

Microphones (mics) are used to amplify sounds. Thanks also to the publishers of these videos on YouTube. Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks to those who are featured in these embedded videos. The content of this post is presented for historical, folkloric, socio-cultural, and entertainment purposes. Selected comments from these videos' discussion threads are also included in this post. This post also includes three YouTube video examples of "mic drops". I can't afford these stupid pranks!," one user complained on Google's product forum." ĭid you ever wondered where the phrase "mic drop" came from? This pancocojams post is for you. "This is horrible - just sent an email to a client with this stupid icon on it.
#Mic drop meaning professional
Last year, the company delighted users by allowing them to turn Google Maps into Pac-Man game.īut this year's gag didn't go as planned, after a number of people accidentally clicked the button while sending professional emails. Google traditionally rolls out fun features on April Fools' Day, leaving them live for a couple of days. Yes, even if folks try to respond, you won't see it," Google (GOOG) explained in a blog post announcing the gag. "Everyone will get your message, but that's the last you'll ever hear about it. It was designed to end email chains by attaching a gif of an angry minion dropping a microphone, and effectively shutting down the conversation. The company announced Thursday it was introducing a "Mic Drop" feature in Gmail, placing a new orange "Mic Drop" option next to the regular send button.

Google's April Fools' prank backfired Friday, making a lot of users very angry and forcing the company to take it down early. On ApGoogle tried too hard to come up with an April Fool's Day prank, and punked* itself.
