is the 23rd anniversary of search marketing:
Google penalizes Natural News
Google confirmed in 2017 that a controversial alternative medicine website had been delisted due to a violation of webmaster guidelines, and not because it held political views.
Natural News, a pro-Trump news site, claimed that it was banned because of its political views.
John Mueller, Google’s director of search, stated that the site was being penalized for using mobile redirects. He suggested they clean it up and submit an appeal through Search Console.
Five days later, Natural News would be re-instated to Google.
You can read all about it at Natural News was not blocked by Google because of fake news.
This day, too
Google Ads error messages and latency issues in advertiser console
2022 Google confirmed that the issue was present and was conducting an investigation.
Google AdSense earnings reports may be broken
2022 – Publishers complained that the report showing their expected earnings from AdSense console overview page was incorrect and much lower than they had anticipated.
Google AdSense seperates YouTube earnings into its own payment account
2022 The platform also has a dedicated AdSense page for YouTube.
BrightEdge buys Oncrawl for enterprise SEO shakeup
2022 Oncrawl will continue to operate under BrightEdge’s supervision.
Advertisers have till February 2022 to adapt to Google’s new Partner Program requirements
2021 These changes were made in response to Partner feedback regarding badge criteria and clarity about Program benefits.
Yelp’s waitlist, analytics, and POS updates are designed to address changing consumer preferences
2021 Waitlist now supports takeout orders Yelp has also provided enhanced analytics for multi-location restaurants.
Google Assistant to learn multiple languages, distributions, and skills
2018 The Assistant will soon be able speak 30 languages and offer customer support for mobile carriers.
Search outperformed social in referral traffic last year. It drove 35% more site visits than social’s 26%.
2018: 2017 saw a greater share of social visits than search since 2014.
Search In Pics: Google’s Captain America. A mural at Google and a shiny Google slide
2018 These are the most recent images that show what people eat at search engine companies, their play habits, where they go, and what toys they own.
Four US Presidents in the KKK Google’s new problem with featured answers
2017 Google listed four U.S. presidents among Klan members, despite not having any conclusive evidence.
Gboard now adds voice typing, new languages and doodles
2017: Google has updated their iOS keyboard extension in order to support voice dialing, and 15 additional languages.
Live: Google Launches Mobile Search Results AMP Listings, For Some
2016 Google has pushed AMP results to the Google mobile news carousel a day earlier than anticipated.
Google Looking at Review Stars Dropping out Of The Search Results
2016: Review stars and reviews dropped dramatically.
Bing’s CelebsLike.me Finds Your Oscar Doppelganger
2016: Bing developed a website that allowed users to upload photos of themselves in order to discover their celebrity lookalikes.
Google Displays Colorful Line Separators in Mobile Search Results Snippets
2015 Many Android and iOS mobile searchers noticed that Google was testing a new interface for mobile devices.
Judge dismisses‘s class action against Google for Android “Default Search”.
2015 A judge ruled that the link between Android’s default search status and consumer harm was too tenuous or speculation.
Google will penalize Chromebooks, Google Analytics and AdWords for using advertorials.
2013 After warning publishers about advertorials, Google’s search team was asked if it had to penalize certain parts of its own company because they ran advertorials.
Google Updates AdWords Terms To Conform With FTC Antitrust Settlement
2013 – Google did not allow automated batch copying of AdWords campaign information for export to other ad networks in the past.
Google Images Similar Searches Now More Visual
2012: By hovering over the search term, Google will open an image preview showing you the first three images.
Valentine’s Day AdWords ‘War’ Among Florists Highlights Another Google Challenge
2012: Imagine launching a search on your company name to find a competitor’s advertisement that claimed you were “Sold out” on your most important holiday.
Search Alliance – Beginning adCenter rollout in the UK, France, and Ireland
2012 In 2012, the Yahoo/Microsoft Search Alliance started to migrate Yahoo Search Marketing campaigns into adCenter accounts.
Bing Posts To Facebook Timeline If You Use New “Linked Pages”
2012 Bing was granted permission to post on your behalf to Facebook by using this feature.
Yahoo Working On Search Across Devices
2012: Yahoo began to test the possibility to create a query on one device, and then continue it on another.
Is SEO Killing America?
2012 News organizations find it easier to sell news that reinforces our opinions, than news that challenges and educates us.
Google Drops Facebook Sync On Nexus S: Google/Facebook Battle Continues
2011. Google stated that it was because Facebook contacts cannot be exported from a device and users can’t “control their data as freely as Google would prefer.”
Obscure Belgian Case Threatens To Open Copyright “Pandora’s Box” For Google In Europe
2011 An appeal was made by the Belgian court that found Google violating copyright laws for indexing newspaper headlines, snippets and without permission in 2006.
Wired on Google’s Algorithm
2010 An in-depth look at the evolution of Google’s search algorithm through the years.
Google To Drop Ad Manager For DoubleClick For Publishers
2010, Google announced the replacement of Google Ad Manager by DoubleClick for Publishers.
By the Numbers: Twitter Vs. Facebook Vs. Google News
2010 600 vs.700 vs.55 per second.
Google Testing Comparison Ads In UK
2010: Credit card-related searches.
Google Retires China Talks Despite Evidence of Govt-Hacking Connection
2010, Google engaged with China about its ability to operate its number 2 search engine in China in an “unfiltered” manner.
Xerox Sues Google & Yahoo Over Search Patent. Copy This!
2010: Xerox sought compensation to stop Google and Yahoo using the technology.
Redmond Is The Puppet Master In Google EU-Anti-Trust Complaints.
2010, Google used some harsh language regarding two of the three complaining companies’ relationship with Microsoft.
Yahoo To Integrate Twitter Across Properties
2010, Yahoo announced it had deepened its relationships with Twitter and would integrate Twitter’s content and feeds across its network.
Google Webmaster Central Launches YouTube Channel
2009 This channel will eventually include videos from Googlers about how to make your website successful in Google.
Google Requires Ringtones Ads To Discuss Pricing
2009 According to some reports, the Florida Attorney General had “convinced Google” to require AdWords advertisers disclose pricing information in AdWords ads that sell ringtones.
Can the “Deep Web” Slay Google?
2009 A machine that can mine all the Deep Web data and give “answers to users” would be very exciting.
Will Obama Cause Google’s Downfall?
2009 Christine Varney was appointed Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust in the U.S. Department of Justice. This could have caused more antitrust issues for Google.
Yahoo CEO Bartz will Reorganize for More ‘Top Down’ Authority
2009: Another Yahoo reorganization was on the horizon.
and The Oscar For Best Search Engine For Oscar Winners Is… Microsoft Live & Ask.com
2009 The winners are shown at the top.
Google Explains the NOINDEX, NoFOLLOW, NOARCHIVE, NOARCHIVE, NOSNIPPET META tags
2007 A simple but thorough explanation.
Search Suggestions The default At Google China?
2007 Google China by default had Google Suggest on.
Millions of Dollars in AdCenter Bugs by Microsoft
2007: Advertisers were being paid astronomical click prices, even though their bids were lower.
Yahoo Search Improves Movie Shortcut Results
2007: The team added movie trailers, critic and user ratings, and a summary.
Top 25 Web 2.0 Start Ups To Watch
2007: Ranking of the Top 25 Web 2.0 Companies.
Yahoo Searchlight Awards Last Night
2007: Top Campaigns Featured elements from traditional media, search and online display advertising.
Happy Anniversary, ResearchBuzz!
2007: 40 “issues” were published in almost nine years.
Past contributions by Search Engine Land’s Subject matter Experts (SMEs).
These columns represent a snapshot of time. They have not been updated since publication, except where noted. These articles do not reflect Search Engine Land’s views.
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- 2017: Review of free PPC reporting solutions by Google by Frederick Vallaeys
- 2016: Google’s “Near Me Future by Adam Dorfman
- 2016: Search Saved: 3 Reasons to Not Overreact To Losing Google Ads in The Right Rail By Kevin Ryan
- 2016: What Google’s New Layout Means for Search Marketers By Alistair Dent
- 2016: Search Optimization, Content Mapping and The Buyer’s Journey By Jim Yu
- 2016: Brand bidding & PPC optimization: Best Practices for Brand Bidding (Part #3 of 8) by Lori Weiman
- 2015: What to Expect When You Hire a Paid Search Agency By Pauline Jakober
- 2015: Reveal The Content Marketing Engine To Achieve Localliftoff by Chris Silver Smith
- 2012: 9 Best Practices for Optimized title> Tags by Karen DeJarnette
- 2012: Why Patience is a Virtue with The Long Tail by Siddharth Sha
- 2012: A Google+ Primer for Retail Brands By George Popstefanov
- 2011: How to Get the Most Search Engine Marketing Value from Key Content Initiatives By Derek Edmond
- 2011: Making the Jump to In-House Search by Cameron Olthuis
- 2011: A Successful Example Of Conversion Content Marketing by Scott Brinker
- 2010: Don’t Forget Domains and Hosting: International Web Content Management is King! by Andy Atkinson-Kruger
- 2010: Link Building and Link Marketing: What’s the Difference? by Eric Ward
- 2010: FTC, Disclosure And Your Blog by Michael Gray
- 2010: Short vs. Long Tail: Which Search Queries Perform Well? by Tom Demers
- 2009: Offline Conversions: How To Get SEM Credit! by Mona Elesseily
- 2009: Is Mobile SEO Obsolete Due to The iPhone? by Bryson Meurier
- 2007: Just behave: Google’s Marissa Mayer discusses Personalized Search by Gord Hotchkiss
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