Why don't you Topeka that?

[Plurralbles]

As many of you have seen Google, for a "prank" renameditself Topeka to return the favor when Topeka, Kansas temporarily renamed itself Google.

Ah, you corporate heads, you're so sneaky!

No, not really.

Did anyone get fooled by this?

Did anyone care?

Is anyone finding that because Google changes its mainpage for pretty much every blasted holiday that it has lost what little shock it could have given to users today?

edit: Thanks person who placed that link, I'll put it up here as well.

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

 

[Kollega]

Strange, i can't see that. Not on Russian main page, anyways.

 

[FactualSquirrel]

Not where I am they didn't.

I'm guessing it's in America, and I'm not there.

 

[blackjaw1]

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

 

[reg42]

Can't see it on the South African page, so no I didn't get fooled.

 

[Sleekgiant]

I have it but I'd never be fooled, you still have Google in the address bar

 

[Marine Mike]

It was pretty funny, the funniest part though is when they said they had a "Fair amount of brand equity" in the Google name and it linked to this:

 

[Tartarga]

Oh, so thats what that Topeka stuff was all about, confused me for a few seconds but then I remembered it is april fools today.

 

[jthm]

I would have been more entertained had they changed their name to Yahoo.

 

[Sarah Kerrigan]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH Wait, its not Google anymore!? D:

 

[Armored Prayer]

At first I thought someone changed the language but then I imminently realized it was a prank.

Good one Google.

 

[Disaster Button]

Did you try checking the time taken to Google Topeka anything and see what it comes up with? Because you should do that.

There's also the new Animal Translator.

 

[magicman4443]

My favorite part was the list of way to use, or not use, "Topeka'd". "Before our blind date, I Topkea'd him."

 

[Skuffyshootster]

Wait, so my Aunt lives in Google now?

Sweet.