{"id":8652,"date":"2023-03-17T04:47:23","date_gmt":"2023-03-17T04:47:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/17\/this-day-in-search-marketing-history-march-17\/"},"modified":"2023-03-17T04:47:23","modified_gmt":"2023-03-17T04:47:23","slug":"this-day-in-search-marketing-history-march-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/17\/this-day-in-search-marketing-history-march-17\/","title":{"rendered":"This day in search marketing history: March 17"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_81 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/17\/this-day-in-search-marketing-history-march-17\/#Google_blocks_31_billion_ads_in_a_tumultuous_2020_says_annual_Ads_Safety_Report\" >Google blocks 3.1 billion ads in a tumultuous 2020, says annual Ads Safety Report<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/17\/this-day-in-search-marketing-history-march-17\/#Schemaorg_adds_coronavirus-related_structured_data_types_in_version_70\" >Schema.org adds coronavirus-related structured data types in version 7.0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/17\/this-day-in-search-marketing-history-march-17\/#Yahoo_and_other_Verizon-owned_search_sites_favor_Verizon_media_properties_Study\" >Yahoo and other Verizon-owned search sites favor Verizon media properties [Study]<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/17\/this-day-in-search-marketing-history-march-17\/#Sellers_start_feeling_the_strains_on_Amazons_fulfillment_systems_amid_coronavirus_buying_frenzy\" >Sellers start feeling the strains on Amazon\u2019s fulfillment systems amid coronavirus buying frenzy<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/17\/this-day-in-search-marketing-history-march-17\/#Google_to_further_dilute_exact_match_in_AdWords_will_ignore_word_order_function_words\" >Google to further dilute exact match in AdWords; will ignore word order &amp; function words<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/17\/this-day-in-search-marketing-history-march-17\/#Google_receives_search_warrant_for_identities_of_everyone_who_searched_crime_victims_name\" >Google receives search warrant for identities of everyone who searched crime victim\u2019s name<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/17\/this-day-in-search-marketing-history-march-17\/#DMOZ_has_officially_closed_after_nearly_19_years\" >DMOZ has officially closed after nearly 19 years<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/17\/this-day-in-search-marketing-history-march-17\/#Search_in_Pics_Green_GoogleBot_Google_swings_hammock_a_mini_Google_pool\" >Search in Pics: Green GoogleBot, Google swings &amp; hammock &amp; a mini Google pool<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/17\/this-day-in-search-marketing-history-march-17\/#Google_Strongly_Encouraging_Webmasters_To_Adopt_Autocomplete_On_Forms_For_Mobile\" >Google Strongly Encouraging Webmasters To Adopt Autocomplete On Forms For Mobile<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/17\/this-day-in-search-marketing-history-march-17\/#How_Big_Will_Googles_Mobile-Friendly_Update_Be_Bigger_Than_Panda_Or_Penguin\" >How Big Will Google\u2019s Mobile-Friendly Update Be? Bigger Than Panda Or Penguin<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/17\/this-day-in-search-marketing-history-march-17\/#AdWords_Top_Movers_Report_Gets_A_Makeover\" >AdWords Top Movers Report Gets A Makeover<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/17\/this-day-in-search-marketing-history-march-17\/#Play_The_Google_Feud_Game_I_Bet_Youll_Lose\" >Play The Google Feud Game &amp; I Bet You\u2019ll Lose<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/17\/this-day-in-search-marketing-history-march-17\/#Ranking_Benefit_To_Making_Your_Site_SSL_Not_Yet_But_Googles_Cutts_Would_Like_To_Make_It_Happen\" >Ranking Benefit To Making Your Site SSL? Not Yet But Google\u2019s Cutts Would Like To Make It Happen.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/17\/this-day-in-search-marketing-history-march-17\/#Matt_Cutts_Google_Mobile_Queries_May_Surpass_PC_Search_This_Year\" >Matt Cutts: Google Mobile Queries May Surpass PC Search This Year<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/17\/this-day-in-search-marketing-history-march-17\/#Google_Testing_New_Sponsored_Shopping_Boxes_With_3D_View\" >Google Testing New Sponsored Shopping Boxes, With 3D View<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/17\/this-day-in-search-marketing-history-march-17\/#Googles_Matt_Cutts_Gives_SEO_Advice_For_Times_When_Your_Products_Go_Out_Of_Stock\" >Google\u2019s Matt Cutts Gives SEO Advice For Times When Your Products Go Out Of Stock<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/17\/this-day-in-search-marketing-history-march-17\/#Study_Researchers_Blame_Google_Flu_Trends_Inaccuracies_On_Ongoing_Algorithm_Updates\" >Study: Researchers Blame Google Flu Trends Inaccuracies On Ongoing Algorithm Updates<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/17\/this-day-in-search-marketing-history-march-17\/#Bing_Ads_Now_Shows_Zero-Click_Search_Queries_Offers_20_To_40X_More_Data_Than_Before\" >Bing Ads Now Shows Zero-Click Search Queries, Offers 20 To 40X More Data Than Before<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/17\/this-day-in-search-marketing-history-march-17\/#Google_Webmaster_Tools_Crawl_Errors_How_To_Get_Detailed_Data_From_the_API\" >Google Webmaster Tools Crawl Errors: How To Get Detailed Data From the API<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20\" href=\"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/17\/this-day-in-search-marketing-history-march-17\/#Hidden_In_Google_Profiles_More_Social_Network_Connections_On_The_Way\" >Hidden In Google Profiles: More Social Network Connections On The Way?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-21\" href=\"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/17\/this-day-in-search-marketing-history-march-17\/#Google_Tweaks_AdSense_Code_To_Speed_Loads\" >Google Tweaks AdSense Code To Speed Loads<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-22\" href=\"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/17\/this-day-in-search-marketing-history-march-17\/#YouTube_Down_But_Still_Dominates_Online_Video_Netflix_Owns_Movie_Watching\" >YouTube Down, But Still Dominates Online Video; Netflix Owns Movie Watching<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-23\" href=\"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/17\/this-day-in-search-marketing-history-march-17\/#Pew_Yahoo_And_Google_Rank_High_On_List_Of_Online_Political_News_Sources\" >Pew: Yahoo And Google Rank High On List Of Online Political News Sources<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-24\" href=\"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/17\/this-day-in-search-marketing-history-march-17\/#Microsoft_More_%E2%80%9CEthical%E2%80%9D_Than_Apple_Google_Yahoo_Facebook\" >Microsoft More \u201cEthical\u201d Than Apple, Google, Yahoo, Facebook<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-25\" href=\"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/17\/this-day-in-search-marketing-history-march-17\/#Facebook_Asking_App_Developers_To_Stop_Using_Google_AdSense\" >Facebook Asking App Developers To Stop Using Google AdSense<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-26\" href=\"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/17\/this-day-in-search-marketing-history-march-17\/#FTC_Commissioner_Googles_Buzz_Launch_Was_%E2%80%98Irresponsible_Conduct\" >FTC Commissioner: Google\u2019s Buzz Launch Was \u2018Irresponsible Conduct\u2019<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-27\" href=\"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/17\/this-day-in-search-marketing-history-march-17\/#Google_TV_Platform_In_Testing_Says_New_York_Times\" >Google TV Platform In Testing, Says New York Times<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-28\" href=\"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/17\/this-day-in-search-marketing-history-march-17\/#Now_View_The_Night_Sky_In_Bing_Maps\" >Now View The Night Sky In Bing Maps<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-29\" href=\"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/17\/this-day-in-search-marketing-history-march-17\/#Facebook_Adds_Auto-Suggest_To_Search_Box\" >Facebook Adds Auto-Suggest To Search Box<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-30\" href=\"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/17\/this-day-in-search-marketing-history-march-17\/#How_Many_301s_Are_Too_Many\" >How Many 301s Are Too Many?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-31\" href=\"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/17\/this-day-in-search-marketing-history-march-17\/#Google_AdSense_Ads_Making_Their_Way_To_iPhone_Apps\" >Google AdSense Ads Making Their Way To iPhone Apps?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-32\" href=\"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/17\/this-day-in-search-marketing-history-march-17\/#Twitter_Adding_Advertisements\" >Twitter Adding Advertisements?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-33\" href=\"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/17\/this-day-in-search-marketing-history-march-17\/#Making_Sense_Of_All_The_Data_Google_Hadoop_Cloudera\" >Making Sense Of All The Data: Google, Hadoop &amp; Cloudera<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-34\" href=\"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/17\/this-day-in-search-marketing-history-march-17\/#Dennis_Woodside_Fills_Tim_Armstrongs_Position_At_Google\" >Dennis Woodside Fills Tim Armstrong\u2019s Position At Google<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-35\" href=\"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/17\/this-day-in-search-marketing-history-march-17\/#Early_Yahoo_Postmortem_And_Google_CEO_Eric_Schmidt_On_The_Prospect_Of_MicroHoo\" >Early Yahoo Postmortem And Google CEO Eric Schmidt On The Prospect Of MicroHoo<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-36\" href=\"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/17\/this-day-in-search-marketing-history-march-17\/#Yahoo_Partners_With_3rd_Party_Click_Fraud_Company_Click_Forensics\" >Yahoo Partners With 3rd Party Click Fraud Company, Click Forensics<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-37\" href=\"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/17\/this-day-in-search-marketing-history-march-17\/#Microsoft_Launches_New_adCenter_Community_Site\" >Microsoft Launches New adCenter Community Site<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-38\" href=\"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/17\/this-day-in-search-marketing-history-march-17\/#The_State_Of_Search_Engine_Marketing_2007\" >The State Of Search Engine Marketing 2007<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-39\" href=\"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/17\/this-day-in-search-marketing-history-march-17\/#Search_Biz_Google_Pays_More_For_DoubleClick_Benefits_More_From_Online_Ad_Shift_AOLs_Platform_A_Coming_Together_More\" >Search Biz: Google Pays More For DoubleClick, Benefits More From Online Ad Shift, AOL\u2019s Platform A Coming Together, &amp; More<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-40\" href=\"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/17\/this-day-in-search-marketing-history-march-17\/#SES_NY_2008_Day_One_Live_Coverage_Recap\" >SES NY 2008 Day One Live Coverage Recap<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-41\" href=\"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/17\/this-day-in-search-marketing-history-march-17\/#From_Search_Marketing_Expo_SMX\" >From Search Marketing Expo (SMX)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-42\" href=\"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/17\/this-day-in-search-marketing-history-march-17\/#Past_contributions_from_Search_Engine_Lands_Subject_Matter_Experts_SMEs\" >Past contributions from Search Engine Land\u2019s Subject Matter Experts (SMEs)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Google_blocks_31_billion_ads_in_a_tumultuous_2020_says_annual_Ads_Safety_Report\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/google-blocks-3-1-billion-ads-in-a-tumultuous-2020-says-annual-ads-safety-report-346955\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google blocks 3.1 billion ads in a tumultuous 2020, says annual Ads Safety Report<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>2021:<\/strong> The report listed misinformation around COVID-19 and the political climate, as well as ad fraud, as top concerns.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Schemaorg_adds_coronavirus-related_structured_data_types_in_version_70\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/schema-org-adds-covid-19-related-structured-data-types-in-version-7-0-330831\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Schema.org adds coronavirus-related structured data types in version 7.0<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>2020:<\/strong> \u201cSpecialAnnouncement\u201d and \u201ceventAttendanceMode\u201d could help businesses provide event updates in the search results.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Yahoo_and_other_Verizon-owned_search_sites_favor_Verizon_media_properties_Study\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/yahoo-and-other-verizon-owned-search-sites-favor-verizon-media-properties-study-330855\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yahoo and other Verizon-owned search sites favor Verizon media properties [Study]<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>2020:<\/strong> Study compared rankings for the same queries across six Bing-powered search sites, including Bing itself.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sellers_start_feeling_the_strains_on_Amazons_fulfillment_systems_amid_coronavirus_buying_frenzy\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/sellers-advertising-strain-amazon-fulfillment-systems-coronavirus-330828\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sellers start feeling the strains on Amazon\u2019s fulfillment systems amid coronavirus buying frenzy<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>2020:<\/strong> The company had halted shipments of non-essential items to its warehouses and stopped most of its ads on Google.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Google_to_further_dilute_exact_match_in_AdWords_will_ignore_word_order_function_words\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/google-exact-match-close-variants-word-order-function-words-271395\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google to further dilute exact match in AdWords; will ignore word order &amp; function words<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>2017:<\/strong> Not just for plurals anymore, close variants would extend to include word ordering and function words in inexact match keywords.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Google_receives_search_warrant_for_identities_of_everyone_who_searched_crime_victims_name\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/google-receives-search-warrant-identities-everyone-searched-crime-victims-name-271476\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google receives search warrant for identities of everyone who searched crime victim\u2019s name<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>2017:<\/strong> Police in Minnesota obtained a court order requiring Google to divulge the identities of people who searched for the name or images of the local victim of financial fraud.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"DMOZ_has_officially_closed_after_nearly_19_years\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/dmoz-has-officially-closed-271530\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DMOZ has officially closed after nearly 19 years<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>2017:<\/strong> The closure marked the final end of a chapter of humans trying to organize the web.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Search_in_Pics_Green_GoogleBot_Google_swings_hammock_a_mini_Google_pool\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/search-pics-green-googlebot-google-swings-hammock-mini-google-pool-271457\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Search in Pics: Green GoogleBot, Google swings &amp; hammock &amp; a mini Google pool<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>2017:<\/strong> The latest images showing what people eat at the search engine companies, how they play, who they meet, where they speak, what toys they have and more.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Google_Strongly_Encouraging_Webmasters_To_Adopt_Autocomplete_On_Forms_For_Mobile\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/google-strongly-encouraging-webmasters-to-adopt-autocomplete-on-forms-for-mobile-217024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Strongly Encouraging Webmasters To Adopt Autocomplete On Forms For Mobile<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>2015:<\/strong> Google said webmasters should implement autocomplete markup to improve mobile user conversions but didn\u2019t say it would be a ranking factor.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_Big_Will_Googles_Mobile-Friendly_Update_Be_Bigger_Than_Panda_Or_Penguin\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/how-large-is-googles-mobile-friendly-algorithm-larger-than-panda-or-penguin-217026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How Big Will Google\u2019s Mobile-Friendly Update Be? Bigger Than Panda Or Penguin<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>2015:<\/strong> Google\u2019s Zineb Ait Bahajji said the mobile-friendly algorithm would impact more sites than the Panda or Penguin algorithms.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"AdWords_Top_Movers_Report_Gets_A_Makeover\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/adwords-top-movers-report-gets-a-makeover-217042\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AdWords Top Movers Report Gets A Makeover<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>2015:<\/strong> Google updated the Top Movers report with a summary to make it easier to spot areas for improvement.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Play_The_Google_Feud_Game_I_Bet_Youll_Lose\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/play-the-google-feud-game-i-bet-youll-lose-217014\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Play The Google Feud Game &amp; I Bet You\u2019ll Lose<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>2015:<\/strong> Google Feud adapted the popular game show, Family Feud, by using Google autocomplete suggestions.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ranking_Benefit_To_Making_Your_Site_SSL_Not_Yet_But_Googles_Cutts_Would_Like_To_Make_It_Happen\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/ranking-benefit-making-site-ssl-yet-googles-cutts-like-make-happen-186810\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ranking Benefit To Making Your Site SSL? Not Yet But Google\u2019s Cutts Would Like To Make It Happen.<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>2014:<\/strong> Cutts did not say this was or would be a ranking factor. He said that he would like to see it become a ranking factor.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Matt_Cutts_Google_Mobile_Queries_May_Surpass_PC_Search_This_Year\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/matt-cutts-mobile-queries-may-surpass-pc-year-186816\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Matt Cutts: Google Mobile Queries May Surpass PC Search This Year<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>2014:<\/strong> Google\u2019s Matt Cutts said he \u201cwouldn\u2019t be surprised\u201d if mobile search exceeded desktop queries by the end of the year.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Google_Testing_New_Sponsored_Shopping_Boxes_With_3D_View\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/google-testing-new-sponsored-shopping-boxes-3d-view-186835\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Testing New Sponsored Shopping Boxes, With 3D View<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>2014:<\/strong> Google continued to experiment with Google Shopping displays beyond the traditional thumbnail box panel of Product Listing Ads.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Googles_Matt_Cutts_Gives_SEO_Advice_For_Times_When_Your_Products_Go_Out_Of_Stock\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/googles-matt-cutts-seo-advice-unavailable-e-commerce-products-186882\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google\u2019s Matt Cutts Gives SEO Advice For Times When Your Products Go Out Of Stock<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>2014:<\/strong> Cutts answers: \u201cWhat should sites do with pages for products that are no longer available?\u201d<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Study_Researchers_Blame_Google_Flu_Trends_Inaccuracies_On_Ongoing_Algorithm_Updates\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/study-google-flu-trends-bad-estimations-blamed-inconsistent-algorithms-186818\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Study: Researchers Blame Google Flu Trends Inaccuracies On Ongoing Algorithm Updates<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>2014:<\/strong> Researchers claimed the problem revolved around Google\u2019s constantly updated algorithms and the inability of big data to produce, \u201cValid and reliable data amenable for scientific analysis.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Bing_Ads_Now_Shows_Zero-Click_Search_Queries_Offers_20_To_40X_More_Data_Than_Before\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/bing-ads-now-shows-zero-click-search-queries-offers-20-40x-data-186870\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bing Ads Now Shows Zero-Click Search Queries, Offers 20 To 40X More Data Than Before<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>2014:<\/strong> Bing Ads\u00a0updated\u00a0the Search Term Report (formerly known as the Search Query Report), which housed the data on the terms users actually typed before clicking on an ad.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Google_Webmaster_Tools_Crawl_Errors_How_To_Get_Detailed_Data_From_the_API\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/google-webmaster-tools-crawl-errors-how-to-get-detailed-data-from-the-api-115153\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Webmaster Tools Crawl Errors: How To Get Detailed Data From the API<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>2012:<\/strong> The data was tricky to get to and the specifics of what was available varied based on how you retrieved it.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Hidden_In_Google_Profiles_More_Social_Network_Connections_On_The_Way\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/hidden-in-google-profiles-more-social-network-connections-on-the-way-68758\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hidden In Google Profiles: More Social Network Connections On The Way?<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>2011:<\/strong> Was Google readying several new \u201cconnect an account\u201d options in Google Profiles?<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Google_Tweaks_AdSense_Code_To_Speed_Loads\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/google-tweaks-adsense-code-to-speed-loads-68725\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Tweaks AdSense Code To Speed Loads<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>2011:<\/strong> The company estimated that its helping pages load faster by a half a second or more, when, previously, Google acknowledged that its code could delay page loads by 12% on average.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"YouTube_Down_But_Still_Dominates_Online_Video_Netflix_Owns_Movie_Watching\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/youtube-down-but-still-dominates-online-video-netflix-owns-movie-watching-68731\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube Down, But Still Dominates Online Video; Netflix Owns Movie Watching<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>2011:<\/strong> Video watching was down on YouTube during February, but it still held a seemingly unsurmountable lead in viewers, video views, and time spent per viewer.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Pew_Yahoo_And_Google_Rank_High_On_List_Of_Online_Political_News_Sources\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/pew-yahoo-and-google-rank-2nd-and-3rd-on-list-of-political-news-sources-68347\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pew: Yahoo And Google Rank High On List Of Online Political News Sources<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>2011:<\/strong> Of the 24% of Americans who got most of their political news from the Internet, 20% cited Yahoo as their main source of news. Google came in next at 13%.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Microsoft_More_%E2%80%9CEthical%E2%80%9D_Than_Apple_Google_Yahoo_Facebook\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/microsoft-more-ethical-than-apple-google-yahoo-facebook-68661\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Microsoft More \u201cEthical\u201d Than Apple, Google, Yahoo, Facebook<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>2011:<\/strong> That was according to the\u00a0Ethisphere Institute, which produced an annual list of \u201cworld\u2019s most ethical companies.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Facebook_Asking_App_Developers_To_Stop_Using_Google_AdSense\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/facebook-asking-app-developers-to-stop-using-google-adsense-68666\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook Asking App Developers To Stop Using Google AdSense<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>2011:<\/strong> Some Facebook developers were receiving emails from Facebook to remove the Google AdSense ads they had on their apps.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"FTC_Commissioner_Googles_Buzz_Launch_Was_%E2%80%98Irresponsible_Conduct\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/ftc-commissioner-googles-buzz-launch-was-irresponsible-conduct-38341\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FTC Commissioner: Google\u2019s Buzz Launch Was \u2018Irresponsible Conduct\u2019<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>2010:<\/strong> \u201cGoogle consistently tells the public to \u2018just trust us.\u2019 But based on my observations, I do not believe consumer privacy played any significant role in the release of Buzz.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Google_TV_Platform_In_Testing_Says_New_York_Times\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/google-tv-platform-in-testing-says-new-york-times-38352\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google TV Platform In Testing, Says New York Times<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>2010:<\/strong> More details on Google\u2019s plans to gain a stronger foothold in people\u2019s living rooms.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Now_View_The_Night_Sky_In_Bing_Maps\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/now-view-the-night-sky-in-bing-maps-38312\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Now View The Night Sky In Bing Maps<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>2010:<\/strong> Microsoft\u2019s \u201cWorldWide Telescope\u201d was integrated into the Silverlight version of Bing Maps.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Facebook_Adds_Auto-Suggest_To_Search_Box\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/facebook-adds-auto-suggest-to-search-box-38305\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook Adds Auto-Suggest To Search Box<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>2010:<\/strong> You would see results of the people, events, groups and Pages you were connected to plus the connections of your friends and globally relevant results.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_Many_301s_Are_Too_Many\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/how-many-301s-are-too-many-16960\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How Many 301s Are Too Many?<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>2009:<\/strong> Google\u2019s Matt Cutts answers \u201cIs redirecting a large number of domains suspicious?\u201d<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Google_AdSense_Ads_Making_Their_Way_To_iPhone_Apps\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/google-adsense-ads-making-their-way-to-iphone-apps-16969\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google AdSense Ads Making Their Way To iPhone Apps?<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>2009:<\/strong> The\u00a0Urbanspoon iPhone app\u00a0had what looked like Google AdSense ads on them.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Twitter_Adding_Advertisements\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/twitter-adding-ads-more-features-16964\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter Adding Advertisements?<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>2009:<\/strong> Twitter was promoting Twitter Search.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Making_Sense_Of_All_The_Data_Google_Hadoop_Cloudera\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/making-sense-of-all-the-data-google-cloudera-and-hadoop-explained-16962\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Making Sense Of All The Data: Google, Hadoop &amp; Cloudera<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>2009:<\/strong> The very interesting history behind Hadoop \u2013 an open-source version of proprietary software developed by Google to process and analyze massive volumes of data for search.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Dennis_Woodside_Fills_Tim_Armstrongs_Position_At_Google\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/dennis-woodside-fills-tim-armstrongs-position-at-google-16973\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dennis Woodside Fills Tim Armstrong\u2019s Position At Google<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>2009:<\/strong> Woodside, a Googler for five years, was previously Google\u2019s Vice President for the UK, Ireland and Benelux.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Early_Yahoo_Postmortem_And_Google_CEO_Eric_Schmidt_On_The_Prospect_Of_MicroHoo\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/early-yahoo-postmortem-and-google-ceo-eric-schmidt-on-the-prospect-of-microhoo-13583\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Early Yahoo Postmortem And Google CEO Eric Schmidt On The Prospect Of MicroHoo<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>2008:<\/strong> Yahoo\u2019s failure to recognize Google as a threat was partly responsible for the company\u2019s predicament.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Yahoo_Partners_With_3rd_Party_Click_Fraud_Company_Click_Forensics\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/yahoo-partners-with-3rd-party-click-fraud-company-click-forensics-13586\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yahoo Partners With 3rd Party Click Fraud Company, Click Forensics<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>2008:<\/strong> Yahoo and Click Forensics partnered to combat click fraud together.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Microsoft_Launches_New_adCenter_Community_Site\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/microsoft-launches-new-adcenter-community-site-13582\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Microsoft Launches New adCenter Community Site<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>2008:<\/strong> Features included product\/service specific blogs, categorized user forums and more.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_State_Of_Search_Engine_Marketing_2007\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/the-state-of-search-engine-marketing-2007-13580\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The State Of Search Engine Marketing 2007<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>2008:<\/strong> The future looks bright for search, according to SEMPO\u2019s annual State of Search Engine Marketing report.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Search_Biz_Google_Pays_More_For_DoubleClick_Benefits_More_From_Online_Ad_Shift_AOLs_Platform_A_Coming_Together_More\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/search-biz-google-pays-more-for-doubleclick-benefits-more-from-online-ad-shift-aols-platform-a-coming-together-more-13585\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Search Biz: Google Pays More For DoubleClick, Benefits More From Online Ad Shift, AOL\u2019s Platform A Coming Together, &amp; More<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>2008:<\/strong> Google\u2019s acquisition of DoubleClick closed at $3.24 billion, a mere $140 million more.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"SES_NY_2008_Day_One_Live_Coverage_Recap\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/ses-ny-day-one-live-coverage-recap-13587\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SES NY 2008 Day One Live Coverage Recap<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"From_Search_Marketing_Expo_SMX\"><\/span>From Search Marketing Expo (<a href=\"https:\/\/marketinglandevents.com\/smx\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SMX<\/a>)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/10-key-takeaways-meet-search-engines-smx-west-186903\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">10 Key Takeaways From Meet The Search Engines @ SMX West<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/video-googles-susan-wojcicki-keynotes-smx-west-115019\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Video: Google\u2019s Susan Wojcicki Keynotes SMX West 2012<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Past_contributions_from_Search_Engine_Lands_Subject_Matter_Experts_SMEs\"><\/span>Past contributions from Search Engine Land\u2019s Subject Matter Experts (SMEs)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>These columns are a snapshot in time and have not been updated since publishing, unless noted. Opinions expressed in these articles are those of the author and not necessarily Search Engine Land.<\/p>\n<p>2017: <a href=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/advice-amp-curious-publishers-271140\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Advice for AMP-curious publishers<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/author\/barb-palser\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Barb Palser<\/a><\/p>\n<p>2017: <a href=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/three-foolproof-steps-excellent-adwords-ads-271390\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Three foolproof steps to excellent AdWords ads<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/author\/matt-lawson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Matt Lawson<\/a><\/p>\n<p>2017: <a href=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/proven-method-building-strong-ppc-account-team-270982\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A proven method for building a strong PPC account team<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/author\/jeff-baum\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jeff Baum<\/a><\/p>\n<p>2016: <a href=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/real-time-search-algorithm-may-bad-244515\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Why real-time search algorithm updates may be bad news<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/author\/patrick-stox\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Patrick Stox<\/a><\/p>\n<p>2015: <a href=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/3-keys-understanding-seo-needs-216742\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">3 Keys To Understanding Your SEO Needs<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/author\/casieg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Casie Gillette<\/a><\/p>\n<p>2014: <a href=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/search-longer-sexy-186652\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Is Search Marketing No Longer Sexy?<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/author\/warren-lee\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Warren Lee<\/a><\/p>\n<p>2011: <a href=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/five-late-resolutions-for-online-retailers-in-2011-65751\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Five Late Resolutions For Online Retailers In 2011<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/author\/vic-drabicky\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vic Drabicky<\/a><\/p>\n<p>2011: <a href=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/3-ways-small-businesses-can-use-social-media-to-drive-customer-loyalty-66546\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">3 Ways Small Businesses Can Use Social Media To Drive Customer Loyalty<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/author\/brooks-mcmahon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brooks McMahon<\/a><\/p>\n<p>2011: <a href=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/google-analytics-v5-unveils-a-new-user-experience-68685\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Analytics Unveils A New User Experience<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/author\/daniel-waisberg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daniel Waisberg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>2010: <a href=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/b2b-hubs-or-ppc-are-all-leads-created-equal-37866\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">B2B Hubs Or PPC? Are All Leads Created Equal?<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/author\/andy-komack\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Andy Komack<\/a><\/p>\n<p>2010: <a href=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/what-the-future-of-search-and-social-marketing-means-to-an-inhouse-sem-38250\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What The Future Of Search And Social Marketing Means To An InHouse SEM<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/what-the-future-of-search-and-social-marketing-means-to-an-inhouse-sem-38250\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Duane Forrester<\/a><\/p>\n<p>2010: <a href=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/4-ways-to-increase-conversion-rate-without-testing-38326\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">4 Ways To Increase Conversion Rate Without Testing<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/author\/tom-critchlow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tom Critchlow<\/a><\/p>\n<p>2009: <a href=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/the-typical-visitor-reads-techcrunch-16947\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Despite The Hype, Twitter Isn\u2019t A Mainstream Social Marketing Tool<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/author\/ciaran-norris\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ciar\u00e1n Norris<\/a><\/p>\n<p>2009: <a href=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/rules-of-linking-engagement-as-the-web-turns-twenty-16948\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rules Of Linking Engagement As The Web Turns Twenty<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/author\/eric-ward\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Eric Ward<\/a><\/p>\n<p>2008: <a href=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/local-mobile-search-takes-center-stage-as-next-generation-format-of-yellow-pages-industry-panel-weighs-in-13584\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Local Mobile Search Takes Center Stage As Next-Generation Format Of Yellow Pages<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/author\/stephanie-hobbs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stephanie Hobbs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>2008: <a href=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/life-death-and-links-13589\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Life, Death, and Links<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/author\/eric-ward\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Eric Ward<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/author\/hanan-lifshitz\/feed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">&lt; <a href=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/search-marketing-history-march-16-394309\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">March 16<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/library\/search-marketing-history\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Search Marketing History<\/a> | March 18 &gt;<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/search-marketing-history-march-17-394379\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">This day in search marketing history: March 17<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Search Engine Land<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Google blocks 3.1 billion ads in a tumultuous 2020, says annual Ads Safety Report 2021: The report listed misinformation around COVID-19 and the political climate, as well as ad fraud, as top concerns. 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