elgooG (the word ''

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'' spelled backwards) is a mirrored

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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

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after the domestic banning of Google, circumventing the

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, but it no longer works. A

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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".

Google Easter eggs

As of 2022 elgooG offers so-called

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which purportedly existed at some time within Google Search. 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".

com.google

On April 1, 2015, Google created an official mirrored version of Google Search for

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. The site was available at com.google, and was the company's first ever use of the

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Google Easter eggs

com.google

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