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Back to the Future or on to Mars? Google Fools.


customtime_screenshot.gifWere you one of the many intrigued by Google’s latest innovations today? “Gmail Custom Time” allows users to send messages one hour, six hours, last night, last week, etc. But use them wisely; you only have ten per year.

What about becoming a “Virgle Pioneer?” Since “Earth has issues,” Virgin founder Richard Branson and Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin “will be leading hundreds of users on one of the greatest adventures in human history: Project Virgle, the first permanent human colony on Mars.”

Imagine the possibilities. Then check your calendar.

Google has been creating buzz on April Fool’s Day for a few years now. Check out the hoaxes they’ve pulled over the years. The brand has certainly proved clever enough to keep us all talking.


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