Say hello to Goojje, a Chinese search engine that looks remarkably like one weve seen before. It launched on January 14, and yes, its filtered for less flavour.
The way the name works is this: Jie Jie (Goojje) is mandarin for sister, while ge ge (Google) means big brother (er, shouldnt that be the other way round?) The Web Monster (ie, the real one) is being exhorted to stay by its sino-doppelganger, with a message on Goojje that reads, Sister was very happy when brother gave up the thought of leaving and stayed for sister.
The figure behind Goojje is said to be a female student from Guangdong, whos been calling for help developing the search engine translated, I guess that means its open source. [Shanghaiist and BBC News]
Chinese Goojje Search Engine Claims It’s Google’s “Sister” | Gizmodo Australia
The way the name works is this: Jie Jie (Goojje) is mandarin for sister, while ge ge (Google) means big brother (er, shouldnt that be the other way round?) The Web Monster (ie, the real one) is being exhorted to stay by its sino-doppelganger, with a message on Goojje that reads, Sister was very happy when brother gave up the thought of leaving and stayed for sister.
The figure behind Goojje is said to be a female student from Guangdong, whos been calling for help developing the search engine translated, I guess that means its open source. [Shanghaiist and BBC News]
Chinese Goojje Search Engine Claims It’s Google’s “Sister” | Gizmodo Australia