Comments on: Annoyance of the Day(tm) — April Fools Day

By: Sparkina

Sparkina — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 09:45:47 +0000

Sorry for the double post, but I made a typo I didn’t think Google Romance was funny OR a good prank. I thought it was mean-spirited, tasteless, and sadistic. I was all excited, because I thought that this “great new service” would help me find my Heart’s True Hero, and when I went to post a profile and was informed it was just a prank, I thought my heart would crack apart from the disappointment. I think Google should have a GENUINE matching service to help the unpartnered find their Heart’s True Heroes (and SHE-roes)– not a Contextual Date or Psychographic matching thing, but a search function where you input what you want in a partner, combined with networking (sorta-kinda like MySpace, only strictly for unpartnered souls seeking relationships. Anyone else agree with me that this was a mean trick and that Google should have a real, working dating feature?

By: Sparkina

Sparkina — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 09:40:02 +0000

I didn’t think Google Romance was funny OR a good prank. I thought it was mean-spirited, tasteless, and sadistic. I was all excited, because I thought that this “great new service” would help me find my Heart’s True Hero, and when I went to post a profile and was informed it was just a prank, I thought my heart would crack apart from the disappointment. I think Google should have a GENUINE matching service to help the unpartnered find their Heart’s True Heroes (and SHE-roes)– not a Contextual Date or Psychographic matching thing, but a search function where you input what you want in a partner, combined with networking (sorta-kinda like MySpace, only strictly for unpartnered souls seeking relationships. Anyone else agree with me that this was a mean tick and that Google should have a real, working dating feature?

By: Andrew Kaufmann

Andrew Kaufmann — Thu, 13 Apr 2006 04:10:27 +0000

That sounds like a good prank, google romance — the thing is, I wouldn’t be surprised if within a couple of years Google actually launched such an animal. They’re like Microsoft, but online — trying to get into every online market out there, like Microsoft tried to make every piece of software.

By: Zach

Zach — Wed, 05 Apr 2006 23:10:05 +0000

Google Romance was very funny.

By: mike

mike — Wed, 05 Apr 2006 17:18:31 +0000

did u see google romance? it was a whole subsection of a fake dating service based on search engine-like criteria. It was humorous, and a pretty big effort. At least 10 pages of images, screenshots, and explanations.

By: Zach

Zach — Tue, 04 Apr 2006 22:23:01 +0000

I can understand where you’re coming from. The GIA set the bar so unbelievably high with the Final Fantasy Gaiden prank, that I can’t see myself ever being fooled again. I mean, if you’re going to do an April Fools prank, put some effort into it.