Written on April 1st, 2010 at 01:04 am by Darren Rowse
ProBlogger Acquired by Google
Press Release: For Immediate Release
1 April 2010
MELBOURNE, Australia. (April 1, 2010) – ProBlogger, the web’s #1 Blog Tips site, today announced that it has been acquired by Google.
This acquisition will be a part of Googles extension of the ‘Blogger’ brand and a precursor to their new professional blogging suite of applications – ProBlogger.
“Blogging continues to grow in popularity, not only for personal use but by entrepreneurs and businesses around the world. Once seen as a ‘fools game’ – blogging has now grown up.” said a Google representative today. “Google’s new professional blogging suite, ProBlogger, will put an amazing array of tools into the hands those wanting to take their blogging to the next level.” said a Google representative today.
“What better brand to align these new tools with than ProBlogger, a blog that has consistently produced blog tips for professional bloggers for just under six years.”
“Some have called me a ‘fool’ for even considering selling ProBlogger,” said founder of ProBlogger Darren Rowse, “but I’d be a fool not to allow the ProBlogger brand to be developed by one of the world’s most innovative companies. I’m excited to see where Google will take ProBlogger going forward.”
The acquisition of ProBlogger will allow Darren to concentrate on his other projects including his main site – Digital Photography School – and an upcoming project – FoolsMedia.
Darren Rowse will remain a part of ProBlogger over the next 331 days where he plans to to begin a series of posts entitled ‘331 days to Build an Even Better Blog’ – a follow up to the successful 31 Days to Build a Better Blog.
About ProBlogger
ProBlogger is a blog about blogging. Kinda sad really but not as sad as having a blog about Tweeting… or a book about blogging… that’d be sadder! ProBlogger was founded by Darren Rowse on September 23 2004. Since that time Darren has published 5,356 posts and the blog has received 178,448 comments. A Foolish endeavour? Maybe – but perhaps not as foolish as this press release!
280 Responses to “ProBlogger Acquired by Google” - Add Yours
Glen Allsopp
April 1st, 2010 1:15 am
Haha,
I’m sure with your Australian timezone this will fool quite a few people.
I have a feeling you won’t be approving comments like this one ;)
Josh Garcia
April 1st, 2010 1:19 am
Hey Darren,
April 1st…I’m just enjoying my bowl of cereal on March 31st.
Have a wonderful day…
Josh
JW
April 1st, 2010 1:19 am
First day of April. A good day for press release on Google’s acquisition! ;)
Darren
April 1st, 2010 1:19 am
I didnt expect this!! Its a wile shock! But I’ll be interested to see how it goes. All the best in the future Darren
Will you still be writing here?
Srivathsan G.K
April 1st, 2010 1:20 am
Ha ha, but in India its 31st night :))
LoneWolf
April 1st, 2010 1:20 am
“I slap floor” gets off to an roaring start. Darren has an unfair advantage because it’s already tomorrow!
Dan Root
April 1st, 2010 1:20 am
Haha, Darren – You’re too funny. I’m not going to spoil this one just yet.
Mikkel "DaneBlogger" Juhl
April 1st, 2010 1:20 am
Great joke..
I got confused, in Denmark it’s still the 31 of March, so a bit of confusion there.
Though, this was one of the better april fools!
Thanks for a good laugh!
Darren
April 1st, 2010 1:20 am
btw isnt this post a day early ;)
Arohan
April 1st, 2010 1:21 am
Nice one! I hope Google does not come out with a April Fools press release saying Google has been acquired by ProBlogger. Now that would be something, wouldn’t it :-)
Adam
April 1st, 2010 1:21 am
Excellent. Your Tweet had me clicking immediately before I realised the time.
Fin Keegan
April 1st, 2010 1:21 am
Got me. :)
The old April-Fools-Day-gets-to-Australia-before-the-rest-of-us Trick strikes again!
David Finch
April 1st, 2010 1:21 am
Almost bought it, but laughed when I saw FoolsMedia as your new project… Nice!!
Jeremy Wright
April 1st, 2010 1:22 am
Hah, good one Darren. And I literally just tweeted that folk watch out for this kind of thing ;-)
Storm Stenvold
April 1st, 2010 1:22 am
That’s amazing. You’re success is well deserved. Oh wait, you got me…
Tim
April 1st, 2010 1:22 am
LOL! Keep up the good work, Darren!
LM
April 1st, 2010 1:22 am
Ha, Ha! That was funny. :)
Younes TARCHOUN, TutoriaLog.com
April 1st, 2010 1:22 am
Congratulation :) and waiting for the series ‘331 days to Build an Even Better Blog’.
Kirei @GamerofSorts.com
April 1st, 2010 1:22 am
Oi, you got me! Clicked through Twitter and it even had #aprilfools with it… *facepalm*
Good one though, had me going.
Andrew
April 1st, 2010 1:23 am
It’s been a very long time since someone fooled me on April Fools Day. Congratulations.
Shabbir
April 1st, 2010 1:23 am
Tag of April Fool is a killer or else many would consider this to be true.
sjay
April 1st, 2010 1:23 am
LOL… I didnt expect that.
Hahahah hahahahaha I cannot stop laughing. I am lucky to see this great news early as I am still awake.
1:23 AM Melbourne and wishing Problogger and Google all the best.
Happy April Fool Day
Sjay
Daniel
April 1st, 2010 1:24 am
Lol. I’m 2 hours before April 1st (as of writing). Good to have a blog owned by Google though :)
Susie's Homemade
April 1st, 2010 1:24 am
You really had me going!!
Tim
April 1st, 2010 1:24 am
Good poll question though! Do you think Darren would sell out to Google if the price was right?
Anne Wayman - About Freelance Writing
April 1st, 2010 1:25 am
Geeze, what if it’s true? Oh, I should ask that one tomorrow here on the left coast of the US.
Drew @ Cook Like Your Grandmother
April 1st, 2010 1:25 am
It’s about time. This blog has been sorely in need of some innovative thinking for a long time. Maybe now, with Google in charge, we’ll start seeing some articles that are worth reading again. The current line-up has been so bad that I haven’t even been to ProBlogger.net in several months.
Angie
April 1st, 2010 1:26 am
lol mate that’s a good one!
Blair
April 1st, 2010 1:28 am
Darren, that was great! I am still laughing. A great way to take a mid-day break on the 31st!?
It would be interesting to track how fast this gets posted through the blogsphere and the like before someone catches on that it’s all a joke!
May be more difficult in the timezones where it is only the 31st! But a great April’s Fool all the same.
Kosmo @ The Casual Observer
April 1st, 2010 1:29 am
Oh, no – they’ll probably migrate the blog from Wordpress to Blogger :(
Very nice. It caught me off guard for a half second, since it’s 9:30 AM on Macrh 31st here :)
serious
April 1st, 2010 1:29 am
Ah…. just when i was hoping to never have to read another whining screed about ad blocking killing people’s dreams and children… oh well.
LoneWolf
April 1st, 2010 1:30 am
By the way, I love the profile pic on FoolsMedia — it captures the essence of the entire project.
Karen
April 1st, 2010 1:32 am
What makes it funny that it could happen!
I was about two sentences in when I caught on that it was an April Fools joke, even though it’s the morning of March 31st where I am.
Good one.
Antonio Díaz
April 1st, 2010 1:33 am
Congratulations and thanks for all the good advise you have delivered all of these years.
Lulu
April 1st, 2010 1:34 am
I got this on the 31st too and almost had a meltdown when I read the title. Then I remembered tomorrow is April Fools Day..so I was able to breathe again.
Dan
April 1st, 2010 1:36 am
Can’t be a joke. It’s March 31! Darren is a multi-millionaire!!! Congrats, mate!
LPCs
April 1st, 2010 1:37 am
Phew.
Sime
April 1st, 2010 1:37 am
Ha! You’re a funny fella… brilliant work
S
Are Morch
April 1st, 2010 1:37 am
Tehe :)
ProBlogger = ProGoogler
Still March 31st here too.
Cheers.. Are
Piet
April 1st, 2010 1:38 am
Really great joke, or is it a wish? At all it is the first April Fool that reached Germany. It is still the 31st of March here
Mar
April 1st, 2010 1:39 am
Indeed, it’s way too early for Singapore! Haha, I even tweeted, and time to see how many response it gets. Good one.
Shane Hudson
April 1st, 2010 1:39 am
Amazing one Darren… I knew it was an April Fool’s before I read it but what a good one it was! By the way, love the FoolsMedia profile pic!!
Infact, Fools Media is actually a really good name (I really hope your going to do something with it!!)
Dana @ Blogging Update
April 1st, 2010 1:39 am
You almost got me if I do not read the about pro blogger part. Great april mop post. :D
Luciano Passuello
April 1st, 2010 1:39 am
For a minute I though Problogger was acquiring Google… too bad… :)
SUMIT
April 1st, 2010 1:39 am
I’m the first follower of fools media. :) Well, I have a feeling that if some executives at Google read it, he will strike with the idea of acquiring Problogger. Don’t you think Darren gave intelligent reasons why Google would consider acquiring Problooger.
Bash Bosh
April 1st, 2010 1:41 am
Hahaha, very good joke indeed :)
I have seen similar joke on Shoemoney blog last year!
Livia Blackburne
April 1st, 2010 1:41 am
Yeah, the time difference totally threw me off. It’s 11am on the 31st here right now on the US East Coast.
Stefan | StudySuccessful.com
April 1st, 2010 1:43 am
Oh my god, I actually believed this one!
Alex Ion
April 1st, 2010 1:44 am
And the price ?????
We want to know the price !!!
LOL
Sam from Minnie Taylor
April 1st, 2010 1:44 am
LOL – you got me. It wasn’t until I started reading the comments and then I went back and reread the press release.
adamquean
April 1st, 2010 1:48 am
Nice try but nobody believe’s you! Threw me with the time difference for a second though!
Phillip Gibb
April 1st, 2010 1:49 am
ooooh, but it’s still the 31st in my timezone ;)
well – actually I was caught unawares because of that
Vrinda
April 1st, 2010 1:49 am
Lol! Okay, you got me big time. I was seriously worried for a moment, then I clicked on FoolsMedia.
This is with me actually doing a search last night for early Aprils Fools jokes, doh!
*breathes a sigh of relief*
Brandon Eley
April 1st, 2010 1:50 am
Congrats on selling out to the man Darren! Does this mean you’ll be taking your nice private jet to the States for conferences now? he he he
Harsh Agrawal
April 1st, 2010 1:54 am
Ha ha..I saw this post on Feed ad my immidiate reaction was April fool :D
decor8 Holly
April 1st, 2010 2:03 am
Wow Darren, this is amazing and exciting news for you!!!! I hope you were compensated very well for this and that you can pursue your other dreams with greater ease (and peace of mind from a heavy wallet). You are a rock star and inspiration Darren, congratulations!!!!
Michelle
April 1st, 2010 2:03 am
AWESOME. At first I was all excited for you, but after seeing the word “fool” so many times in the release…
Excellent work. :-)
Coree Silvera
April 1st, 2010 2:04 am
You would have gotten me had I not been totally duped by Jeremy Schoemaker’s April Fools prank last year when he said he was selling Shoemoney, moving to WA & would be commuting by sub.
Yeah, I know it sounds crazy now, but I was a newbie, figured “hey, it could happen”, and never watched Lost.
Nice try though, Darren! Good to see your sense of humor. :)
Eric
April 1st, 2010 2:04 am
I almost cried when I thought ProBlogger would be gone as I know it! It is just the morning of 3/31 here, this is a mean trick Mr. Rowse.
Happy April Fools.
Arin
April 1st, 2010 2:06 am
Got me!
Its actually I, who is acquiring ProBlogger!
Ha ha…
Himanshu
April 1st, 2010 2:08 am
Good one Darren. This is not funny actually. This is a bad joke. Be innovative. I experienced lots of funny jokes among blogs around the world but this is very very funky. Thanks for trying at least.
Harsh Athalye
April 1st, 2010 2:10 am
wow…that’s some shock for sure, initially. That was a kick-in-the-gut way to celebrate april fool :P I do really hope though that Problogger remains the way it is and you continue to shine and guide us through this superb blog.
Cheers! Have a great April fool’s day, Darren!
Rafael Marquez
April 1st, 2010 2:10 am
Good one mate!
pbjeffrey
April 1st, 2010 2:11 am
“I’m sure with your Australian timezone this will fool quite a few people.”
I totally did get me! Funny though. :)
Nathalie Lussier
April 1st, 2010 2:12 am
Very cute Darren! I think the 331 days thing is quite awesome too.
Love that the timezones make it even more realistic. Oh, and that it was on ProBlogger and not on Google’s blog. :)
Brndon
April 1st, 2010 2:12 am
I’m wondering if you bought the FoolsMedia.com domain just for the purpose of using it in this blog post :)
Reeta Luthra | Stress and Health
April 1st, 2010 2:16 am
Nice one! The penny only dropped in the “About problogger” section! Duh!
AW
April 1st, 2010 2:20 am
Well there was a WTF before a LOL as I realised the joke. Who says bloggers are a boring bunch of geeks, when you have jokes like that.
Boris Loukanov
April 1st, 2010 2:23 am
Happy 1-st of April:-)))!
fakhrime
April 1st, 2010 2:25 am
congratulation to problogger,
as a blogger user, let’s i see what new feature will shown on my dashboard.
..tomorrow…lol
Andrew Ran Wong
April 1st, 2010 2:27 am
Darren, this is a nice once. Happy April Fool Day!
Shannon O | Confessions of a Loving Wife
April 1st, 2010 2:30 am
I almost fell off my chair… then I realized it’s already April 1st in Austrailia, good one Darren!
Debbie
April 1st, 2010 2:33 am
Wow; congratulations Darren! That is quite an accomplishment. I also enjoy your photography blog so I’m glad you’ll be continuing that one.
I look forward to finding out more about the direction Google will take blogging to the next level. I’m staying tuned as I have a Blogger blog.
Natalia
April 1st, 2010 2:44 am
OMG! This is the best April fools on the web! LOL I was actually about to mourn when I read the first comment and realized it must be a prank! It is… isn’t it? :) I hope soooo I only subscribed about 2 months ago and I’m in the design phase of my new blog… you can’t leave now!! :)
Kaitlyn Aliano
April 1st, 2010 2:46 am
You had me fooled until the ‘Tags: April Fools’ – LOL!
Todd - Home Construction Improvement
April 1st, 2010 2:47 am
Thanks for the laugh today Darren!
Heather
April 1st, 2010 2:49 am
You totally had me going there for a minute; its the 31st here just now. Ah well. Good one ;)
Bradford Werner
April 1st, 2010 2:51 am
Haha, still the 31st here in Canada!
Scared me there!
Richard Scott | Jewelry Secrets
April 1st, 2010 2:51 am
Australian timezone April Fools… lol I was believing it until I read your comments. Good stuff! :)
Fikri Rakala
April 1st, 2010 2:53 am
Congrats Darren!
Sue Swift
April 1st, 2010 2:53 am
Not fair – it’s only the afternoon of the 31st here :) You had me convinced. Surprised but convinced … Oh well, perhaps you’ll have put an idea into somebody’s head …
Fred
April 1st, 2010 2:54 am
Great! Looking forward to FoolsMedia then…
I fell for it Darren, good one!
Fred
Santosh Puthran
April 1st, 2010 3:03 am
That’s a great news. April fools day… Let see what prank google will come up with.
Chaudie
April 1st, 2010 3:04 am
I very sad. Why?! I just now discovered this site and you just sold it to Google? Will the prices go up in your books? I hope not. I want to 31BBB and 331BBB.
But, Although I’m upset I want to congratulate you on your success! In your first book you talked about selling websites for money and I think a lot of people should get upset by this. But if you do approve this comment I just want everyone to know that the best thing they can do is buy the books because that will be the rawest, truest form of Darren’s and Co.’s word to go by.
Darren, after you officially leave I may not come back. But thanks for your ingenious idea and helping us all.
Good bye and good luck!
Chaudie
April 1st, 2010 3:08 am
I just read the ‘april fools’ tag.
*sobs* I just poured my heart out.
Julius
April 1st, 2010 3:17 am
very interesting. :D
I also had a great time going through the comments!
BF
April 1st, 2010 3:26 am
Here’s a problem with the Web that I haven’t run into before. April 1st (April’s Fool Day) starts at 12am in AU and NZ. That’s 10am MST on March 31. I’ve just been punk’d and fell for it…..for awhile. Happy Fool’s Day. :-)
Angela @ Homegrown Mom
April 1st, 2010 3:27 am
You are so not funny!
Amílcar Tavares
April 1st, 2010 3:32 am
ahah You’ve got me! I was shoked when I read the title! I’ll try to emulate it tomorrow :)
Matt Blick
April 1st, 2010 3:38 am
Whhhhhhhhhhhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaattttttttttttttttttttttttt?
You got me.
Mar 31st.
That’s like Apr 1st in the developed world, right? (I’m just mad cos you got me)
OK I challenge you to do a post on why this post is a joke rather than wishful thinking!
Jeff Harris
April 1st, 2010 3:44 am
Wow…all I can say it that your years of hard work and opening sharing what’s in your brain has truly paid off. Congratulations, Darren. I have only been reading your site for a few months (to make sure my new blog gets off the ground the right way). Can’t tell you how happy I am for you. Toast a big ole beer to you.
Jeff Harris
April 1st, 2010 3:45 am
Well crapola on a stick. You got me! Didn’t read the other posts!
Well done!!!!
Pedro Sanchez Jr
April 1st, 2010 3:48 am
Wow!! I Was feeling Happy for you, excited, sad, really got to the point that I didn’t even know how I was feeling until I noticed I really got FOOLED! :-)
Good one! Darren,
Nothing but the best for you!
Blessings,
Pedro
Cyndi L
April 1st, 2010 3:52 am
It isn’t april fools day here yet!! I was so happy for you, and now I’m just happy for us :-)
Ara
April 1st, 2010 3:58 am
hehe I really believed it until I saw the “april fools” tag at the end of the post :)
But I was also surprised why Google is interested in a ‘blogging tips’ blog?! or why Google didn’t post this in it’s own blog?!
Clarabela
April 1st, 2010 3:58 am
Is this really an April Fools joke? Wow, I was just thinking how much money Darren would be making from this deal.
Grapho
April 1st, 2010 3:59 am
Hi Darren
Heartiest congrats on your Google coup! This has added a great growth spurt to Blogging’s coming of age. Even so, I hope that we will continue to be able to read your words of advice
Dev
April 1st, 2010 4:04 am
Guess what…
I was sort of expecting this after reading the very title of the post.
Sorry, it was a bit predictive to start with. But still, Happy fool’s day ;-)
Brandon Harshe
April 1st, 2010 4:07 am
You got me. It’s only March 31st in the US. My jaw dropped when I read it… then I realized it was a joke. That was good.
Gwen Bell
April 1st, 2010 4:10 am
I’ll thank Liz Strauss for her cleverly positioned “News of the Day” tweet. What’s incredible is I sat here thinking, “this makes total sense for Google. Smart acquisition.” *chuckles at self*
Katie Buvala
April 1st, 2010 4:12 am
When I saw the title, my first thought was “Noo! They got Darren!” But then I realized what today’s date was.
Nice one. :)
Mathew Anderson
April 1st, 2010 4:14 am
Great news, all the best Darren ! Will you be sharing the G algorithm with us then ?
Got a few more hours here in the UK until the next month :)
Tony
April 1st, 2010 4:14 am
Shucks…You’re so lucky. :)
Cammy@TippyToeDiet
April 1st, 2010 4:19 am
Through the first two-thirds of the post, I wavered between two thoughts: 1) good for him!, and 2) this would make a great April Fools’ prank, but it’s not April yet, so it must be true…
Though I would wish you the mountains of cash that I’m sure you’d get for PB, it’s also refreshing to know you’ll still be here in this format.
Jared Detroit
April 1st, 2010 4:25 am
Ha! That’s great. It’s so much better that it’s middle of the day on March 31st for me.
Nice, keep up the great posts and sign me up for “331 days to build a better blog!” ;-) Actually…
Chris
April 1st, 2010 4:34 am
Wow! That one really scared me for a minute. Then I remembered it was April Fools Day! That was a real good one indeed. I’m really glad it’s not true. I didn’t want to see this wonderful blog destroyed by Google!
Aditya @ Tech Ravings
April 1st, 2010 4:34 am
Ah! At first I was shocked and at second, I was stunned to see it is April.. huh.. relieved. Waiting for your next post Mr. Problogger.
Craig Sutton
April 1st, 2010 4:40 am
My mother’s bday is April 1, so I am generally cautious. This was fun to spread though!
We Fly Spitfires
April 1st, 2010 4:40 am
It’s still March 31st where I am so I did a double take :)
Natalie
April 1st, 2010 4:43 am
Oh I totally fell for this. God damn Aussies being on a different timezone (I should know as a fellow Kiwi).
This was an awesome joke, it totally had me going – no thanks to John Haydon’s tweet (I mean who doesn’t believe John).
As Gwen says above, I think it makes perfect sense for Google to acquire – perhaps if you were built on Blogger….
Natalie
Mike Haydon
April 1st, 2010 4:46 am
Ah Darren, you’re a hoot! Good to see an Aussie getting a head-start on Google for their annual April Fool’s Day announcements :)
SATISH
April 1st, 2010 4:58 am
If I was Google, I would have sued you — and later say “April Fool” :)
Fabricio Stefani Peruzzo
April 1st, 2010 5:04 am
In Brazil, it’s 31st, march, 3PM.
You got me :-)
Abhishek
April 1st, 2010 5:09 am
What a Post Tag !!
Janet
April 1st, 2010 5:09 am
Surely you realize the joke is lost on most of us for whom it’s still March 31st for many more hours?
SATISH
April 1st, 2010 5:16 am
And Darren, today is GMail’s 6th Birthday…and its not an April Fool.
And they are not so comfortable in posting about it on their blog, as people may think it as April Fool!
Joel Tan
April 1st, 2010 5:46 am
I was supposed to say, “Isn’t it a bit early for April Fools?” And then I glanced at the clock and the calendar.
Oh, well, April Fools! :D Nice one, Darren.
Jef Claes
April 1st, 2010 5:47 am
Oh my, you almost got me there..
BrianJ | Online Business Blogger
April 1st, 2010 6:01 am
LOL… Yeah you got me… I was in crazy shock until I started reading the comments then realized April fools is tomorrow (or today for you)…
This is a pretty good one… You’re really going to have to put some though into next year’s to top this.
ChristopherR2D2
April 1st, 2010 6:06 am
You totally had me! Haha!
Best April Fools prank ever!!!
Leslie Limon
April 1st, 2010 6:32 am
Darren, you suck! :) I read ProBlogger religiously, and read halfway through today’s post when interrupted by the kiddies. The entire time I was away from the computer, all I could think of was, “What? There can’t be a Problogger without Darren? This has to be one of the saddest days or a really cruel April Fool’s joke!” Realizing that might have been the case, I ran back to the computer and saw that it was.
Wow! Great prank! Just please don’t do that to us again! :)
Greetings from Mexico! And Happy April Fools!
Phil Jackson
April 1st, 2010 6:38 am
Ha! Google could care less about “pro-blogger” all they wanted was the legit license to the DOMAIN NAME.
But nice job spinning what is otherwise just a routine land grab.
cagneuk
April 1st, 2010 6:38 am
Hi Darren,
I’m new to blogging but find your site very inspirational. You really had me worried reading this but well done on the April Fool. Although it’s still 4 hours away for us readers in the UK.
Look forward to more great tips in the future. thanks.
film izle
April 1st, 2010 6:46 am
could have easily taken the tone of “how dare you disparage us”, “you don’t know our technology”. etc. Instead, he thanked me for writing about his company, dropped a few hints about future projects and invited me to keep watching them
Wordpress Wiz
April 1st, 2010 6:46 am
Had me going for a minute . I forgot you guys are way ahead of us in time zone. Good link bait.
yaph
April 1st, 2010 6:46 am
Hi Darren the title was too obvious but still a funny post. Happy April fools day!
Caren Libby
April 1st, 2010 6:48 am
That’s one of the best GOTCHAS ever! Maybe it will come true someday! Thanks for the laugh Darren.
Persian Recipes
April 1st, 2010 6:58 am
AAAHHHH. You got me.
Great one. lol
Olusegun
April 1st, 2010 7:01 am
Haha. That was a good one. It’s actually March 31 here in Nigeria but i saw the RT on twitter and of course I checked.
It’s also a great way to get traffic on a holiday!
Brilliant
Michael
April 1st, 2010 7:08 am
Almost forgot it’s April 1 in Australia!
(Technically you’re not supposed to fool Americans until tomorrow.)
And I was briefly looking forward to “331 Days to Build an Even Better Blog” too.
John Glynn
April 1st, 2010 7:20 am
Very funny – great way to round off March 31st in the UK. Keep up the good work! ;)
Adam Paudyal
April 1st, 2010 7:26 am
Darren !!!
Very innovative post for April fools day.
This post has certainly created a buzz around the web.
se7en
April 1st, 2010 7:28 am
Love it!!! Great trick… I just love you sad blog about blogging!!!
Tia
April 1st, 2010 7:41 am
LOL wow well I am on Arizona time and not even thinking about April fools right now. You definitely had me fooled!!! So glad I did not re-tweet this thinking it was for real!
Stephen B | Invention Addict
April 1st, 2010 7:48 am
Got me. I should have noticed how many times the word “fool” appeared.
Kristin
April 1st, 2010 7:53 am
LOL – had me too, it’s midday the 31st here. For a sec I was thinking I better print off my favorite articles before something happened to them.
Rob
April 1st, 2010 8:00 am
Brilliant – based in the UK so you got me for a split second there!
DailyKF
April 1st, 2010 8:00 am
Yo, you got me there for about 2 seconds..Then the post date gave it away.
Ed O'Keeffe
April 1st, 2010 8:01 am
Dam it I was fooled!!! Can not believe I feel for that one!
Nice
chatterbox
April 1st, 2010 8:03 am
Wow! my 1st of April started with your fantastic joke.
It’s fun for us Aussies to have the timezone favor us in playing pranks on fool’s day when the rest of the world is not at guard !!
Stephen Johnson
April 1st, 2010 8:06 am
love all the April fools jokes… must admit it did cross my mind. in any case well done! i will wait with anticipation to see what unfolds :)
Nadja Specht @nuvota
April 1st, 2010 8:08 am
You certainly had me fooled too!! I saw it first on Facebook and went ‘what the hell’ before furiously searching the web for answers…especially the price you got paid. LOL – good one!
Vago Damitio
April 1st, 2010 8:09 am
haha….that’s a great one. I’m going to use it on my readers at MoroccoBlogs.com with a few minor modifications.
Great one Darren!
bigmovingstock
April 1st, 2010 8:34 am
LOL – Darren would be pumped if this were a real press release :-) April Fools! In other news, did you see the Yahoo Publisher Network closed? They are referring their clients to Chitika! Should be good news for the Chitika folks, looks like they stand to gain a ton of publishers here!
Ana Goncalves
April 1st, 2010 8:42 am
Impressive, but proves flaky as there is are no direct references or news from Google, and the Representative could be anyone. :)
Pradeep Singh
April 1st, 2010 8:56 am
Good to know about this. Really excited to know about the future of Problogger now..
Robert Bravery
April 1st, 2010 9:09 am
Good April fools Joke. But you should not have given it away with the tags and other hints.
I would have waited till after 1 April, then updated the post. Would have made for mass hysteria.
--Deb
April 1st, 2010 9:40 am
Love … though since it’s 6:30 in the evening here, and still March, it took me a paragraph or so to catch on!
Kenny
April 1st, 2010 9:40 am
Genius Darren. The time difference nearly caught me out too, as it’s still 31 March. Well done!
Bryan
April 1st, 2010 9:45 am
caught me off guard :)
Rebecca Woodhead
April 1st, 2010 9:47 am
Funny chap! You got me :)
Arie Rich
April 1st, 2010 10:02 am
I agree the tag of AprilFools gave it away, I almost bought it when I saw it on via Twitter. LOL. Happy April 1st or 2nd by now…
Nigel
April 1st, 2010 10:08 am
Wow!! I was really sad at first, but after finding out it was a prank, was really relieved. I better be more on guard today.
John Paul Aguiar
April 1st, 2010 10:17 am
This is huge for all bloggers, and gives us all a lil boost in rating
Thinkingbrian
April 1st, 2010 10:40 am
Hahaha, funny joke and just like most readers, its March 31st her in the United States. Even though I thought of April fools day, you still had me going. Good one. Happy April fools day to you too.
But would you…with Google?
Knatchwa
April 1st, 2010 10:40 am
Haha – That would be something though wouldn’t it, had me for a moment then read the not so fine print – well you live and you learn, wish you the best there mate. :)
Patrenia
April 1st, 2010 11:05 am
LOL!!! This was a good one…I had to read it twice before I realized it was a joke!!! I’m sorry, but there is no Problogger without Darren Rowse!!!
Jonha
April 1st, 2010 12:22 pm
What the heck! Darren that was the most catchy post ever! Now Google might possibly just think about acquiring you! I was already thinking about getting a ProBlogger theme because of this then I ready again. You see, people just need to consider reading every post from beginning till end! Lesson learned! Cheers!
Janet
April 1st, 2010 1:16 pm
Very Funny! It’s still Mar 31 here in the states so was fooled (and scared :) for a bit. Please don’t ever sell your blog !
Ruth
April 1st, 2010 1:32 pm
Just wanted to leave a kudos. Since you are the only person in the world who owns “problogger.com” you are the only person who could make me believe for a split second that Google wanted to expand blogger.com. Good choice.
petershine
April 1st, 2010 2:05 pm
Thank you for the great April Fool’s Joke!
Honestly, I was actually happy that Google is buying your blog. Maybe there will something so much better than this.
PL Chang
April 1st, 2010 2:35 pm
Sounds like an April fools joke. Didn’t trick me for 5 seconds. Although, it did trick me for 1 second. LOL!
ashraf_2003
April 1st, 2010 3:05 pm
XD I`ve been fooled already
Brian
April 1st, 2010 3:16 pm
Crap, 11:15 pm, and already burned by April Fools. Made it through the 3rd paragraph before I realized what was going on here. Good joke!
hokya
April 1st, 2010 3:28 pm
haha
what a very good joke !!!
jonathan Betancur / Rockvertising
April 1st, 2010 4:02 pm
Oh my god, i almost faint!!!. You are evil!!! XD. Happy april fools.
imperialx
April 1st, 2010 4:12 pm
I’m reading this from an eReader and about to congratulate Darren yet at the last part I notice the tag ‘April Fools’… I knew I was fooled.
I was expecting this to come…but not like this one…yah I’m fooled.
Good one!
Jacq
April 1st, 2010 4:13 pm
At first, I was like awesome. Then I was like, Problogger is under Wordpress. (Still hopeful) Then 331 days to make a better blogs…& that would be like a year? Then I saw the April Fool tags…Damnit. :-) Anyway, nice move man.
Pedro
April 1st, 2010 4:22 pm
Well written and entertaining Darren. Thumbs up =)
Rajesh Kanuri @ TechCats
April 1st, 2010 4:23 pm
i know you are fooling people.. just read the article to make sure how you are doing that . .
Haidn Foster
April 1st, 2010 4:30 pm
Geez Darren, could you be a little more obvious? I miss the days of the April Fool’s Day posts on ProBlogger where you’d go “OMG!”… and then smack yourself on the head for being such an idiot and forgetting the day. This article smacked you over the head for you–and not in a good way.
Allan Ward
April 1st, 2010 4:33 pm
I love how there are a bunch of comments congratulating you on the sale from people who haven’t bothered to read the entire post or any of the comments. I wonder how thoroughly they read the normal posts.
malayalamonline
April 1st, 2010 4:59 pm
April Foooooooooooooooool, Great trick, love it
Daniel Sanderson
April 1st, 2010 5:02 pm
Ha! You got me Darren! You had me for about a minute until I noticed a post about this on the warrior forum. Good one!
marco
April 1st, 2010 5:34 pm
Hope they don’t screw this one like they did to youtube
Elizabeth/Makeuptini
April 1st, 2010 5:39 pm
Burn. I was totally fooled. Then I read the comments and clicked on FoolsMedia.
LOL It did seem strange after you asked about having a study group thing for 31 Days to a Better Blog. :-D
Its still the 31st here in California.
Issa
April 1st, 2010 5:56 pm
Congratulations! I’m one of your fans. I just can’t stop reading your blogs, helped me a lot.
Jean-Pierre
April 1st, 2010 6:15 pm
I almost cried, when I saw this in Google reader I decided to come on here to curse you out. Lucky for you, this is a holiday…lol
Gary Ginn
April 1st, 2010 7:09 pm
Darren… Darren… Darren… April Fools to you too! haha
Oh that was good. I believed you for a second. It just sounded so….plausable!
david
April 1st, 2010 8:40 pm
Congratulations!!! it is little shocking but i am sure it is a great leap forward….
good luck with your new business..
r4i sdhc
April 1st, 2010 8:42 pm
Well, I have a feeling that if some executives at Google read it, he will strike with the idea of acquiring Problogger. Don’t you think Darren gave intelligent reasons why Google would consider acquiring Problooger.
Karan
April 1st, 2010 8:44 pm
Lol.
For a second I thought it was real!
Karan
Dave Higgs
April 1st, 2010 8:53 pm
LOL, very funny.
It has generated a lot of comments tho – but can you imagine all the people reading this post in the archives in days and weeks to come… Now that could get some interesting comments :)
Next year try a different tact: Google acquired by problogger!
Dave
Anime
April 1st, 2010 9:19 pm
I’m an Aussie as well. =P
However, after seeing the date it was posted on, it was quite obvious what was going on lol.
sreehari
April 1st, 2010 9:22 pm
hey for a second i thought it was right!
You really had a good April fool day fooling your readers…!
http://dailytechnoapps.blogspot.com/
Ruth Boaz
April 1st, 2010 9:25 pm
lol Nice one mate,
Ruth
Uptowns Phinest
April 1st, 2010 9:55 pm
Nice.
…If I wasn’t so tired I’d be laughing.
I wish they had aquired Problogger!
>>http://reverbnation.com/uptownsphinest<<
WebpageLottery
April 1st, 2010 9:56 pm
Wow, I don’t know if this is a good news or not. But sure it’s shocking. Hopefully Problogger will continue to provide useful tips for us and wish Darren got big success with his new projects.
WebpageLottery
April 1st, 2010 9:58 pm
Lol, my bad for commenting without reading the comments. Haha ….. you got me …
Mahendra
April 1st, 2010 10:07 pm
hahahaa what a surprising idea to make reader fool
Glenn A
April 1st, 2010 10:09 pm
Man, you had me for 10 seconds. I am pretty freaking dumb at 4 a.m.
Ed Fry
April 1st, 2010 10:11 pm
ARGH
You had me rolling up my sleeves for an *angry* post.
Still, interesting idea if it ever happened…
Stephen D
April 1st, 2010 10:16 pm
If I hadn’t already been awake for a few hours I might have believed you! Nice one!
krissy knox
April 1st, 2010 10:18 pm
Thank God! I knew it wasn’t true, LOL.
Revenue
April 1st, 2010 10:19 pm
Wow google has taken all of our live today , they also take the blogger icon now , ( almost fools me )
Adrian Swinscoe
April 1st, 2010 10:26 pm
Ha ha! Lol Nice One, Darren,
Nearly had me with that one :)
Adrian
Anil Atluri
April 1st, 2010 10:35 pm
@Darren: Wasn’t it tooo obvious?!
Wilson Usman
April 1st, 2010 10:43 pm
Ha ha ha you had me for a minute. Good one Darren!
Brenda Kato
April 1st, 2010 10:46 pm
You got me!!!!! Good one. Ha!
Reza Winandar
April 1st, 2010 10:48 pm
I’m not fooled with your fool post, and your fool jokes, anyway, this is just a fool way for fool people to foole each other at April fools day.
Count the number of the word ‘fool’ in this comment, and you’ll be seriously fooled by a fool man.
Shaun McLaughlin
April 1st, 2010 10:56 pm
Nice gag, Darren.
Though I did think it odd for Google to buy a single blog, you had me until the tag line.
karen
April 1st, 2010 11:15 pm
Wooooo…..you got me for a moment.
Great one!
Hmmmmm..,you gave me an idea for my own blog post for today.
Thanks! *running off to post*
Typhoon
April 1st, 2010 11:17 pm
Darren, Trust me that you are not so good in fooling people..at least with this post. :0
Let me tell you your problems in this post which easily tells people that you are fooling people as an April Fools joke..
1) Adding that April 1 at the starting easily makes anyone think that it could be an April fools day joke.
2) you have added tags to this post as “April Fools” so that makes a person 100times more sure that it is a joke..
Lindsey
April 1st, 2010 11:23 pm
I was all set to say congrats! What a great accomplishment. Good post. I was really fooled until I saw the tag. :)
Yum Yucky
April 1st, 2010 11:25 pm
hahahahahaha! ya got me
Paul
April 1st, 2010 11:39 pm
Boy…you got me hook, line and sinker. But, after re-reading the post again it doesn’t sound too far fetched.
Paul
santhi
April 1st, 2010 11:47 pm
Nice joke! Loved it cos i completely fell for it and was going to comment ‘Great job done!” til i saw the rest of the comments ;D
Great job done again! ;p
KittyCat
April 2nd, 2010 12:01 am
You got me too! Thanks for the joke but hey, when it happens, you’ll be the one laughing last and all the way to the bank, eh?
Andrew Gray
April 2nd, 2010 12:19 am
swine – you got me, But then it is after midday when it caught me out
Steve Brawner
April 2nd, 2010 12:24 am
You got me here in the States. Good one!
Joshua Black | The Underdog Millionaire
April 2nd, 2010 12:49 am
Happy April Fool’s Day! Nice work.
-Joshua Black
The Underdog Millionaire
drbj
April 2nd, 2010 12:54 am
Wouldn’t the joke be on all of us if it were to come true? Stranger things have happened. Actually, the name ProBlogger would be a stroke of marketing genius for Google’s Blogger.
Chaitanya PATEL!
April 2nd, 2010 12:56 am
Google Acquired by PROBLOGGER! Will certainly make it hot news. BTW, happy April fool day.
Nicole
April 2nd, 2010 12:56 am
That was a good one.
Mary N.
April 2nd, 2010 1:04 am
Apparently Google didn’t inform ProBlogger that they’ve been renamed to Topeka. :-)
poch
April 2nd, 2010 1:16 am
LOL Funny but this might really happen! LOL
Harmony
April 2nd, 2010 1:22 am
You got me! I was already imagining your new lifestyle thinking – well the dude earned it. Clearly I am a fool!
Don’t be surprised though when you get the call!
You have given Google a great idea. :-)
Melissa
April 2nd, 2010 1:25 am
Very Funny. I was fooled until I read the comments and then I read the post again and felt like an idiot. I completely missed the tag line. :)
Bill Henderson
April 2nd, 2010 1:35 am
As one who coaches fiction writers, I have to say, the fact that you had me going there is proof of a job well done.
Charlie Hash
April 2nd, 2010 1:41 am
You really scared me, problogger, but that was awesome.
Dave Black
April 2nd, 2010 2:02 am
Congratulations Darren, it’s always nice to see how bloggers out there reach succees like you!
I follow problogger, I run my own blog, managing myself to perform nicely these days, and I ask as many questions an continue reading as many posts I can from others like you, Brian from copyblogger, Chris Brogan and many more successful bloggers I admire.
Perseverance and hard work is the key!
Good luck on your next project.
BTW, I’d like to see you answering some of my questions on
http://startups.com regarding my biz.
Donna Cunningham
April 2nd, 2010 2:09 am
My stomach twisted up in knots when I thought about having to blog without your input. You’ve helped so much. And google wouldn’t keep the standard up. And even when I finally understood it was a joke, my stomach is still clenched. Not funny, pretty mean, and I don’t care if you think I can’t take a joke.
Claudia
April 2nd, 2010 2:17 am
Brilliant!! You had me until “331 Days…” As a writer and editor, however, I immediately went, “331 posts in a row on a single topic–this is suicide!”
Love that Oz sense of humor :)
drt
April 2nd, 2010 2:40 am
At first I thought, Wouw! Then I reread it, why it’s only announced by Problogger and not a join announcement?
I reread the whole email, and saw the Tag. Hahaha, nice try, Darren!
Aglolink
April 2nd, 2010 2:44 am
I fooled with the tags, I think it’s all true! April Fool!
Jill
April 2nd, 2010 2:54 am
Brilliant! So far, you and Google are running neck and neck this April 1st!
KS Chen
April 2nd, 2010 2:55 am
Oh! I almost believe this is the truth. I totally forgot about the April Fool. Anyway, this article still inspired me. Maybe one day, my blog will acquired by Google. Haha! :)
KristenAC
April 2nd, 2010 2:57 am
As I read this press release, I progressed through several stages of grief: shock, denial, anger, reflection, then acceptance. Not once before the end did I suspect I was the fool. Not even with explicit clues, like ‘Fools Media’, which I mindlessly clicked on.
This was a happy discovery, however, since I like you just the way you are.
Soares
April 2nd, 2010 3:27 am
You are so full of it…lol
1th of April….ahahah
Blog Interviewer
April 2nd, 2010 3:34 am
Darren,
This post was a really funny idea…the ironic thing is that with Google buying up things left and right you never quite know. Sometimes it seems like they’re just shooting around in the dark now just trying to find something…look at Google Wave and Buzz.
Thanks for the joke.
Daryle
April 2nd, 2010 4:09 am
Rumored to be in the 10 digits.
Maita
April 2nd, 2010 4:11 am
The real state of Problogger–you had me there til I saw FoolsMedia!
This was a good one! Won’t be surprised if next year it will be “ProBlogger acquires Google’s Blogger.com”. :)
Roger Harris
April 2nd, 2010 4:31 am
Hey Darren,
Thanks for the heads up.
You forgot to mention that Problogger had acquired TwitterThoughts!
Valli Keller
April 2nd, 2010 4:31 am
Congratulations on building a brand with this level of value. Our hats are off to you. Good luck in your next internet life!
Laura @ Bananga.com
April 2nd, 2010 4:46 am
April Fools?
Blogging + Tech Blog
April 2nd, 2010 4:49 am
You would have sold it to me bro! Anyways Happy April Fools Day!
Manikandan
April 2nd, 2010 5:15 am
Oh my god. When I first read this post in my Mail, I was shocked and happy to hear this..But after 5 minutes, I had a doubt whether its a Foolish kind-a post for April 1. Yes, its happend. Anyway I laughed and cheer to see this post. If it really happens, I am one of the person which feel really happy for Darren’s Hardwork
:) Cheersss
Pamela Fatone
April 2nd, 2010 5:17 am
Many Congrats! Well done my blogger bud. Well derseved Darren.
Pamela
Evelyn
April 2nd, 2010 5:18 am
OMG! Not as foolish as I! I fell for it. Tsk! Slap!
Hey, I have another cold. I’m excused for having a “soft-white” moment. :p
Frick! I was worried and then felt better when you felt good about it. OMG, what an idiot moment!
Jon Leland
April 2nd, 2010 5:56 am
best April Fools joke I’ve seen today. Well done, sir! ;)
Bert Padilla
April 2nd, 2010 6:18 am
LOL… what a perfect joke! When I looked on the headline when I checked my email, I immediately thought it’s a joke…
Luke Etheridge
April 2nd, 2010 7:32 am
Just seen this! – hahaha nice one Darren…..”331 Days to Build an Even Better Blog” – hahaha
Luke
Ben
April 2nd, 2010 9:44 am
Got me!
Found myself immediately scanning the post for how much Google paid….
Nice one :)
Shelley
April 2nd, 2010 10:27 am
:) That was almost as good as our local Press’ story that Obama would be changing all tap water to wine and beer on the day of April 15th ….”From 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 15, water to every tap and fountain in the U.S. will be turned off, according to the bill. Instead, wine will flow from all warm water taps and beer from the cold taps. Fountains or other devices with only a button or one handle will provide the drinker a mixture of wine and beer”…..” a new government bill aimed at easing the stress on Americans during the recession. The Coeur d’Alene home was one of a handful across the nation to take part in a preliminary test of President Obama’s plan. ”
If only………..
Aggie Villanueva
April 2nd, 2010 10:52 am
I guess we all fell for it! Have the best April Fool’s day ever!
Police Fire Scanners
April 2nd, 2010 10:56 am
Good one you had me going on this one. Ha Ha! Aprill fools day. How much did they pay again?
Refuse to Choose
April 2nd, 2010 12:02 pm
LOL. Good April Fools joke.
-Paul
Lee Ka Hoong
April 2nd, 2010 2:13 pm
lol! I can’t stopped laughing when I was reading this post Darren, you’re talent Darren! I’m sure you successfully fool a few people, haha.
Anyway, happy April Fool!
Regards,
Lee
Vanessa Tillemans
April 2nd, 2010 3:23 pm
Darren!
This was the most terrible joke (in a brilliantly deviant sort of way!). As I read it, my heart was pounding with great anxiety. My thoughts were… how could he possibly leave??! I need him! And then I thought… well, I hope Google is paying him millions… in that case, I can’t blame him for selling. But I was still sad. Until I clicked on Fools Media. What a slap in the face. I don’t think anyone has ever gotten me that good on April Fool’s! Anyway, I am totally glad that you are not leaving.
Steve Probst Music
April 3rd, 2010 3:29 am
You totally had me believing.
Right up there with my son telling me he’s getting “F’s” in three of his high school classes! “April Fools, Dad”!
Nicole/MadlabPost
April 3rd, 2010 3:33 am
Darren,
This is very funny.
It definitely made me stop my afternoon tasks for a minute to read your blog. If it were true, I’d probably stop reading it because Google and Problogger should remain two separate entities.
Take care and Happy Easter in advance!
Rosina
April 3rd, 2010 7:39 am
lol. Very good. Not that Google shouldn’t acquire you…
Farnoosh
April 3rd, 2010 2:02 pm
Too funny – best April Fool’s Yet … Darren, you are unacquirable ;)! And yes I know that is not a word…!
chandan
April 3rd, 2010 6:42 pm
Really very good Joke Darren, You are also good on April Fool….
t
April 3rd, 2010 11:06 pm
There is no wonder about this problogger is the king of blogs
DigitDiary
Samantha Milner
April 4th, 2010 7:44 am
Hi guys,
Good one Darren. I actually believed you. I was about to congratulate you.
Kind regards,
Sam
X
Sulaiman Alhasawi
April 4th, 2010 8:05 am
Great news. Now you have harvested your efforts :) You deserve it man . My blog will be next ;)
iWoodpecker
April 5th, 2010 4:22 am
You, Darren, probably, got a lot of links and traffic because of this post :) I saw.. about 5 posts, that discussed your motives and the future of ProBlogger.net in the hands of Google.
Another great case study of an extraordinary way of blog promotion.
Tech Maish
April 5th, 2010 4:58 am
Wooh this is great thinking. I found this post in my mail box, first i become shocked, but after reading i understand that it was just a fool.
Pete
April 6th, 2010 2:41 am
Hey Darren,
This is one of the best posts I have ever seen. It has been quite some time since I have been subjected to a real solid April Fools Prank.
Thanks for the humor and a great blog.
Pete
Mano Rame
April 6th, 2010 4:27 am
I enjoy pranks. Pranks makes us smile, they makes us happy and they bring out the inner child in us. As I’m writing this I’m smiling like Joe Vitale
credit
April 9th, 2010 5:17 am
Great joke !
But you forgot to specify the price …
ibnujusup
April 9th, 2010 9:14 am
funny april fool…. poor april :-)
she always being fool around hhuhu…
GEEarticles
April 11th, 2010 11:11 pm
Regarding on ‘331 Days to build a better blog’
I would like to know when will it be released? 331 days later or Soon to come at a nearer date?
Brandon Connell
April 13th, 2010 2:47 am
What’s funnier than this is the fact that even though there are many comments about it being an april fools joke, some people are still congratulating you on the sale. LOL!!
Elisha
April 13th, 2010 4:53 am
I thought it was for real and I just realized it after I saw the April Fool tag. Nice one Darren! Cheers mate~
GEEarticles
April 13th, 2010 2:21 pm
Maybe it’s april fool joke, but by reading this article posted, i have stop myself from buying 31 days to build a better blog because i want to buy 331 days to build a better blog.
Is it possible to let me know if you are producing a eBook on 331 days to build a better blog? At least let me know about it. So i do not need to wait for it and can get on with 31 days to build a better blog.
Trucking Schools USA
April 16th, 2010 1:17 am
Almost had me on this one man!
matt
Funny Daze
April 18th, 2010 9:34 am
Ha, you wish!
Nah, Google would only screw up the good thing you have going here.
Clever April fools though… yeah I’m 2 weeks late due to my time zone on Nebula. ;)
Tiyo Kamtiyono
April 23rd, 2010 1:36 am
Good joke, almost really believe this one :P
GTD
April 24th, 2010 9:24 am
It’s a shame I’m almost a month late reading this, but you still had me for a while.
mittakrish
April 24th, 2010 6:25 pm
By seeing the post title i got shocked.
After seeing the date the post was published, i recovered from shock and started to laugh…….
Mike
April 25th, 2010 3:01 am
Nice one! This could happen actually!
Steve / @moneywizkid
April 29th, 2010 5:51 pm
Haha I was about to congratulate you then checked the comments. Whew! Good thing I did that. It was funny though :)
Colin
April 30th, 2010 3:56 pm
haha , its nearly May but you still got me, would be very sad to see that happen, google owns enough of the internet! :)
Naples 5k
May 4th, 2010 5:19 pm
I was about to say! Google just swooping up everything! Hahaa.
Tyler
May 6th, 2010 9:52 am
Even though I came to this article a little late I knew it was an Aprils Fools joke. Right after the first sentence I thought why would Google have any interest in Problogger?
Nial Fuller
May 19th, 2010 11:06 pm
Well done on this great achievement.
learn trade
May 19th, 2010 11:08 pm
just realised this was a joke.. haha
Christian
May 24th, 2010 5:34 pm
waaaaah I’ve been foooled :(
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