elgooG
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elgooG is the word Google spelled backwards. The first usage of the term comes from a Google mirror site created in 2002. The website provided search queries that were spelled in reverse alphabetical order.
History
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The first usage of the term comes from a Google mirror site created by All Too Flat, a website dedicated to "useless information and the promotion of laughter". As a Google mirror site, it accepted queries and provided search results that were spelled in reverse alphabetical order.[1][2]
elgooG gained popularity in 2002 because it could still be accessed from mainland China through the Great Firewall even after the government blocked search engines such as AltaVista and Google, although the mirror site did not have support for Chinese characters.[3][1] elgooG was not officially affiliated with Google.[1] Its creators asked Google for permission to sell elgooG merchandise to cover bandwidth costs but were refused.[4]
On April 8, 2015, Google created an official mirrored version of Google Search for April Fools' Day with com.google.[5] The site was the company's first ever use of the .google top-level domain.[6]
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References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Google Mirror FAQ". All Too Flat. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
- ^ "The Legendary elgooG". Lifewire. January 14, 2020. Retrieved June 9, 2025.
- ^ Knight, Will (September 6, 2002). "Google mirror beats Great Firewall of China". New Scientist. Retrieved December 16, 2009.
- ^ "Google users find mirror-image tweak". Daily Titan. October 3, 2005. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
- ^ Tweedie, Steven. "Search Google backwards with this secret April Fools' Day trick". Business Insider.
- ^ Williams, Owen (April 1, 2015). "Roundup: All Of Google's Jokes For April Fools' Day 2015". TNW. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
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