Darren LeBlanc

congrats to google

April 02nd, 2009 | Category: Ramblings

I’ve long been a fan of Google. I mean what is there not to like? They make great products and give them away for free (hmmm…reminds me of anthem of hope..haha). Like google documents (love it), google voice, google analytics and scads of others.

Well today they announced a new product: Autopilot for Gmail. In short, it is an application that reads your email and sends intelligent automated responses. Basically, you can set it up with your preferences (even preferences for misplelling words and using emoticons) to make it look like its really you. After it tracks a couple hundred of your responses it can take over and do the work for you.  Here is a screen capture:

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 But, alas…once again the internet giant has fooled me on April 1st.

(Thanks to Chris Renda for his twitter post helping me realize this was an april fools joke. They had me going for a bit)

Anyway, I have strep and am told I need to get more sleep. So I’m off to bed early, but it feels good to blog again :)

9 comments

9 Comments so far

  1. Peter April 2nd, 2009 1:30 am

    haha, they got me the first two years with their jokes…
    this year i finally wized up (although for the first minute or so…)

  2. connie April 2nd, 2009 4:29 am

    i guess strep is nation (world?) wide..we are feeling it’s effects in Hawaii…i pray that the gracious and healing hand of our God be upon you….and ha! ha! they almost got you….but i would have gone for that app too!

  3. Renda April 2nd, 2009 7:31 am

    Ha, No problem.
    That was the first google joke I ever encountered. But it was so ridiculous and totally making fun of how people wanted google to just completely do all the work for them — i.e. one of them said how people get personalized responses because they actually read their emails, which they would no longer have to do…
    Needless to say, it was hilarious.
    They had me going for about a half a minute. Like I said, well played google.

  4. Renda April 2nd, 2009 7:32 am

    just look at that tool bar for AUTOPILOT. Genius.

  5. Sam E April 2nd, 2009 9:07 am

    It’s funny how your definition of going to bed early is closer to my definition of getting up early! (Slight exaggeration.) :) Great job on AoH!

  6. Coll April 2nd, 2009 11:59 am

    2 points for using the word “scads.”

  7. Angela Kirsch April 2nd, 2009 5:05 pm

    Sorry you’re feeling sick.

    Garlic is a natural antibiotic. Press a clove three times a day and swallow with water. My husband adds a dash of olive oil and sea salt to make it go down easier.

    Feel better soon.

    Ang

  8. Yvonne Moss April 3rd, 2009 10:48 am

    Trying to resist the temptation to say “I told you so”! hahaha. Did you sleep at least 7 hours?

  9. Bed Set April 12th, 2009 6:41 am

    I did not expect this on a Sunday. Very good story. Thank you for sharing.. Just subscribed to your RSS.

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