April 1 has turned into a certifiable day of lunacy for Internet pranksters, with even major companies like Google and Whole Foods Market getting in on the act with fake product announcements and features designed to make people grin. This year was promising to be a little different—at least according to mainstream media outlets—because the dreaded Conficker worm was schedule to “phone home” and receive new instructions on how to wreak havoc on the Internet and Web sites all around the world. But now it’s April 2, and the Conficker threat has largely failed to materialize.
