elgooG

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]

elgooG
Screenshot
elgooG homepage
Type of site
Search engine
OwnerGoogle Mirror - I'm elgooG
URLelgoog.im
Launched2002

Google Easter Eggs

As of 2022 elgooG offers so-called Easter eggs which purportedly existed at some time within Google Search.[6] 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".[7]

com.google
Main article: List of Google April Fools' Day jokes § com.google

On April 1, 2015, Google created an official mirrored version of Google Search for April Fools' Day.[8] The site was available at com.google, and was the company's first ever use of the .google top-level domain.[9]

See also

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. "Google Mirror - I'm elgooG".
  6. 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.
  7. "Google Mirror - I'm elgooG". elgoog.im. Archived from the original on 17 April 2022. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  8. Tweedie, Steven. "Search Google backwards with this secret April Fools' Day trick". Business Insider.
  9. 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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