This day in search marketing history: January 30
Jumpshot shuts down, plus: Google publishes featured snippet guide, Universal Search expands, local reviews in Google search and more.
Topic: Doodle
This day in search marketing history: January 26
LinkedIn Ads launches, plus: holiday retail insights, crappy results, Google Panda 3.2, sitemap testing, DuckDuckGo and more.
This day in search marketing history: January 20
Matt Cutts forks guest blogging, plus: Semrush buys Backlinko, ranking factor study, a Google search quality rater interview and more.
This day in search marketing history: January 18
Google's SOPA/PIPA prorest, plus: URL changes, Google core algorithm updates, AdWords mobile targeting, stop words and more.
This day in search marketing history: January 16
Google explains crawl budget, plus: website outages and blackouts the right way, Google doing 1 trillion searches, and more.
This day in search marketing history: January 12
Google Panda becomes a core ranking signal, plus: R.I.P. link command, Google Japan’s PageRank penalty expires and more.
This day in search marketing history: January 4
Rap Genius gets out of Google jail, plus: how Rick Santorum made his Google problem worse, Yahoo's new CEO and more
Google goes dark theme and passage ranking sees the light: Friday’s daily brief
Plus, making the case for more Google Search Console data.
Gerda Taro, first female war photographer, featured in film Google doodle
Google honors "the little red fox" photographer with a special Google logo.
María Rebeca Latigo de Hernández, Mexican immigrant rights activist, gets a Google doodle
Google celebrates what would have been the 122nd birthday of María Rebecca Latigo de Hernández.
Kurt Masur, the German conductor, gets a Google doodle
Google logo honors one of the last old-style maestros, Kurt Masur.
Google’s July 4th doodle highlights most-searched-for recipes by state in the US
Google wants to help you prepare the most popular dishes for US Independence Day with this special Google doodle.
Father’s Day Google logo with colored handprints and dinosaurs
Happy Father's Day to all our dad readers!
SearchCap: AdWords Google Sheets, Google Posts testing & technical SEO
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Google launches AdWords add-on for Google SheetsJun 4, 2018 by Ginny Marvin The add-on to download AdWords account data into Google Sheets is now in beta. Mobile SERP survival: Technical SEO […]
James Wong Howe Google doodle honors influential cinematographer behind more than 100 US films
Today marks the 1934 release date of 'The Thin Man,' one of Howe's most notable films.
Google honors Hannah Glasse, first popular cookbook writer, with a Google doodle
The 18th century writer of 'The Art of Cookery Made Plain and Easy' is featured with a special Google logo.
Spring Equinox Google doodle introduces Quinn, an animated flower fairy & musician
Designed by Google doodler Sophie Diao, the image leads to a search for Spring Equinox.
Google announces AMP for Email – delivering Accelerated Mobile Pages experiences to your inbox
The new spec is available through the Gmail Developer Preview, with support in Gmail slated for later this year.
Marlene Dietrich Google doodle honors the legendary actress’s career
Actress, humanitarian, star and icon gets a Google logo on what would have been her 116th birthday.
SearchCap: Google event schema penalty, knowledge graph local panels & fake reviews
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Google warns webmasters not to use misleading event markupNov 27, 2017 by Barry Schwartz Google can penalize your website if you use event markup in a misleading manner. Looking to get […]
Thanksgiving Google doodle turkey pardons itself & takes leave from any dinner traditions
“Unlike his domesticated brethren," writes Google, "the Turkey in today’s Doodle is taking flight…from the Thanksgiving table.”
Hole punch history Google doodle celebrates 131-year-old product of German engineering
The doodle celebrates a tool that has remained mostly unchanged since its introduction 131 years ago.
Halloween Google doodle tells the story of Jinx, the lonely ghost
To celebrate today's trick-or-treating festivities, Google put together a mini-movie about a ghost who just wants to join in on the fun.
Google is bringing the funk with a doodle & digital turntable marking the birth of Hip Hop music
"Hip Hop was disruptive," says YouTube's head of music. "It shows that people in any situation have the ability to create something powerful and meaningful."
SearchCap: ASCI rankings, featured snippet quiz & consumer behavior
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Featured snippets: How much do you really know about them? [QUIZ]Jul 28, 2017 by Stephan Spencer Think you’re an expert on featured snippets? Then put your money where your mouth is […]
Google remembers the Silent Parade of 1917 on its 100th anniversary
The Doodle on Google's US home page commemorates the 100th anniversary of the Silent Parade, and honors those whose silence resonates a century later.
Women’s Cricket World Cup 2017 Google doodle returns cricket-inspired video game
Google is once again displaying the video game it first introduced for the men's ICC Championship tournament last month.
Wimbledon championship Google doodle marks 140th anniversary of world’s oldest tennis tournament
The animated image, designed by Gerben Steenks, leads to a search for Wimbledon championship.
Victor Hugo Google doodle marks publication of the French novelist’s classic, ‘Les Misérables’
Designed by Sophie Diao, today's doodle includes five images depicting some of Hugo's best known work.
ICC Champions Trophy 2017 Google doodle doubles as video game for Cricket fans
To celebrate this week's ICC Championship tournament, Google designed a digital game of crickets playing... cricket.
Zaha Hadid Google doodle honors first woman to win the Pritzker Architecture Prize
Born in Iraq, Hadid studied art and architecture at the Architectural Association in London.
Where is Komodo National Park? Google doodle marks the park’s 37th anniversary
Designed by Google doodlers from the art, engineering and production staff, the doodle doubles as an interactive quiz.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day Google doodle promotes King’s message of unity
Created by guest artist Keith Mallett, the doodle's artwork highlights King's belief that all life is interrelated.
SearchCap: Happy New Year’s, Santa tracker & Google’s new recipe results
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: A year in review: Search Engine Land’s top 10 columns of 2016Dec 30, 2016 by Jessica Thompson Which topics drew the most attention within the search industry this year? From infographics […]
Google’s New Year’s Eve logo for 2016
Here is the New Year's Eve Doodle from Google all decked out in jumpy balloons.
Google logo for Charles Macintosh, the Scottish chemist who invented waterproof fabric
Google celebrates the 250th birthday of Charles Macintosh, who invented the Macintosh raincoat in 1823.
Creating Google doodles that ‘Surprise & Delight’: 5 Questions with Doodler Sophie Diao
Offering a behind the scenes glance at the doodle team in action, Diao shares what she appreciates most about her work.
Thanksgiving 2016 Google doodle celebrates holiday with American folk art imagery
Google says today's doodle is an ode to this season of togetherness.
SearchCap: Yandex Palekh algorithm, Yext reviews & more search
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Yext Reviews product is pre-optimized for Schema, balances reviews across sitesNov 2, 2016 by Greg Sterling Company says that capturing more reviews will help with local ranking. Yandex launches new algorithm […]
Day of the Dead Google doodle marks Mexico’s holiday honoring life & death
In addition to the Doodle, Google has included a link pointing to a page about the holiday on its Arts and Culture website .