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The site was created by Antoni Chan and a group called All Too Flat,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-113813645.html |title=Columbia U. student's Web site presents Google, only in reverse |accessdate=2008-07-21 |last=Lor |first=Jenny |date=2005-10-04 |work=University Wire}}</ref> who put up various [[comedy]] and [[satire]] pages on their website. To search on this [[search engine]], a user must type in the keywords backwards for it to understand the search string. |
The site was created by Antoni Chan and a group called All Too Flat,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-113813645.html |title=Columbia U. student's Web site presents Google, only in reverse |accessdate=2008-07-21 |last=Lor |first=Jenny |date=2005-10-04 |work=University Wire}}</ref> who put up various [[comedy]] and [[satire]] pages on their website. To search on this [[search engine]], a user must type in the keywords backwards for it to understand the search string. |
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==Use in China== |
==Use in China== |
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elgooG received large usage in [[China]] in 2002, as a bypass for Google itself, which has been blocked in that country. Users in China have also used elgooG to access other sites, such as [[BBC News]], that are normally blocked in China.<Ref name="new">{{cite web |url=http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn2768 |title=Google Mirror beats Great Firewall of China |accessdate=2008-07-21 |last=Knight |first=Will |date=2002-08-05 |work=New Scientist}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-25908467_ITM |title=Mirror site helps breach Chinese firewall. |accessdate=2008-07-21 |date=2002-09-10 |work=Asia Africa Intelligence Wire}}</ref> |
elgooG received large usage in [[China]] in 2002, as a bypass for Google itself, which has been blocked in that country. Users in China have also used elgooG to access other sites, such as [[BBC News]], that are normally blocked in China.<Ref name="new">{{cite web |url=http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn2768 |title=Google Mirror beats Great Firewall of China |accessdate=2008-07-21 |last=Knight |first=Will |date=2002-08-05 |work=New Scientist}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-25908467_ITM |title=Mirror site helps breach Chinese firewall. |accessdate=2008-07-21 |date=2002-09-10 |work=Asia Africa Intelligence Wire}}</ref> |
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elgooG received large usage in [[China]] in 2002, as a bypass for Google itself, which has been blocked in that country. Users in China have also used elgooG to access other sites, such as [[BBC News]], that are normally blocked in China.<Ref name="new">{{cite web |url=http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn2768 |title=Google Mirror beats Great Firewall of China |accessdate=2008-07-21 |last=Knight |first=Will |date=2002-08-05 |work=New Scientist}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-25908467_ITM |title=Mirror site helps breach Chinese firewall. |accessdate=2008-07-21 |date=2002-09-10 |work=Asia Africa Intelligence Wire}}</ref> |
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elgooG (Google spelled backwards) is a mirror image of the Google search engine. This page and all the results are displayed in reverse. The site is called the "Google mirror" as a parody of the term mirror in computing, which usually refers to a copy or backup of another website.[1]
The site was created by Antoni Chan and a group called All Too Flat,[2] who put up various comedy and satire pages on their website. To search on this search engine, a user must type in the keywords backwards for it to understand the search string.
Use in China
elgooG received large usage in China in 2002, as a bypass for Google itself, which has been blocked in that country. Users in China have also used elgooG to access other sites, such as BBC News, that are normally blocked in China.[1][3]
References
- ^ a b Knight, Will (2002-08-05). "Google Mirror beats Great Firewall of China". New Scientist. Retrieved 2008-07-21.
- ^ Lor, Jenny (2005-10-04). "Columbia U. student's Web site presents Google, only in reverse". University Wire. Retrieved 2008-07-21.
- ^ "Mirror site helps breach Chinese firewall". Asia Africa Intelligence Wire. 2002-09-10. Retrieved 2008-07-21.