hoax. Google alone has posted no fewer than 12 pranks–and none of them match Pigeon Rank in wit.
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Netflix Back in Business

in News on August 15, 2008 at 11:00 am PT

iPhone Credit, Yip, Yip, Yip

in News on September 14, 2007 at 11:00 am PT

Bang, Zoom–To the Moon, Sergey! To the Moon!

in News on September 14, 2007 at 12:01 am PT

With the establishment of the Google Lunar X Prize, Google’s 2004 Copernicus Center announcement seems less April Fool’s Day hoax, more company aspiration. At Wired NextFest in Los Angeles yesterday, Google said it will award up to $30 million in prize money to anyone able to land a privately funded spacecraft on the moon.