Software:elgooG
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Screenshot  elgooG homepage | |
Type of site | Search engine |
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| Owner | Gelhat Ayad |
| Website | elgoog |
| Launched | 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 so-called Easter eggs which purportedly existed at some time within Google Search.[7] The manner in which elgooG came into possession of these Easter eggs is unclear, although the site claims to "restore, discover and also create interactive Google Easter eggs".[8]
com.google
On April 1, 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
- List of Google Easter eggs
References
- ↑ "All Too Flat". http://www.alltooflat.com/.
- ↑ "Google Mirror FAQ". All Too Flat. http://www.alltooflat.com/geeky/elgoog/info/.
- ↑ Knight, Will (2002-09-06). "Google mirror beats Great Firewall of China". New Scientist. https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn2768-google-mirror-beats-great-firewall-of-china.html. Retrieved 2009-12-16.
- ↑ "Whois Record for elgoog.com". DomainTools. http://whois.domaintools.com/elgoog.com.
- ↑ "Google Mirror - I'm elgooG". https://elgoog.im.
- ↑ https://viewdns.info/chinesefirewall/?domain=elgoog.im
- ↑ Shankland, Stephen (16 April 2022). "20 Hidden Google Search Easter Eggs to Hunt For" (in en). https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/20-hidden-google-search-easter-eggs-to-hunt-for/.
- ↑ "Google Mirror - I'm elgooG" (in en). https://elgoog.im/.
- ↑ Tweedie, Steven. "Search Google backwards with this secret April Fools' Day trick". https://www.businessinsider.com/search-google-backwards-secret-april-fools-day-trick-2015-4.
- ↑ Williams, Owen (1 April 2015). "Roundup: All Of Google's Jokes For April Fools' Day 2015" (in en). https://thenextweb.com/news/roundup-all-of-googles-jokes-for-april-fools-day-2015.
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