is the day of search marketing history: February 7, 2007

Noogler: SEO can be spammed, ads can help you rank

A Googler claimed that SEO was not good for users and the Internet as a whole in 2012 and that it was a bug. Google is working to fix this bug.

Did Matt Cutts, John Mueller or another Googler say this? No. It was actually a Noogler, or new Googler.

Did this new employee make a mistake and reveal the truth about Google? No. He simply didn’t understand what he was talking.

Google did not consider SEO spam. Google stated that ads are not related to Google’s paid advertisements services or other partnerships. It also said that there was no way for webmasters to pay money to improve search rankings.

It’s all in Google Clarifies that Ads Don’t Help Rankings and That SEO Isn’t Bad.

These SEO myths still persist ten years later.

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Google claims Shopify sites are in a good state of crawling after reports of stalled crawling.

2022. John Mueller, Google, stated that the problem was caused by a “temporary decrease in how we calculate how many we can crawl,” which implies that there was no issue with Shopify sites.


Google tests Buying Guides on Mobile Search Results

2022 The drop-down menus provided users with a variety of options to find out more about the product that they were looking for.


Google Search Console performance data issues may impact analytics

2022 This impacted Google Search and Google Discover as well as Google News data.


Google Posts rejected for not complying with image guidelines

2020 It looked like Google didn’t want stock photos to be used by users.


Google has added Siri Shortcuts in its iOS apps

2020: Users can take actions in the appropriate Google app via Siri by using trigger phrases such as “search with Google.”


Clicks drop when images and article information are removed from SERP

2019: Google wanted to highlight potential ‘unintended outcomes’ of new copyright regulations that charge fees for content appearing in search results.


Google Search Console launches a new consolidated view

2019 Google provided a preview of consolidated data views live in early 2019.


Bing to Publishers: Use the new Bing URL submission process to index

2019: Bing wished to decrease the time and effort required for crawling the web.


Google starts enforcing certification processes for event ticket resellers via AdWords

2018: Tickets resellers were added to the restricted list of advertisers on AdWords. They had to be certified and approved by Google before they could advertise.


Google now requires larger images for AMP Articles

2018 The minimum requirements were 1,200 pixels wide, 800,000. pixels total.


AdWords Express launches notification for calls from search ads

2018: Advertisers can rate calls and get notified about missed calls.


Google introduces new features and improves navigation for mobile flight and hotel searches

2018: Google introduced tabs that allow users to switch between flight, hotel and trip details.


Bing rejected 130M ads, including 17M tech support scam advertisements

2017: Advertisers continued to attempt Phishing attacks to conceal their identity and push counterfeit goods.


The Paid-Link Penalty Suspected Hasn’t Hit Expedia’s Bottom Line — But

2014: Expedia said: “Our organic and paid traffic from Google continues to grow year-on-year.”


Google Now Adds Google Now, “Launcher”, Video On Demand Providers and Airbnb Reservations to its Google Now Program.

2014 – Google has released several enhancements to the Google search app for Android. These enhance Google Now features on Nexus 5 as well as other Android devices.


YP wants to compete directly with Google and Yelp in Local

2014: A new CMO was created to emphasize personalization, content depth, and multi-platform experiences.


Google Now ranks No. 2 behind Apple as the 2nd Most Valuable American Company

2014 Google’s rise to be the largest online advertiser in the world was due to the growing role of technology globally.


Bing teams up with The Hollywood Reporter to prepare for The Oscars

2014: To create “ultimate Oscars Resource Guide.”


Search in Pics: Golden Tate with Glass at Super Bowl, Google Indoor Clouds and Android Socks

2014 These are the most recent images that show what people eat at search engine companies, their play habits, their friends, and what toys they own.


Google’s Enhanced campaigns Inspire Love, Hate and Hope for The Next Version

2013: Thoughts of marketers about what they like, what they don’t, what needs to be done and what they want to see in future releases.


Is there a sudden increase in the number of links reported to Google Webmaster? Don’t Panic.

2013: It wasn’t a bug. Google claimed that it was working on the issue.


Twitter Search Allows You to Once More Find Old Tweets

2013: Twitter stated that older tweets would be available.


Google Still the #1 Traffic Source for Most Top 30 Websites — Report

2012: Google was ranked the number one source for traffic to 23 of the 30 most popular websites.


Did Super Bowl Advertisers Use Search Interest?

2012: brands did a better job at keeping things simple and driving people to relevant, interesting pages that were engaging.


Google: 41 percent of Super Bowl Ad Searches Were Mobile

2012: Super Bowl Ad-related Searches in the USA rose 200% on desktop, 97% on tablets and 2,700% for smartphones.


Google Sitelinks with Small Arrows

2012: Google has confirmed that they have a new design for their sitelinks.


Alpha Goes Pro With Powerful Data Analysis & Presentation Tools

2012: This included the ability for you to analyze your own data.


Google Webmaster Tools & Google Analytics: The Beginning Of An Useful Integration

2011 The verification web page of Google Webmaster Tools contained a link to Google Analytics for all verified websites.


Google Instant Search

2011 – Google has added Google Instant to Google Shopping Search view in the web results.


To EU: We’re Always open To Algorithm Suggestions

2011, Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google, stated that Google could be open to changing its search algorithm to avoid possible fines and other penalties.


The 2011 Super Bowl Commercials for Search Visibility and Visitor Engagement

2011: 100 percent of brands had at most some search visibility. Many brands did not include any mention of the Super Bowl ads on their homepages.


Instant Play: Where to Find the Super Bowl Ads

2011 Four great sites made it easy to locate and watch them.


PSAs To Be Phased Out Of AdSense

2011: AdSense publishers would see fewer banners for public service announcements on their websites.


Google I/O Conference 2011 Goes a Success in 59 Minutes

2011: The event sold out in 90 days and 50 day, respectively, in 2009 and 2010.


Wael Ghonim (Google’s Egypt Executive) Should be Released from Egyptian Custody.

2011 He was detained by the Egyptian government during protests.


Blekko: In fact, We Have A Million Slashtags

2011 If Facebook “/likes”, were added, the “slashtag count” jumped to more than a million.


Twitter Study: Mainstream News Are Carbs, Blogs Are Protein For Your Marketing

2011 – Bloggers had greater influence than mainstream publications in technology, entertainment and other areas.


Google Airs TV Advertisement During Super Bowl. But Why?

2010 Before it ran during Super Bowl, the “Parisian Love” commercial had 1.2 Million views on YouTube.


Searching For the Superbowl Starting Time: What Are The Engines Doing?

2010 The NFL and CBS did not do a good job connecting with searchers looking for the time of the game.


Google News’ New Local Angle

2008: Users were able to “create a section for any country, state or city in the world”.


Microsoft Live Search Core Relevance Program Director Eytan Seidman Takes Action On

2008 Eytan managed the core relevance team which included crawling and indexing as well as ranking for Live Search.


Microsoft Buys 3-D Modeling Software Company Caligari

2008 This group would be part of the Virtual Earth Team, but the software could equally be used for game development and gaming.


Digg is your favorite social network, so you’ll love Ask’s Big News

2008: ask embraced the social media principle that others need to tell you how important a story is with its new “BigFactor” ratings.


January 2008: Search Engine Land’s Most Popular Stories

2008: Search Engine Land’s Top 10 Most Popular Stories from January 2008.


Rand Fishkin’s Belated SuperBowl proposal gets a Yes

2007 He proposed to his girlfriend during a commercial for “Veronica Mars”.


Google Maps Australia turns 30 Second Walk into 18 Minutes Drive

2007: Searching to find directions from Shelbourne Hotel, to Google’s Sydney office across the street took over a toll bridge.


Gmail Now Open To All

2007 To access your Gmail account, you don’t need an invitation or SMS code.


Google to Launch Fee-Based Google Apps

2007: Companies were able to use Google’s office apps for free once they had been created.


Google Sends Mr. Schmidt to Washington

2007: Schmidt advocated for many things during his talk. He also supported a bill that would remove taxes from internet access, net neutrality, and government initiatives to assist small businesses using technology.


Live Search SOAP API Out Of Beta

2007: These new features include more languages, enhanced search results, enhanced tag search, more local options and more coding examples.


Yahoo Adds Featured Search Builder Sites Box

2007: Yahoo has added a box on the homepage to encourage user-generated search sites.


Kudos To National Pork Board For Apologies & Fundraising Efforts

2007 Two letters of apology were sent to a search marketer and a breastfeeding activist. The National Pork Board also supported a fundraising campaign for Mother’s Milk Bank Of Ohio.


Looking for “The Next Google?”

2007: An overview of search-related demonstrations at the DEMO conference.


Searchforvideo Upgrading Design, Capabilities

2007: Viewers were shown brand-name content channels, and hundreds of video partners were added into its search index.


SideStep Raises $15 Million

2007: SideStep was keen to acquire more.

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