ElgooG explained

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Owner:Gelhat Ayad
elgooG
Launch Date:2002

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 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] which is accessible in mainland China as of January 2024.[6]

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]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: All Too Flat. www.alltooflat.com. 2020-06-01.
  2. Web site: Google Mirror FAQ. All Too Flat. 1 April 2015.
  3. Google mirror beats Great Firewall of China. Will. Knight. 2002-09-06. 2009-12-16. New Scientist.
  4. Web site: Whois Record for elgoog.com. DomainTools. 1 April 2015.
  5. Web site: elgooG - Rediscover the Long Lost Google Easter Eggs. elgoog.im. 25 February 2024.
  6. Web site: elgoog.im Chinese Firewall Test Results - ViewDNS.info. viewdns.info. 25 February 2024.
  7. Web site: Shankland . Stephen . 20 Hidden Google Search Easter Eggs to Hunt For . CNET . 20 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220416132140/https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/20-hidden-google-search-easter-eggs-to-hunt-for/ . 16 April 2022 . en . 16 April 2022 . live.
  8. Web site: Google Mirror - I'm elgooG . elgoog.im . 20 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220417202031/https://elgoog.im/ . 17 April 2022 . en.
  9. Web site: Tweedie . Steven . Search Google backwards with this secret April Fools' Day trick . Business Insider.
  10. Web site: Williams . Owen . Roundup: All Of Google's Jokes For April Fools' Day 2015 . TNW . 25 March 2022 . en . 1 April 2015.

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