elgooG
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] The site found practical use in the People's Republic of China after the domestic banning of Google, circumventing the Great Firewall.[3] A WHOIS request shows that the domain elgoog.im[4] (formerly as elgoog.com) was registered to Google Inc. since 2000, but it is currently for sale.[5]
Screenshot elgooG homepage | |
Type of site | Search engine |
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Owner | All Too Flat |
URL | elgoog |
Launched | 2002 |
See also
References
- "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.
- "ElgooG".
- "Whois Record for elgoog.com". DomainTools. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
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