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

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In summary, when typing in "google.com," the website redirects to google.com/ig, possibly due to being signed into Gmail or Google's new personalized page feature using cookies.
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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?
 
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I think its because a cookie is telling Google that you have an account there via gmail.
 
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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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