Gooblox April Fools' Day joke

Not to be confused with the Goblocks domain (2003).
Gooblox was a 2007 April Fools Joke created by . In the first of a series of blog posts, Shedletsky posts a copied, supposed article from the Associated Press announcing that Google has bought Roblox "for a purchase price of 380 million dollars". The blog post included supposed quotes from industry insiders, researchers, and capitalists.
On April 2, 2007, CEO David Baszucki posts a second blog following up on Shedletsky's announcement. He congratulates the user for being the first player to identify the hoax. He then goes on to explain some of the clues that it was a hoax, such as the $380 million price "considering the early stage of Roblox", the use of the word "noob", and Google not purchasing the Gooblox domain prior to the acquisition.
The post concludes with him announcing that he already bought the Gooblox domain. As of September 2024, Roblox still owns the Gooblox.com domain and redirects to the Roblox website.
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