"The cardinal difference between gift and commodity exchange is that a gift establishes a feeling-bond between two people, whereas the sale of a commodity leaves no necessary connection. "

"Google goes bananas on April 1. Every big department, and some small, gets their shot at adding a "new service" or "killer feature" to their products. If you see something announced on a Google blog today, unless you're in a time machine and it's about Gmail in 2004, chances are, it's not true. Here are the notable Google pranks…"