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elgooG new logo 2020

Screenshot elgooG's homepage
Type of site	Search engine
Available in	English
URL	elgoog.im
Launched	2002
Current status	Active

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 "for fun", which started to gain popularity in 2002. elgooG found practical use in mainland China after the domestic banning of Google, circumventing the Great Firewall, 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. The site has since migrated to the domain "elgoog.im", which is accessible in mainland China as of January 2024.

Google Easter eggs

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

com.google

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

See also

• List of Google Easter eggs

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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