Search Month: August 2009 Search News, In Review
Sep 9, 2009 at 1:02am ET by Danny Sullivan
Search Month is an exclusive monthly newsletter for Search Engine Land premium members that recaps stories covered on Search Engine Land from the previous month. Below are top stories organized by topic that happened over the past month. Each topic (or Search Engine Land column) is also a link, where you can click through and drill into the Search Engine Land members library to find other stories in that area. Because some stories are listed in more than one category, you may see them repeated.
- Google’s CEO, Schmidt, Resigns From Apple’s Board
- Yahoo Makes Delicious.com Cool Again
- ShoeMoney Vs. Google Employee Case Settled
- Google Maps Plots Attractions, Points Of Interest
- Micro-Hoo: The Details Emerge With SEC Filing
- Marissa Mayer On iGoogle’s New “Social Gadgets”
- Guess Who Is The Top Global Brand Again? You Got It! Google
- Revisionist History: Bartz Claims Yahoo Was Never A Search Engine
- After Buying Performics From Google, Publicis Buys Razorfish From Microsoft
- Done Deal: Facebook Buys FriendFeed
- Facebook Begins New Search Rollout
- Google Caffeine: Google’s New Search Engine Index
- Google’s Working On New File System
- Two Tools To Compare Google With Google Caffeine
- Google Temporarily Pulling Google Caffeine Sandbox
- Google Calls Yahoo-Microsoft’s Explanation Of Search Scale “Bogus”
- Which Internet Yellow Pages Site Has The Best Rankings?
- Google Tops In Search Satisfaction According To Pre-Bing Survey
- Best Search Engine In Canada? Hitwise Says It’s Bing
- Yahoo’s Social Plan: Twitter, Twitter, & More Twitter?
- Dear Fox News: SEO Is Not Search Engine Scamming (Unless You’re Scamming Yourself)
- Live Blogging Yahoo’s Product Call
- Yahoo’s New Search Clothes — But Will It Help? (Probably Not)
- Google Now Using You To Provide Traffic Data To Maps
- Bing Continues With Fake Referrers: What Part Of Stop Don’t They Understand?
- Last Call To Speak At SMX East
- Debunking The Italian Newspapers’ Antitrust Allegations Against Google
- Google Expanding Access To Wave Soon, First “Hands-On” Impressions
- Microsoft’s Lu A Formidable Search Foe For Google
- Danny Sullivan’s Preview Of Search Engine Land’s SMX East 2009 Search Marketing Conference In New York
- Of Living URLs, Newspaper Rankings & California Fires
- Link Economics 101: A Prerequisite For Advanced SEO
- 3 Things I Learned About Business On My Summer Vacation
- Ask.com Mocks Yahoo With Employee Poaching Sign
- Gulli Leaves Ask.com For Microsoft Bing, Finally Has “Resources”
- Antonio Gulli Leaves Ask.com After 4 Years
- Gulli Leaves Ask.com For Microsoft Bing, Finally Has “Resources”
Business Issues: Acquisitions & Investments
- Done Deal: Facebook Buys FriendFeed
- Facebook Begins New Search Rollout
- 10 SEO Tips For Maximizing Facebook Visibility
- Googlebot Makes An Appearance In Web Analytics Reports
- Yahoo Makes Delicious.com Cool Again
- Ads Don’t Always Sell What They Are Created To Sell
- Micro-Hoo: The Details Emerge With SEC Filing
- Revisionist History: Bartz Claims Yahoo Was Never A Search Engine
- Can Bing Change The Culture Of Online Search?
- ‘Augmented Reality’ Is Also A Form Of Search
- Yahoo’s Social Plan: Twitter, Twitter, & More Twitter?
- A Golden Opportunity For Brands To Join The Local Search Party
- The Curious Case Of Google’s Bizarre UK Search Results
- Debunking The Italian Newspapers’ Antitrust Allegations Against Google
- Google Expanding Access To Wave Soon, First “Hands-On” Impressions
- Dear Fox News: SEO Is Not Search Engine Scamming (Unless You’re Scamming Yourself)
- Yahoo’s New Search Clothes — But Will It Help? (Probably Not)
- Danny Sullivan’s Preview Of Search Engine Land’s SMX East 2009 Search Marketing Conference In New York
- Of Living URLs, Newspaper Rankings & California Fires
- ShoeMoney Vs. Google Employee Case Settled
- Google Launches Content Powered YouTube Promoted Video Ads
- Google Shifts Search Ads Closer To Free Results
- Google Tests Top Right AdWords Product Ad
- How To Be A PPC Pansy: 5 Tips To Weaken Your Campaigns
- Google Adds Keyword Forecasting To Insights For Search Tool
- Google: Conversion Rates About The Same No Matter Ad Position
- Google AdWords Has Their Own Flavor Of Sitelinks
- Google AdWords Continues To Test New Product Ad Formats
- Two Months Later, Google Releases AdWords API v2009 (Beta) To All
- Boost Quality Scores With These Simple Tips
- French Upset Over Google Library Deal, Lawyer-Author Files New Arguments Against Book Search Settlement
- Microsoft, Yahoo, & Amazon Will Fight Google Book Settlement
- Google’s CEO, Schmidt, Resigns From Apple’s Board
- Micro-Hoo: The Details Emerge With SEC Filing
- Google’s Working On New File System
- Google Calls Yahoo-Microsoft’s Explanation Of Search Scale “Bogus”
- Google Tops In Search Satisfaction According To Pre-Bing Survey
- “Skank” Blogger To Sue Google For $15M For Revealing Identity To Liskula Cohen
- BT/Yahoo Portal Now Powered By … Not Yahoo, Not Bing, Google!
- Debunking The Italian Newspapers’ Antitrust Allegations Against Google
- French Upset Over Google Library Deal, Lawyer-Author Files New Arguments Against Book Search Settlement
- Debunking The Italian Newspapers’ Antitrust Allegations Against Google
- Marissa Mayer On iGoogle’s New “Social Gadgets”
- Google Expanding Access To Wave Soon, First “Hands-On” Impressions
- Google’s Working On New File System
- Report: MicroHoo “Penetration” Near Google’s, Google Users Most “Loyal”
- Google Tops In Search Satisfaction According To Pre-Bing Survey
- Report: A “Caffeine” Infusion Would Mean Ranking Changes On Google
- Marissa Mayer On iGoogle’s New “Social Gadgets”
- Google Rolls Out Social Gadgets Quickly
- Google Expanding Access To Wave Soon, First “Hands-On” Impressions
- ShoeMoney Vs. Google Employee Case Settled
- French Upset Over Google Library Deal, Lawyer-Author Files New Arguments Against Book Search Settlement
- “Skank” Blogger To Sue Google For $15M For Revealing Identity To Liskula Cohen
- Google’s Mortgage Quotes Mystery
- Google’s Doodle For The Perseids Meteor Shower
- Google’s Next Doodle, Hans Christian Ørsted Birthday
- 400 Years Ago Galileo Invented The Telescope, Thanks Google
- The ASCII Version Of The Google Logo
- Google Logo Remembers Michael Jackson’s Birthday
- Google Maps Plots Attractions, Points Of Interest
- Marissa Mayer On iGoogle’s New “Social Gadgets”
- Google Pitches Benefits, Ease Of Using Google Maps
- Google Adds More User Photos to Street View
- Google Local Business Center Adds Coupon Link & Bulk Upload Verification
- Google Now Using You To Provide Traffic Data To Maps
- Google Ties Street View To Local Business Listings
- Google Kicks Off “Going Google” Ad Campaign
- Guess Who Is The Top Global Brand Again? You Got It! Google
- Google Pitches Benefits, Ease Of Using Google Maps
- Google Maps Plots Attractions, Points Of Interest
- Google Buys Video Compression Company On2
- ‘Augmented Reality’ Is Also A Form Of Search
- Google Now Using You To Provide Traffic Data To Maps
- Google Mobile Search Adds Universal Flavor To Arabic & Hebrew Searchers
- Google News Archive Now Four Times As Large
- Debunking The Italian Newspapers’ Antitrust Allegations Against Google
- Of Living URLs, Newspaper Rankings & California Fires
Google: OneBox, Plus Box & Direct Answers
- Yahoo Acquires Arab Portal, Bing Gets Backdoor Into Deal
- Google Now Using You To Provide Traffic Data To Maps
- The Curious Case Of Google’s Bizarre UK Search Results
- Google’s Mortgage Quotes Mystery
- Google Mobile Search Adds Universal Flavor To Arabic & Hebrew Searchers
- Fire At Google’s London Office
- Google’s Search Suggestions Change On Second Search
- Google Caffeine: Google’s New Search Engine Index
- Google Webmaster Central Wants Your Help Videos
- Google Caffeine: Google’s New Search Engine Index
- Two Tools To Compare Google With Google Caffeine
- Google Adds Keyword Forecasting To Insights For Search Tool
- Google’s Matt Cutts Video Presentation On SEO
- Google’s One line Sitelinks Now Support HTML Anchors
- Google: Come See The Softer Side Of Street View
- Swiss Govt. Not So Neutral On Google Street View
- Google Ties Street View To Local Business Listings
- Report: A “Caffeine” Infusion Would Mean Ranking Changes On Google
- Google Mobile Search Adds Universal Flavor To Arabic & Hebrew Searchers
- Google Adds “Prices From The Page” Search Option
- Google’s One line Sitelinks Now Support HTML Anchors
- Google Testing Navigational Search Elements
Google: Web History & Search History
- Google Adds “Prices From The Page” Search Option
- Google’s Search Suggestions Change On Second Search
- Two Tools To Compare Google With Google Caffeine
- Google Temporarily Pulling Google Caffeine Sandbox
- Best Search Engine In Canada? Hitwise Says It’s Bing
- Google’s One line Sitelinks Now Support HTML Anchors
- Google Testing Navigational Search Elements
- Google Still No. 1 Search Engine On Earth; Search Activity Way Up, comScore Says
- Google Launches Content Powered YouTube Promoted Video Ads
- Google Buys Video Compression Company On2
- YouTube Emphasizes Search In New Design
- How To Maximize The Impact Of Your Top Performing Keywords
- How To Be A PPC Pansy: 5 Tips To Weaken Your Campaigns
- 10 SEO Tips For Maximizing Facebook Visibility
- Of Living URLs, Newspaper Rankings & California Fires
- Creating Synergies With Organic & Paid Search
- Yes, I Belong In This Meeting: The Broad Scope Of In-House SEO
- How To: Excel At Excel For SEM Applications, Part 6
- 9 Problems With Paid Search, 9 Real Tactics To Solve Them
- How To Handle An SEO Setback
- When Big Brands Meet Social Media – Part 2
- Boost Quality Scores With These Simple Tips
- Optimizing For Re-finding Search Behavior
- The Importance Of Knowing Your Customers’ Language
- The Dark Side Of Usability: When Business Goals & User Goals Collide
- Commercial Intent & Web Search Behaviors
- French Upset Over Google Library Deal, Lawyer-Author Files New Arguments Against Book Search Settlement
- Microsoft, Yahoo, & Amazon Will Fight Google Book Settlement
- Report: 90% Of Bing’s Internet Pharmacies Search Ads Lead To Rogue Sites
- French Upset Over Google Library Deal, Lawyer-Author Files New Arguments Against Book Search Settlement
- Report: 90% Of Bing’s Internet Pharmacies Search Ads Lead To Rogue Sites
- Caution: Searching For Jessica Biel May Be Dangerous To Your Computer’s Health
- Stop Saying Sorry, Start Getting Really Social
- 5 Microblogging Sites That Aren’t Twitter
- The Social Media Promotion Checklist For Internet Marketers
- Tell Me Why I Should Click & Link
- A Case Study: Using Contests To Build Links
- My Favorite Link Building Lie
- Can Locally-Focused Display Ads Make The Phone Ring?
- Three Ways To Optimize Business For Local Search Via Online Newspapers
- Microhoo Changes Local Search Landscape For Small Biz
- Matching Mobile Ads To Consumer Intent
- Micro-Hoo: The Details Emerge With SEC Filing
- Revisionist History: Bartz Claims Yahoo Was Never A Search Engine
- BT/Yahoo Portal Now Powered By … Not Yahoo, Not Bing, Google!
- Report: 90% Of Bing’s Internet Pharmacies Search Ads Lead To Rogue Sites
- Micro-Hoo: The Details Emerge With SEC Filing
- After Buying Performics From Google, Publicis Buys Razorfish From Microsoft
- Can Yahoo Really Compete In Search By “Owning The Interface”?
- Report: 90% Of Bing’s Internet Pharmacies Search Ads Lead To Rogue Sites
- Can Bing Change The Culture Of Online Search?
- Microsoft Doubles Up On Cashback To Give Bing A Boost
- Bing’s Paid Click Share Still Rising: Report
- Report: MicroHoo “Penetration” Near Google’s, Google Users Most “Loyal”
- Hitwise Report: Bing Shopping On Rise Following Double Cashback
- Google Tops In Search Satisfaction According To Pre-Bing Survey
- Best Search Engine In Canada? Hitwise Says It’s Bing
- Microsoft Releases New MSN Toolbar, Now Powered By Bing
- Wolfram Alpha Updates Its Progress; Also Has Deal With Bing?
- Yahoo Acquires Arab Portal, Bing Gets Backdoor Into Deal
- Bing Continues With Fake Referrers: What Part Of Stop Don’t They Understand?
- Microsoft’s Lu A Formidable Search Foe For Google
- Microsoft Now Promoting Cashback Program With TV Ads
Microsoft: Bing Shopping & Cashback
- Hitwise Report: Bing Shopping On Rise Following Double Cashback
- Microsoft Now Promoting Cashback Program With TV Ads
- Can Yahoo Really Compete In Search By “Owning The Interface”?
- Micro-Hoo: The Details Emerge With SEC Filing
- After Buying Performics From Google, Publicis Buys Razorfish From Microsoft
- Google Calls Yahoo-Microsoft’s Explanation Of Search Scale “Bogus”
- Google Tops In Search Satisfaction According To Pre-Bing Survey
- BT/Yahoo Portal Now Powered By … Not Yahoo, Not Bing, Google!
- Gulli Leaves Ask.com For Microsoft Bing, Finally Has “Resources”
- Micro-Hoo: The Details Emerge With SEC Filing
- Microsoft’s Lu A Formidable Search Foe For Google
- Gulli Leaves Ask.com For Microsoft Bing, Finally Has “Resources”
- Can Yahoo Really Compete In Search By “Owning The Interface”?
- Micro-Hoo: The Details Emerge With SEC Filing
- Microsoft Doubles Up On Cashback To Give Bing A Boost
- Microsoft Now Promoting Cashback Program With TV Ads
- After Buying Performics From Google, Publicis Buys Razorfish From Microsoft
- Yahoo Acquires Arab Portal, Bing Gets Backdoor Into Deal
- After Buying Performics From Google, Publicis Buys Razorfish From Microsoft
- Facebook Begins New Search Rollout
- Wolfram Alpha Updates Its Progress; Also Has Deal With Bing?
- Yahoo Acquires Arab Portal, Bing Gets Backdoor Into Deal
- BT/Yahoo Portal Now Powered By … Not Yahoo, Not Bing, Google!
- Microsoft’s Lu A Formidable Search Foe For Google
- PPC Lessons From The Catalog Industry
- 5 Tips For Getting Good Paid Search Clients
- Seven Common Mistakes That Cause New Advertisers To Fail
- Google’s Bid Simulator Tool: So Transparent, It’s Deflationary?
- Be Careful When Evaluating Paid Search Tests
Search Engines: Answer Search Engines
Search Engines: Buzz Search Engines
Search Engines: Mobile Search Engines
Search Engines: Real Time Search
- Done Deal: Facebook Buys FriendFeed
- Twitter Gets More Serious About Search
- Collecta Adds Social Sharing, Other Features
Search Engines: Shopping Search Engines
Search Engines: Social Search Engines
- Wolfram Alpha Updates Its Progress; Also Has Deal With Bing?
- Wolfram Alpha To Enable API, Open Data To Others
- Search In Pictures: Yahoo Sand Castle, SMX São Paulo & Yahoo Park
- Search In Pictures: Bing Pong, Ask 3D Signatures & Yahoo Brands
- Search In Pictures: Google Holy Water, Yahoo Frisbees & Celebrating Onam
Search Marketing: Landing Pages
Search Marketing: Local Search Marketing
Search Marketing: Search Term Research
- Ask.com Mocks Yahoo With Employee Poaching Sign
- Dear Fox News: SEO Is Not Search Engine Scamming (Unless You’re Scamming Yourself)
- SES San Jose Day One Live Blog Coverage
- Being There Is Better: 10 Reasons To Attend SMX East – October 5-7 In NYC
- SES San Jose Day Two Live Blog Coverage
- New to Search Engine Marketing? Your SMX East Dream Agenda
- SES San Jose Day Three Live Blog Coverage
- Google’s Matt Cutts Video Presentation On SEO
- Last Call To Speak At SMX East
- Notes to Self: A PPC Professional’s SMX East Dream Agenda
- SMX East Rate Increases Sept 12 – Register Today & Save
- Danny Sullivan’s Preview Of Search Engine Land’s SMX East 2009 Search Marketing Conference In New York
- Dear Fox News: SEO Is Not Search Engine Scamming (Unless You’re Scamming Yourself)
- Search Ranking Factors Shows How Little SEO Has Changed
- Report: A “Caffeine” Infusion Would Mean Ranking Changes On Google
- A Closer Look At Local Search Ranking Factors
- You Don’t Own Your Own Business Details Anymore
- What Is The Potential For Growth In SMB Online Marketing?
- Google Tops In Search Satisfaction According To Pre-Bing Survey
- Google Still No. 1 Search Engine On Earth; Search Activity Way Up, comScore Says
- Guess Who Is The Top Global Brand Again? You Got It! Google
- Report: MicroHoo “Penetration” Near Google’s, Google Users Most “Loyal”
- Hitwise Report: Bing Shopping On Rise Following Double Cashback
- Google Tops In Search Satisfaction According To Pre-Bing Survey
- Google Still No. 1 Search Engine On Earth; Search Activity Way Up, comScore Says
- Google Tops In Search Satisfaction According To Pre-Bing Survey
- Best Search Engine In Canada? Hitwise Says It’s Bing
- 8 Core Elements For Attribution Modeling Beyond The Last Click
- Tips for Turning Unintended Traffic Into Ambassadors
- Two Types of SEO Content Critical To B2B Marketers
Toolbars & Add-Ons: Firefox Browser
- Is Searching For Porn Too Easy With Bing?
- Online Video Growth Creates Consumer Engagement Opportunities
- Will The TVAnywhere Initiative Miss The Point?
- Can Yahoo Really Compete In Search By “Owning The Interface”?
- WSJ: Yahoo Getting Unfair Shake In Wake Of Search Deal
- Ask.com Mocks Yahoo With Employee Poaching Sign
- Google Calls Yahoo-Microsoft’s Explanation Of Search Scale “Bogus”
- Yahoo’s Social Plan: Twitter, Twitter, & More Twitter?
- Yahoo Acquires Arab Portal, Bing Gets Backdoor Into Deal
- BT/Yahoo Portal Now Powered By … Not Yahoo, Not Bing, Google!
- Revisionist History: Bartz Claims Yahoo Was Never A Search Engine
- WSJ: Yahoo Getting Unfair Shake In Wake Of Search Deal
- Yahoo Testing New Search Results Layout
- Can Yahoo Really Compete In Search By “Owning The Interface”?
- Revisionist History: Bartz Claims Yahoo Was Never A Search Engine
- WSJ: Yahoo Getting Unfair Shake In Wake Of Search Deal
- Report: MicroHoo “Penetration” Near Google’s, Google Users Most “Loyal”
- Google Tops In Search Satisfaction According To Pre-Bing Survey
- Live Blogging Yahoo’s Product Call
- Yahoo’s New Search Clothes — But Will It Help? (Probably Not)
- Yahoo Adds Products, Businesses, Events, Discussions & News To SearchMonkey
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