Search Month: February 2009 Search News, In Review
Apr 6, 2009 at 7:02pm 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 Street View Car Kills Bambi, Removes Pictures Afterward
- Google Toolbar For Firefox Adds Chrome-Like “Most Visited Sites” Tab
- Martin Schaedel (Lazerzubb) Killed In Plane Crash
- Losing Hope With Yahoo, After Watching The Paid Search Division Stumble
- Google Gets Fearful, Flags Entire Internet As Malware Briefly
- Just 1 Week Until SMX West, Register Today!
- Can Searchers Find The Superbowl?
- Scoring The Superbowl Ads & Search: Do Broadcast Marketers Get Online Acquisition?
- Live Blogging The Google Earth 5.0 / Google Ocean Event
- Google’s Recent Bugs: SMS Spam, Safe Filter Stuck, News Fonts & Google Docs Spam
- Google AJAX Search Results = Death To Search Term Tracking?
- Book Your Meet & Eat Table For SMX West!
- Google Latitude Turns Maps (For Mobile) Into Social Tool
- Yahoo Starting To Roll Out “Search Pad” Feature
- Google Continues AdWords Product PlusBox
- Last Call: SMX West Next Week. Register Now!
- Google Books Search Goes Mobile
- Privacy Critics Don’t Give Google Enough ‘Latitude’
- Google Tests Tweaked Search Suggestions User Interface
- Yahoo Tries To Be Google With Holiday Search Ad Bar For Valentine’s Day
- Gmail Labs Adds Location To Signatures
- How To Track Keyword-Based Tweets Within Your Twitter Stream
- Yahoo! BOSS Expands Feature Set; Adds Usage Fees
- SMX West 2009 – Day Two Coverage
- Google Penalizes Google Japan For Buying Links
- Microsoft Continues Peeling Off Yahoo Search Talent
- Sorry Abraham Lincoln, Charles Darwin Gets The Google Logo
- Google Turns Off Radio Ads
- Google, Yahoo & Microsoft Unite On “Canonical Tag” To Reduce Duplicate Content Clutter
- SMX West ‘09 Day Three Recap
- Google Analytics On The iPhone: 3 Apps Reviewed
- Android Paid Apps Launch: “It’s Business Time”
- Yahoo Discontinues MyWeb, Pushes Delicious
- ComScore To Report Google Maps Now Number 1
- Happy Valentine’s Day From Google & Others
- Google Is Testing SearchWiki As Way To Remove AdWords Ads
- Google Believes It Has Ended (Some) Hijacked Listings In Google Maps
- Yahoo Reorganizes, Rebrands Mobile Offerings As “Yahoo Mobile”
- Google Expands AdSense For Domains Globally
- Google Finally Releases Google Mobile App For Windows Mobile
- Yahoo Formalizes Rich Ads In Search, Text Ads Gain Images Or Video
- Google AdSense Adds Font Selection
- Google Brings Back Video & Drops Shopping From Top Navigation
- Google Changes Display URL Policy: One Domain Per Ad Group
- Registration Open for SMX Advanced
- Will the “Deep Web” Slay Google?
- Has The iPhone Made Mobile SEO Obsolete?
- And The Oscar For Best Search Engine For Oscar Winners Goes To … Microsoft Live & Ask.com
- Yahoo To Offer Dayparting, Demographic Targeting & Display Ads Based On Searches
- Search Queries Are Getting Longer: Hitwise Report
- Google Toolbar 6 For IE Adds Search To Windows Task Bar
- Google News Officially Adds Advertisements
- Google Gets On Twitter
- Google Maps Adds User Photos To Street View
- Yahoo CEO Bartz: New Management To Make Yahoo “A Lot Faster On Its Feet”
- The Big List Of Search Engines & Their Employees On Twitters
- A Look At Article Directories and Their Influence in Organic Rankings
- The Answer To All Your SEO Questions!
- Are You Sitting On A Good Idea?
- URL Rewrites & Redirects: The Gory Details (Part 1 of 2)
- Google Maps Nearly Catches MapQuest: Hitwise Report
- ComScore To Report Google Maps Now Number 1
- MapQuest Launches Mobile Personalization
- Losing Hope With Yahoo, After Watching The Paid Search Division Stumble
- Can Searchers Find The Superbowl?
- Scoring The Superbowl Ads & Search: Do Broadcast Marketers Get Online Acquisition?
- Making Your Search Campaigns Work Harder During The Economic Downturn, Part Two
- It’s Google’s Ocean, We Just Swim In It
- Google Latitude Turns Maps (For Mobile) Into Social Tool
- Another Survey (Incorrectly) Predicts Google Could Lose Search Crown
- Privacy Critics Don’t Give Google Enough ‘Latitude’
- Will Google Succumb To “The Innovator’s Dilemma”?
- Tuning Up Your Landing Pages In An Economic Downturn
- Google Penalizes Google Japan For Buying Links
- Newspapers, Google And The “Devaluation” Of Content
- Pros & Cons Of Google’s “Darwinian Approach” To Products
- Google SVP Rosenberg’s Tome On Social Challenges, The Internet And Google’s Future
- Post-Click Marketing For Search Marketers
- Will the “Deep Web” Slay Google?
- And The Oscar For Best Search Engine For Oscar Winners Goes To … Microsoft Live & Ask.com
- Yahoo Mobile Head Boerries To Leave, How Will It Affect Yahoo Mobile?
- How To Track Keyword-Based Tweets Within Your Twitter Stream
- Google, Yahoo & Microsoft Unite On “Canonical Tag” To Reduce Duplicate Content Clutter
- Google Analytics On The iPhone: 3 Apps Reviewed
- The Big List Of Search Engines & Their Employees On Twitters
- Google Launches AdSense For Mobile Search
- Google Expands AdSense For Domains Globally
- Google AdSense Adds Font Selection
- Google TV Ads Tells How DVRs Affect Your Ads
- Google AdWords Testing New Interface
- Google AdWords Tests Campaign Level Keyword Diagnose Tool
- Does Auto-Matching Cause Unintentional Trademark Abuse?
- Google Continues AdWords Product PlusBox
- Google Is Testing SearchWiki As Way To Remove AdWords Ads
- Google Shuts Down Business Pages For Mobile Ads
- Google Changes Display URL Policy: One Domain Per Ad Group
- Why Is Google Now Requiring Ringtones Ads To Disclose Pricing
- Google News Officially Adds Advertisements
- Google’s Influence In The Oval Office
- Another Survey (Incorrectly) Predicts Google Could Lose Search Crown
- Twitter Reveals Google Engineering Layoffs?
- Google Turns Off Radio Ads
- Pros & Cons Of Google’s “Darwinian Approach” To Products
- Google SVP Rosenberg’s Tome On Social Challenges, The Internet And Google’s Future
- Will Obama Be The Downfall Of Google?
- Google.org Changes Leadership, Aligns Goals More Closely with Big G Itself
- Google Joins EU Anti-Trust Case Against Microsoft Browser
- Android Paid Apps Launch: “It’s Business Time”
- Pros & Cons Of Google’s “Darwinian Approach” To Products
- Google Toolbar For Firefox Adds Chrome-Like “Most Visited Sites” Tab
- Google Joins EU Anti-Trust Case Against Microsoft Browser
- Another Survey (Incorrectly) Predicts Google Could Lose Search Crown
- Privacy Critics Don’t Give Google Enough ‘Latitude’
- Will Google Succumb To “The Innovator’s Dilemma”?
- Newspapers, Google And The “Devaluation” Of Content
- Google.org Changes Leadership, Aligns Goals More Closely with Big G Itself
- Live Blogging The Google Earth 5.0 / Google Ocean Event
- It’s Google’s Ocean, We Just Swim In It
- Google: ‘Don’t Blame Us For Terrorism’
- ComScore To Report Google Maps Now Number 1
- Has Google Ocean Uncovered Atlantis?
- Twitter Reveals Google Engineering Layoffs?
- Pros & Cons Of Google’s “Darwinian Approach” To Products
- The Big List Of Search Engines & Their Employees On Twitters
- It’s Google’s Ocean, We Just Swim In It
- Another Survey (Incorrectly) Predicts Google Could Lose Search Crown
- Will Google Succumb To “The Innovator’s Dilemma”?
- Google Wants To Save You Money On Electricity
- Pros & Cons Of Google’s “Darwinian Approach” To Products
- GoogleBot Art
- Google SVP Rosenberg’s Tome On Social Challenges, The Internet And Google’s Future
- Will the “Deep Web” Slay Google?
- Google.org Changes Leadership, Aligns Goals More Closely with Big G Itself
- Judgment Day For Four Google Execs In Italian Court
- Another French Court Rules Against Google On Trademark Claim
- Google: ‘Don’t Blame Us For Terrorism’
- Will the “Deep Web” Slay Google?
- Will Obama Be The Downfall Of Google?
- Google Joins EU Anti-Trust Case Against Microsoft Browser
- Google Launches Second Doodle 4 Google Competition
- Sorry Abraham Lincoln, Charles Darwin Gets The Google Logo
- Happy Valentine’s Day From Google & Others
- Google Street View Car Kills Bambi, Removes Pictures Afterward
- Live Blogging The Google Earth 5.0 / Google Ocean Event
- It’s Google’s Ocean, We Just Swim In It
- Google Latitude: Share Your Location On Google Maps
- Google Latitude Turns Maps (For Mobile) Into Social Tool
- Privacy Critics Don’t Give Google Enough ‘Latitude’
- Google Tests New Maps In Search Results
- Google Maps Nearly Catches MapQuest: Hitwise Report
- Google “My Tracks” Uses Android GPS To Capture Outdoor Performance
- Google: ‘Don’t Blame Us For Terrorism’
- ComScore To Report Google Maps Now Number 1
- Google Believes It Has Ended (Some) Hijacked Listings In Google Maps
- Google Maps On Steroids: New Display Shows Dozens Of Businesses (Maybe More)
- Google Latitude Attracts A Million Users In A Week
- Google Maps: Transit Updates, Map Maker In 27 Languages
- MapQuest Launches Mobile Personalization
- Google Maps Adds User Photos To Street View
- Google Latitude Turns Maps (For Mobile) Into Social Tool
- Google Android Phone Finds Its Voice (Search That Is)
- Google Books Search Goes Mobile
- Privacy Critics Don’t Give Google Enough ‘Latitude’
- Will Google Succumb To “The Innovator’s Dilemma”?
- Google Launches AdSense For Mobile Search
- Google “My Tracks” Uses Android GPS To Capture Outdoor Performance
- Android Paid Apps Launch: “It’s Business Time”
- Google Shuts Down Business Pages For Mobile Ads
- Yahoo Reorganizes, Rebrands Mobile Offerings As “Yahoo Mobile”
- Google SVP Rosenberg’s Tome On Social Challenges, The Internet And Google’s Future
- Google Latitude Attracts A Million Users In A Week
- Google Finally Releases Google Mobile App For Windows Mobile
- Google’s Recent Bugs: SMS Spam, Safe Filter Stuck, News Fonts & Google Docs Spam
- Newspapers, Google And The “Devaluation” Of Content
- Google News Officially Adds Advertisements
Google: OneBox, Plus Box & Direct Answers
- Google SVP Rosenberg’s Tome On Social Challenges, The Internet And Google’s Future
- Will the “Deep Web” Slay Google?
- Google.org Changes Leadership, Aligns Goals More Closely with Big G Itself
- Another French Court Rules Against Google On Trademark Claim
- Google Buys Paper Mill In Finland For New Data Center
- Google Maps: Transit Updates, Map Maker In 27 Languages
- Google Joins EU Anti-Trust Case Against Microsoft Browser
- How Open Redirects Can Hurt Your Site’s Trust
- 400,000 Google Video Searches Are Polluted: Report
- Google AJAX Search Results = Death To Search Term Tracking?
- Google Penalizes Google Japan For Buying Links
- Google, Yahoo & Microsoft Unite On “Canonical Tag” To Reduce Duplicate Content Clutter
- Google Webmaster Central Launches YouTube Channel
- Google AdWords Testing New Interface
- Google Continues AdWords Product PlusBox
- Google Offers A Peek Into Its Internal Eye-Tracking Studies
- Google Tests Tweaked Search Suggestions User Interface
- Google Maps On Steroids: New Display Shows Dozens Of Businesses (Maybe More)
- Google Brings Back Video & Drops Shopping From Top Navigation
- Google Gets Fearful, Flags Entire Internet As Malware Briefly
- Google’s Recent Bugs: SMS Spam, Safe Filter Stuck, News Fonts & Google Docs Spam
- Google AJAX Search Results = Death To Search Term Tracking?
- Google Offers A Peek Into Its Internal Eye-Tracking Studies
- Google Tests New Maps In Search Results
- Google Gets Fearful, Flags Entire Internet As Malware Briefly
- Google Suggests Ways To Prevent Hacking
- Google Webmaster Central Launches YouTube Channel
- YouTube Searchers: It’s All About The Music
- 400,000 Google Video Searches Are Polluted: Report
- Judgment Day For Four Google Execs In Italian Court
- Google Brings Back Video & Drops Shopping From Top Navigation
- Making Your Search Campaigns Work Harder During The Economic Downturn, Part Two
- Tuning Up Your Landing Pages In An Economic Downturn
- How To Track Keyword-Based Tweets Within Your Twitter Stream
- Google Analytics On The iPhone: 3 Apps Reviewed
- Tips For Optimizing Your Local Business Listings, Courtesy of SMX West
- Seeking The Holy Grail Of The Long Tail
- How To Geocode An Address & Optimize Location Pages
- Google, Yahoo & Microsoft Unite On “Canonical Tag” To Reduce Duplicate Content Clutter
- URL Rewrites & Redirects: The Gory Details (Part 1 of 2)
- Tips For Optimizing Your Local Business Listings, Courtesy of SMX West
- How Search Marketing Made Me a Fantasy Football Champion
- Tool Review: WordStream Helps SEM Pros Streamline & Segment Keyword Lists
- Paid Search’s Point of Diminishing Returns
- Seeking The Holy Grail Of The Long Tail
- 25 Random Things About Search Marketing
- SEO 3.0 = Digital Asset Optimization
- Are You An SEO Hybrid?
- The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective Advertising
- How To Lose Money & Alienate Your Customers
- SEO Vs. Web Site Architecture
- Finding The Right Balance Between Search Marketing & User Experience
- Judgment Day For Four Google Execs In Italian Court
- Google’s Influence In The Oval Office
- Yahoo Sued For Showing Spam Pages About Person’s Name
- Privacy Critics Don’t Give Google Enough ‘Latitude’
- Google: ‘Don’t Blame Us For Terrorism’
- Yahoo Sued For Showing Spam Pages About Person’s Name
- Live Search Adds Fourth Search Ad To Top Of UK Results
- Microsoft Beefs Up Enterprise Search
- Microsoft adCenter Desktop (Beta) Now Available To More Advertisers
- Microsoft Continues Peeling Off Yahoo Search Talent
- The Big List Of Search Engines & Their Employees On Twitters
- Happy Valentine’s Day From Google & Others
- Google Joins EU Anti-Trust Case Against Microsoft Browser
- Live Search “Auto Suggest” Add-On For Firefox Released
- Internet Explorer 8 Search Now Showing Instant Answers From Live Search
- Google, Yahoo & Microsoft Unite On “Canonical Tag” To Reduce Duplicate Content Clutter
- Will the “Deep Web” Slay Google?
- PPC Marketing In A Down Economy
- Bid Management Automation: Three More Inconvenient Truths
- Is Your Search Advertising Budget Harming Your Results?
- Offline Conversions: How To Get SEM Credit!
- Google Street View Car Kills Bambi, Removes Pictures Afterward
- Can Searchers Find The Superbowl?
- Scoring The Superbowl Ads & Search: Do Broadcast Marketers Get Online Acquisition?
Search Ads: Behavioral Targeting
- Making Your Search Campaigns Work Harder During The Economic Downturn, Part Two
- “Retail Search Presence Study” Shows Online Product Sellers Far Outpace Traditional Retailers In Search Results
- Tuning Up Your Landing Pages In An Economic Downturn
- Penn State Study: Paid + Organic Listing = 15% Clickthrough Rate
- Report: Lack Of Buying Searchers Leading To Depressing Search Ad Market
- SearchBiz: MicroHoo Redux, MySpace ‘Dissed’ By Yahoo, Microsoft Hiring In Search
- SearchBiz Legal Edition: Varney Uses The “M Word,” More AdWords Litigation, Yahoo Lawyer Files Complaint — Against Yahoo
- Search Biz: Google News Courting Legal Trouble?, Bold Predictions About Behavioral Ad Targeting & More
Search Engines: Maps & Local Search Engines
Search Engines: Mobile Search Engines
Search Engines: News Search Engines
Search Engines: Social Search Engines
- How To Track Keyword-Based Tweets Within Your Twitter Stream
- Go Figure: Twitter Tests Adding Search To Main Navigation
- Google Gets On Twitter
Search Engines: Word Of Mouth & Buzz Search Engines
Search Features: Enhanced Listings
- Can Searchers Find The Superbowl?
- And The Oscar For Best Search Engine For Oscar Winners Goes To … Microsoft Live & Ask.com
- Search In Pictures: Google Doodle Wall, Ask.com On Labonte’s Helmet & A Google Boat?
- Search In Pictures: Ask.com At Daytona, Vint Cerf At SMX & Yahoo Hack Day India
- Search In Pictures: Google ViewMaster, Twitter & Yahoo Cake Spelling
Search Marketing: Landing Pages
Search Marketing: Local Search Marketing
- Marin Software’s Multi-Conversion Tracking Helps Fine Tune Keyword Bidding
- Tool Review: WordStream Helps SEM Pros Streamline & Segment Keyword Lists
- Marin Software’s Multi-Conversion Tracking Helps Fine Tune Keyword Bidding
- Google Analytics On The iPhone: 3 Apps Reviewed
- How Open Redirects Can Hurt Your Site’s Trust
- 400,000 Google Video Searches Are Polluted: Report
- Google Believes It Has Ended (Some) Hijacked Listings In Google Maps
- Google Suggests Ways To Prevent Hacking
- SMB’s Need More “Local” Outreach
- And Your Next SMB Advertiser Is…Already An Advertiser
- Tips For Optimizing Your Local Business Listings, Courtesy of SMX West
- Just 1 Week Until SMX West, Register Today!
- Last Call: SMX West Next Week. Register Now!
- Agenda & Speakers Posted for SMX Search Analytics
- Registration Open for SMX Advanced
- Google Maps Nearly Catches MapQuest: Hitwise Report
- Search Queries Are Getting Longer: Hitwise Report
- Another Survey (Incorrectly) Predicts Google Could Lose Search Crown
- Google Maps Nearly Catches MapQuest: Hitwise Report
- comScore: Search Behavior Is A Sign Of The Times
- Search Queries Are Getting Longer: Hitwise Report
- Penn State Study: Paid + Organic Listing = 15% Clickthrough Rate
- Want More B2B Conversions? Reduce Your Visitor’s Anxiety.
- Where Professional Service Firms Fall Short
- B2B Marketers: Setting Expectations For Your SEO Campaign
- B2B & Social Marketing: Discovering Its Hidden Value
Toolbars & Add-Ons: Firefox Browser
- Obama Inauguration Sets Standard For Live Video Streaming
- Newspaper Publishers & The Video SEO Opportunity
- Should YouTube Sponsored Video Ads Be In Your Marketing Mix?
- Losing Hope With Yahoo, After Watching The Paid Search Division Stumble
- Yahoo CEO Bartz to Reorg for More ‘Top-Down’ Authority
- Yahoo CEO Bartz: New Management To Make Yahoo “A Lot Faster On Its Feet”
- Yahoo Communications Head Jill Nash To Depart
- Yahoo CEO Bartz to Reorg for More ‘Top-Down’ Authority
- Yahoo Mobile Head Boerries To Leave, How Will It Affect Yahoo Mobile?
- Yahoo CEO Bartz: New Management To Make Yahoo “A Lot Faster On Its Feet”
- Happy Valentine’s Day From Google & Others
- Happy Birthday: Yahoo Search Turns 5 Today
- Yahoo CEO Bartz to Reorg for More ‘Top-Down’ Authority
- Yahoo Mobile Head Boerries To Leave, How Will It Affect Yahoo Mobile?
- Yahoo CEO Bartz: New Management To Make Yahoo “A Lot Faster On Its Feet”
- Yahoo Doesn’t Take Beef Over Akaushi Keyword Lawsuit
- Yahoo Sued For Showing Spam Pages About Person’s Name
- Yahoo oneSearch Shortcut Adds Auto-Location, Search Assist & More Availability
- Yahoo Reorganizes, Rebrands Mobile Offerings As “Yahoo Mobile”
- Yahoo Mobile Head Boerries To Leave, How Will It Affect Yahoo Mobile?
- Yahoo Starting To Roll Out “Search Pad” Feature
- Yahoo oneSearch Shortcut Adds Auto-Location, Search Assist & More Availability
- Happy Birthday: Yahoo Search Turns 5 Today
- Will the “Deep Web” Slay Google?
- Yahoo Adds Facebook As A SearchMonkey Friend
- Yahoo Search Updating: Weather Reports Go Away?
- Losing Hope With Yahoo, After Watching The Paid Search Division Stumble
- Does Auto-Matching Cause Unintentional Trademark Abuse?
- Yahoo Tries To Be Google With Holiday Search Ad Bar For Valentine’s Day
- Yahoo Doesn’t Take Beef Over Akaushi Keyword Lawsuit
- Yahoo Formalizes Rich Ads In Search, Text Ads Gain Images Or Video
- Yahoo To Offer Dayparting, Demographic Targeting & Display Ads Based On Searches
- Yahoo! BOSS Expands Feature Set; Adds Usage Fees
- Newspapers, Google And The “Devaluation” Of Content
- Yahoo Adds Facebook As A SearchMonkey Friend
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