April Fools Day on Internet
- youtube: we are going to close until 2023 and going to select the best video ever
- google: you can now smell your computer screen
- gmail: everything is the same but IN BLUE
- google maps: lets go on a treasure hunt
- tumblr: mishamishamishamishamisha
- deviantart: find you soulmate <3
- pewdiepie: i am going to focus on my make up and fashion abilities
ATTENTION USERS OF G-MAIL
If your tumblr account is hosted by a g-mail account, DO NOT LOG OFF. Luckily, my main blog (this account) is a Yahoo, but I tried getting on one of my other g-mail accounts and I couldn’t log on. I don’t know if this is because Yahoo bought tumblr, but until further notice on why this isn’t working, I would suggest not logging off (just x out of the tab or whatever) because I don’t want you guys to like not be able to get on so ya
I’d appreciate it if you guys reblogged this for you fellow followers that use g-mail and stuff but I mean it’s probably nothing
Google finds its design voice on iOS
thenextweb.comGreat overview by Matthew Panzarino of The Next Web on just how far Google has come with regard to the design of their iOS apps.
Previously, a number of their apps were definitely amongst the worst popular apps on the platform. Now, I’d only count the ones that haven’t been updated to the new design aesthetic — namely Google Voice — in that camp. And the newest ones built from scratch, like Google Maps and YouTube Capture, are very well done.
But while the updated apps certainly look better, performance is still an issue. Gmail, in particular, sucks. There has been a bad bug resulting in the same email being sent twice. In general, the app is way too slow in every regard. Things are constantly refreshing. The only thing that makes it look good to some people is that the actual web app is so much worse.
Still, no doubt things are getting much better. Kudos to Google. I can’t wait for that Google Now iOS app (though perhaps it will be a part of an updated version of the regular old Google app?).
