Google Feud
| Google Feud | |
|---|---|
| Publisher(s) | Justin Hook |
| Platform(s) | Browser |
| Release | April 23, 2013 |
| Genre(s) | Trivia |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Google Feud is a trivia website game, loosely based on Family Feud, and featuring answers pulled from the Google autocomplete API. It won the "People's Voice" Webby Award for Games in 2016. [1]
The game was created by Justin Hook, a writer for Bob's Burgers on FOX, as well as other TV shows and comic books.[2] Hook also created the viral websites Whats My Starbucks Name? and Photobomber, among others.
Google Feud went viral in March of 2015, when it was featured on the front of Buzzfeed,[3], played on @midnight with Chris Hardwick,[4] referenced in the monologue of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,[5] and featured in dozens of other outlets.
On April 1st 2015, Google Feud announced on its Facebook page that it would be rebranding as Bing Feud. This was shortly revealed to be an List of April Fools' Day jokes.[6]
In 2016, an app version of Google Feud called Autocompete was released for iOS and Android. A bot version, also called Autocompete, was released on Amazon Alexa, as well as chat platforms such as Kik, Messenger, Skype, Slack, GroupMe, and Telegram.[7]
References
- ^ "Google Feud". The Webby Awards. 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
- ^ ""Justin Hook"". Bob's Burgers Wiki. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
- ^ Sami Main (12 March 2015). "Can You Beat "Google Feud"?". Buzzfeed. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
- ^ "Rapid Refresh - It's Time to Play "Google Feud"". Comedy Central. 16 March 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
- ^ ""Google has created a new game based on 'Family Feud' called 'Google Feud,' which allows..."". Twitter. 18 March 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
- ^ ""Google Feud Is Now Bing Feud"". Reddit. 01 April 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ ""Autocompete"". Microsoft Bot Framework. Retrieved 10 July 2017.