Oh, hello there! You must be new here. What’s that? Yes, I know, it can be extremely confusing. How long have you been a netizen, now? Only two days? Where on Earth have you been for the last decade, under a rock? Oh. I see. Sorry about that, just a … anyhow, I can see you’re clearly lost and confused. You see, every year on April 1st–typically known as April Fools Day–the denizens of this magical place you yourself have recently become a part of celebrate by posting ridiculous news stories, changing their names, making horrid redesigns, and more. I can see you’re still confused. Here, let me give you some examples of this year’s pranks:

Google Topeka-based Pranks:

Google announces new company name: Topeka

Youtube adds new text-based mode for videos called TEXTp (I must say, seeing certain videos in TEXTp mode can blow your mind…)

Google Wave adds new methods of notification

Google Docs allows you to upload physical objects to the cloud

Strange News Stories:

French Government Bans use of “2.0″

Ferrets key to bridging the digital divide

High Energy Collisions Reveal a Paleoparticle

Man arrested at Large Hadron Collider claims he is from the future

New Features at Popular Websites:

Hootsuite is now available in 3D

Slashdot adds Roulette Video Chat to discussion system

XKCD now available in console mode (UPDATE: The main page is back to normal. You can continue to use Console Mode here: http://xkcd.com/unixkcd/ )

Woot.com creates new “Woot your own adventure” shopping mode

Links to Info about Historic Pranks:

The Top 100 April Fool’s Pranks of All Time