I have been a big fan of Google for a long time now. I think one of the biggest reasons I like them is because when you use their tools, you can feel the fact that there are people behind them.
Even though they compete in the automated realm of search engines and emails, they still find ways to let you know they are real. MSN, Hotmail and Yahoo really don't do much to let you know they are anything beyond farms of computers in a big white room. Check out these two gems from Google that could only be done by creative humans behind the machines.
#1) The most creative way I have seen to get from New York to France.
Go to Google Maps page (http://maps.google.com), click on the link for Get Directions located under the search box. This will split the search box into two boxes.
In the box on the left, type the following: New York, NY
In the box on the right, type the following: Paris, FR
Click the Get Directions button
As you start looking down the list of written driving instructions, you will notice how it gives you the road and the distance and even tells you if it is a toll road or not.
Scroll down the list and take a look at instruction number 23. :) Enjoy the laugh! If you don't get it or can't find number 23, email me at jmomojo@gmail.com.
#2) One of very few companies to pull off a global April Fool's Day joke
I have never seen many companies try to pull an April Fool's Day joke off on their own site. Well, leave it to Google. Check out this address to their new Gmail Paper offering.
Now, to find this funny, you will have to read the information about it.
http://mail.google.com/mail/help/paper/index.html
After reading this first page, click on the link for Learn More About Gmail Paper. That one has a bit more about it. Again though, I got a kick out of it. But the main reason I really found this one funny is because I logged in on April 1st without thinking of April Fool's day and I thought this was a real deal!! hahaha!! :)
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