Well, yesterday was officially an event day. It may not be as celebrated as next Sunday (Easter) will be or is be as significant in any way, but it's still there.
I was quite surprised at how few people seemed to use the opportunity to mess around with no guilt. I taught a class of pre-teens completely oblivious to the power of this day. What? No pranks? For this one day, you could tell anyone anything, however inappropiate a joke it may be, and then get off completely scott-free simply by uttering the immortal words, "April's Fool". Just sit and let that soak in. No guilt.
Even if we, mere mortals, waste this opportunity, it's good to see that the
internet giants fully embrace it. Google for instance, have chosen today to announce their new wireless internet service, which operates through any regular household toilet.
Even Gmail got in on the act: Gmail Paper promises to deliver any e-mail messages direct to your door free of charge - putting the mail back in Gmail. Google have a long and fascinating history with April Fools Day. They used to launch such fake services as Google Gulp, a soft drink and Google Romance, a search engine for those who want results in more then just infomation.
Bizarrely, they've also used the day to launch real services including Gmail inself and the increasing size of Gmail's inbox. The idea was that the joke got people talking about it then everonewho was pleasantly surprised to discover that the service is infact real. Here's hoping that Gmail Paper actually happens. How cool would that be!
Here's Bebo contribution to this most foolish of days: 
Yes, the Bebo logo is missing its trademark ears. Ok, not that funny.
Possibly, my favourite story comes from digitalspy.co.uk, is that Gromit (of Wallace and Gromit) is replace the dog in the HMV logo.
Strangely this turned out to be true.
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