is the day in search marketing history: March 8, 2008 //

Google Toolbar PageRank, goodbye!

Google stated in 2016 that it would be removing Toolbar Pagesrank.

Google would continue to use PageRank data within its ranking algorithm. The Toolbar will soon be devoid of any external PageRank values.

This was the point at which Toolbar PageRank came to an end. Google had not updated PageRank scores in 2013, and PageRank has been gradually disappearing from their toolbars.

Toolbar PageRank was first made visible and public in 2000 when Google launched its first version for Internet Explorer.

You can dig deeper in RIP Google PageRank Score: An overview of how it destroyed the web.

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Two of her children and a member of the SEO community were killed in Ukraine

2022. Tatiana Perebeinis was the chief accountant at SE Ranking and one of four victims in a Russian attack on Irpin, Ukraine.


Russian Platforms that have removed ads

2022 Many platforms were created to block advertisers from Russian audiences due to the conflict in Ukraine.


SEOPress WordPress plugin Adds IndexNow Support

2022 Another 200,000 WordPress sites have this plugin and can now enable IndexNow on their WordPress websites.


Google adds Full Coverage news to search results

2021: Google has announced that it will bring the “Full Coverage”, feature from Google News, directly to Google Search.


Google Lens is now available for Android devices via the side door — Google Photos

2018 Previously available only on the Pixel and Pixel XL. Google Lens was made (indirectly), available on all Android phones via Google Photos.


Google boosts musicians in Google Search through the Google Posts Platform

2018: Google launches Google Posts for all musicians with Knowledge Panel details.


Google is working to incorporate AMP benefits in future open web standards

2018: standardization would enable sites to implement AMP features and gain benefits without having to adopt the framework.


Google launches AdWords account level call extensions.

2017: Business name in call-only ads. More detailed reporting was available and automated extension capabilities were expanded.


Pinterest’s new browser extension converts Pinterest images into search queries

2017: Pinterest’s extension would scan images from a website to show similar pins. These visual search results would not include ads.


Google Flights’s new search features allow users to filter searches by travel interests

2016: Visitors could search for flights on Google without having to enter a date or a place.


Bing autotagging is available for Shopping Campaigns, Image Extensions

2016: Ad group tracking could also be enabled by the utm_content tags.


Search for “periodic Table” on Bing returns interactive periodic tables directly in results

2016 Bing has added a fully interactive and color-coded periodic chart to its search results for [periodic tables].


Report: Google to settle “WiSpy” Investigation with Attorneys General for a measly $7 million

2013 Google will not admit any wrongdoing.


Search in Pics: Yahoo’s Mascot and Google+ Cake, & Yahoo’s Birthday Partie

2013 These are the most recent images that show what people eat at search engine companies, their play habits, where they go, what they eat, and what toys they own.


Santorum’s New “Google Problem” — Search Engine Land — Rachel Maddow Show

2012: Search Engine Land received one of the shout-outs in this piece, along with some visuals on-screen.


Google and Bing Gain Market Share, While Yahoo Drops

2012: Yahoo has experienced a significant decline in traffic since 2011.


Ask.com launches a new visual Q&A app “Pollroll”

2011: pollroll was, according to Ask “designed to facilitate creation, distribution, and sharing of poll results and questions.”


Google Resigns From BeatThatQuote.com

2010, Google acquired BeatThatQuote and penalized them within one day.


Google Makes Instant Mobile Previews Official

2010 Google’s Instant Preview, which allows users to view thumbnails of webpages within search results, was officially launched for Android and iOS.


Google Ventures Backs Another Marketing Company Hubspot

2010 Hubspot received a $32,000,000 series D funding round by Google Ventures along with Sequoia Capital, Salesforce.com and Salesforce.com.


Google Challenges Spain’s “Right To Be Forgotten”.

2010 A Spanish court asked Google to remove personal data from its index.


Foursquare 3.0 Aims To “Redefine Loyalty”

2010 The company wanted to “redefine loyalty” by offering a variety of new offer types, tools and services for merchants.


Enchantment Guy Kawasaki – Why You Should Focus on Working Magic

2010: He said that the ultimate goal of anything you do is to enchant others.


Google Adds Public Data Search Tool To Labs

2010. This included data from five new sources: Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development, California Department of Education, Eurostat, US Center for Disease Control and the US Bureau of Economic Analysis


Google Testing TV Search Service with Dish Network

2010: This allowed users to search Dish and web videos (e.g. YouTube) and personalize a list of shows.


EU Privacy Push May Drive Google To Stop Updating Street View In Europe

2010, Google stated that it must keep an “unblurred” version of its photography for one year.


Microsoft To Launch Bing Ads In UK vs. “Goliath”

2010 – Microsoft was set to launch a multimillion-pound TV advertising campaign for Bing in the UK, where it has less that 5% of searches.


Google Local Business Center Updates Photos, Attributes and Maps Corrections. Stats

2007 You can adjust the marker for you business, add a photograph to your listing, and add custom attributes. You can also see statistics about how your listing performed.


Google Testing – Search Volume Numbers in AdWords Keyword Tools

2007: Google showed actual search volume figures for the keywords for the month prior to that.


Mark Cuban Subpoenas Google Over YouTube Videos

2007 Magnolia Pictures, Mark Cuban’s film studio, subpoenaed Google to find out the identities of YouTube users who uploaded his videos.


5 Reasons Google Should Takeover Ford’s Twin Cities Auto Plant

2007 An engaging pitch to convince Google to visit St. Paul, Minnesota.


Google Wins Google Earth Patent Case

2007 Google won this dispute that was filed in 2002 by Skyline Software Systems against Keyhole. This dispute is later acquired by Google and became Google Earth.


The “Third Era” of Search in Microsoft Begins with the Departure Of Search Chief Christopher Payne

2007 He was responsible for Microsoft’s “second age” of search. It developed a crawler-based engine that could compete with Google.


Yahoo Adds Networking Features To Answers

2007 You can add Yahoo Answers users in your personal contact list, giving you direct access to their questions, answers, and stars on Answers.


Ask City Shape Search Tool To Get Local Search Results

2007 Go to Ask City and locate a place, draw a square or circle in that area, then search within that area.


Baidu & Google Go Head to Head with Chinese Book Search

2007: Baidu, Google wanted to be China’s largest and most trusted book search service.

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