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Title: What the... heck?
Post by: Naru523 on April 01, 2010, 04:15:48 PM

http://edition.cnn.com/2010/TECH/03/02/google.kansas.topeka/index.html

Topeka, the state capitol of Kansas, changes its name into Google.

Title: Re: What the... heck?
Post by: deoxy99 on April 01, 2010, 04:19:43 PM

Yes, and Google wants to change their name to Topeka.

Title: Re: What the... heck?
Post by: Naru523 on April 01, 2010, 04:21:10 PM

LOL.

Too bad they are April Fooling you.

Title: Re: What the... heck?
Post by: deoxy99 on April 01, 2010, 04:22:39 PM

Huh? They April Fooled me? WHAT? HUH?  ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ???

Title: Re: What the... heck?
Post by: deoxy99 on April 01, 2010, 04:23:08 PM

It's likely though.

Title: Re: What the... heck?
Post by: deoxy99 on April 01, 2010, 04:23:48 PM

Info on name change:
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/04/different-kind-of-company-name.html

Title: Re: What the... heck?
Post by: Naru523 on April 01, 2010, 04:23:52 PM

Google announced that it would change its name to Topeka to "honor that moving gesture" at 1 am on 1 April 2010 (April Fools Day). --Wikipedia

Title: Re: What the... heck?
Post by: Naru523 on April 01, 2010, 04:24:34 PM

Quote from: deoxy99 on April 01, 2010, 04:23:48 PM

Info on name change:
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/04/different-kind-of-company-name.html

Its the same thing as the first link.

Title: Re: What the... heck?
Post by: deoxy99 on April 01, 2010, 04:25:31 PM

WHAT? WHAT? WHAT? WHAT? APRIL FOOLED ME? WHAT? WHAT? I BELIEVE IT! IT'S TRUE! NO WAY GOOGLE WOULD DO THAT!

Title: Re: What the... heck?
Post by: atomic7732 on April 01, 2010, 04:27:00 PM

lol
So is it really Google, Kansas?

Title: Re: What the... heck?
Post by: deoxy99 on April 01, 2010, 04:27:14 PM

Yes.

Title: Re: What the... heck?
Post by: Naru523 on April 01, 2010, 04:34:57 PM

Google Earth April fooled us in 08 by changing the earth map into pangea map.

Title: Re: What the... heck?
Post by: atomic7732 on April 01, 2010, 04:36:13 PM

That wouldda been cool!