ElgooG

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elgooG (the word Google spelled backwards) is a mirrored website of Google Search with horizontally flipped search results, also known as a "Google mirror". It was created by All Too Flat [1] "for fun", which started to acquire popularity in 2002. [2] elgooG found practical use in mainland China after the domestic banning of Google, circumventing the Great Firewall, [3] but it's no longer active. A WHOIS request shows that the domain "elgoog.com" was registered to Google LLC since 2000, but it is currently for sale. [4] The site has since migrated to the domain "elgoog.im", [5] which is accessible in mainland China as of January 2024. [6]

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Google Easter eggs

As of 2022 elgooG offers Easter eggs which purportedly existed at some time within Google Search. [7] The site claims to "restore, discover and also create interactive Google Easter eggs". [8]

com.google

On April 8, 2015, Google created an official mirrored version of Google Search for April Fools' Day. [9] The site was available at com.google, and was the company's first ever use of the .google top-level domain. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "All Too Flat". www.alltooflat.com. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
  2. ↑ "Google Mirror FAQ". All Too Flat. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  3. ↑ Knight, Will (2002-09-06). "Google mirror beats Great Firewall of China". New Scientist . Retrieved 2009-12-16.
  4. ↑ "Whois Record for elgoog.com". DomainTools. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  5. ↑ "elgooG - Rediscover the Long Lost Google Easter Eggs". elgoog.im. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  6. ↑ "elgoog.im Chinese Firewall Test Results - ViewDNS.info". viewdns.info. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  7. ↑ Shankland, Stephen (16 April 2022). "20 Hidden Google Search Easter Eggs to Hunt For". CNET. Archived from the original on 16 April 2022. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  8. ↑ "Google Mirror - I'm elgooG". elgoog.im. Archived from the original on 17 April 2022. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  9. ↑ Tweedie, Steven. "Search Google backwards with this secret April Fools' Day trick". Business Insider.
  10. ↑ Williams, Owen (1 April 2015). "Roundup: All Of Google's Jokes For April Fools' Day 2015". TNW. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
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