Why does typing in google.com redirect to google.com/ig?

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Typing "google.com" in the address bar can redirect users to google.com/ig, which may be influenced by being signed into Gmail or Google's new personalized homepage feature. This redirection could also be related to browser cookies that remember previous visits or account status. Users without a Gmail account or those who haven't visited the personalized page recently may not experience this redirect.
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When I type in "google.com"

When I type in "google.com" into over yonder address bar, it redirects to google.com/ig! Is this because I am signed into Gmail, or because google is pushing their homepage thing now?
 
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I don't know. I just tried it and didn't have it do that. Are you sure you didn't just visit that site recently and it's automatically filling in as you type the address?
 
I think its because a cookie is telling Google that you have an account there via gmail.
 
It's part of google's new personalized page feature - I get that now that I have a gmail account and I'm cookie'd.
 
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