elgooG
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Type of site | Search engine |
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Owner | All Too Flat |
URL | elgoog |
Launched | 2002 |
elgooG (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 gain popularity in 2002.[2] ElgooG found practical use in mainland China after the domestic banning of Google, circumventing the Great Firewall,[3] but it no longer works. 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]
com.google[edit]
On April 1, 2015, Google created an official mirrored version of Google Search for April Fools' Day.[6] The site was available at com.google, and was the company's first ever use of the .google top-level domain.[7]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "All Too Flat". www.alltooflat.com. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
- ^ "Google Mirror FAQ". All Too Flat. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ^ Knight, Will (2002-09-06). "Google mirror beats Great Firewall of China". New Scientist. Retrieved 2009-12-16.
- ^ "Whois Record for elgoog.com". DomainTools. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ^ "ElgooG".
- ^ Tweedie, Steven. "Search Google backwards with this secret April Fools' Day trick". Business Insider.
- ^ Williams, Owen (1 April 2015). "Roundup: All Of Google's Jokes For April Fools' Day 2015". TNW. Retrieved 25 March 2022.