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Okay, April Fool’s 2013 Is Happening

By Lily Hay Newman Published March 31, 2013, 6:30 pm ET

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YouTube and GoogleMaps are getting the ball rolling today. According to the release above, YouTube is not actually a video viewing and sharing site, but an 8-year contest to find the best video anyone can make. And GoogleMaps now has a treasure map layer. Nice, we see what you did there. [CNET]

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