Google Test Servers and are now redirecting to www.google.com ().

They were the most used tools to analyze the changes during a Google Dance. Google used to choose one data center to which these test servers were connected. For more information about these test servers and the Google Data Centers, read the very good article Google Dance - The Index Update of the Google Search Engine.

Photograph taken in one Google Data Center

Photograph taken in one Google Data Center

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