This day in search marketing history: January 28
Featured snippets introduced, plus: Hamlet Batista passes away, Google buys DeepMind, Google ad labeling and more.
Topic: Google logo
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 9
AdWords Managed Accounts got shared negative lists, plus: a Google knowledge graph hack, Google’s advertiser growth and more.
SearchCap: Siri On Apple TV, Google AdWords Conversions & NFL Google Logo
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the Web. From Search Engine Land: AdWords Changes The Definition Of Conversions For Reporting & Columns Sep 10, 2015 by Greg Finn In mid-October, AdWords will be changing the “Conversions” columns and reporting to only include optimized […]
SearchCap: New Google Logo, App Interstitials Penalty & Goodbye Search Queries Report
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the Web. From Search Engine Land: The Finalists For The 2015 Search Engine Land Awards Are… We are thrilled to announce the finalists for the inaugural Search Engine Land Awards. With over 100 compelling entries, we are […]
SearchCap: Google Goes After The App Interstitial, Duke Kahanamoku Google Logo & ComScore Report
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 Goes After The App Interstitial: Protecting Consumers Or Its Own Search Monopoly? Google recently published a case study suggesting that app download interstitials on mobile are ineffective, leading to high […]
SearchCap: Link Building In 2015, Google’s New Doorway Page Penalty Algorithm & Anna Atkins Google Logo
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: What’s The State Of Link Building For SEO In 2015 & Beyond? The rules regarding link building are seemingly always changing, so columnist Jayson DeMers lays out thoughts about what’s safe, […]
Google’s 2015 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Logo Designed By Ekua Holmes
Check out Google's special logo for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
SearchCap: eBay’s Google Problems, Bing Ads Targeting & Yahoo’s Search Share Drops
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Yahoo Search Share Falls Below 10 Percent For “All-Time Low” We’re on the cusp of new comScore U.S. search market share data for June. According to financial analyst notes, releasing the […]
Google iOS App Easter Egg: Flick The Letters In The Google Logo
There is a new Google Easter Egg, this one can be seen in the iOS Google Search App. Open the app and you’ll be able to flick and drag off the letters from the Google logo anywhere on the screen. Then you can tilt the screen right and left and the letters will float and […]
SearchCap: Google On Site Moves, Google Shopping API, Greece Okays Google Maps Street Views
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 Takes Down Japan’s Honinbo Shusaku Doodle On Google UK On D-Day, Offers Apology The Telegraph reports Google has taken down a Google Doodle, aka Google Logo, from Google UK and […]
Google Takes Down Japan’s Honinbo Shusaku Doodle On Google UK On D-Day, Offers Apology
The Telegraph reports Google has taken down a Google Doodle, aka Google Logo, from Google UK and some other countries, out of respect for D-Day. The Doodle featured Japan’s Honinbo Shusaku, a top professional Go player. Go is a board game for two players that originated in China more than 2,500 years ago. The Doodle […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, March 17, 2014
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: 10 Key Takeaways From Meet The Search Engines @ SMX West Another SMX is in the books! This show definitely had one of the most engaged attendee groups I have ever […]
Saint Patrick’s Day Google Logo Marks The Holiday With Irish Claddagh Symbol
Today’s St. Patrick’s Day Google logo celebrates the patron saint of Ireland with a green stained-glass style illustration featuring a Claddagh symbol – two hands holding a crowned heart. From the village of Claddagh, Ireland the Claddagh, commonly seen on rings, represents love, friendship and loyalty. Never actually canonized by the Catholic Church, St. Patrick […]
Simone De Beauvoir Google Logo Has Come To Stay In A Number Of Countries, Just Not The US
A number of Google international homepages are celebrating feminist writer Simone de Beauvoir’s 106th birthday with a Beauvoir-inspired Google logo, but there’s no sign of The Second Sex author on Google’s US homepage. The Simone de Beauvoir Google logo includes a head shot of the author against a Parisian backdrop, and is featured on several […]
Zora Neale Hurston Google Logo Marks The 123rd Birthday Of The Harlem Renaissance Writer
Today’s Google logo is a tribute to one of the 20th century’s most celebrated African American female writers, Zora Neale Hurston. Best known for her novel Their Eyes Were Watching God, Hurston’s body of work included four novels, two book of folklore, and an autobiography. She also published a number of short stories, essays, articles […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, December 31, 2013
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Infographic: The Biggest Changes To Google Search In 2013 What were some of the biggest changes to Google Search in 2013, in terms of how its search algorithms ranked and displayed […]
New Year’s Eve 2013 Google Logo Is Bringing In The New Year With A Disco
Today’s Google logo is celebrating New Year’s Eve disco-style. The interactive logo includes a spinning disco ball, pounding speakers and a light-up dance floor. The numbers for “2013” dance away, while the number “4” awaits to takes its spot with glancing eyes. Clicking the logo delivers search results for “New Year’s Eve 2013.” The logo […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, December 20, 2013
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: England’s Lulworth Cove Tops Bing’s List Of Most Popular 2013 Homepage Images Bing has released its ten most popular homepage images of the year, with England’s Lulworth Cove off of the […]
Crossword Inventor Arthur Wynne Behind Google Logo Marking 100th Anniversary Of The Crossword Puzzle
Today’s Google Crossword puzzle logo may not have made it in time for crossword puzzle fanatics on the East coast to enjoy with their morning coffee, but it’s up now and will keep many cruciverbalists busy for the afternoon. Celebrating tomorrow’s 100th anniversary of the crossword puzzle, Google’s interactive logo offers players a digital crossword […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, November 11, 2013
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the Web. From Search Engine Land: Bing Homepage Showcases Art Installment Of 2,000 American Flags To Celebrate Veterans Day Bing is celebrating Veterans Day today by featuring an image on its homepage from the Covina Rotary’s Club […]
Veterans Day Google Logo Commemorates Holiday With A Portrait Of A Veterans Day Parade & Float
Today’s Google Logo commemorates Veterans Day with a portrait-styled image featuring soldiers atop a red, white and blue parade float. In the painting, parade onlookers watch a Veterans Day float with a prominently displayed American flag and a collection of men in uniform. Google’s letters have been painted in red, white and blue stripes as […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, June 25, 2013
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the Web. From Search Engine Land: AdWords “Remarketing Lists For Search Ads” Coming Out Of Beta On the heels of releasing dynamic retargeting for retailers in AdWords, Google has announced it will be rolling out remarketing lists […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, April 15, 2013
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the Web. From Search Engine Land: 2013 Boston Marathon Explosion: Official Information Sources Following today’s explosions at the Boston Marathon, social media channels were immediately swamped with reports and graphic images, videos from the scene. Race officials […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, March 11, 2013
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the Web. From Search Engine Land: How To Work With Four Common SEO Leadership Styles I’ve had the pleasure of working on SEO in a variety of companies both in house and, frequently, through casual advice to […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, February 6, 2013
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the Web. From Search Engine Land: Find Content Quicker On The Go With Twitter’s New Mobile Search & Discover Upgrades Users will now be able to find more on the go as a new round of mobile […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, January 18, 2013
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the Web. From Search Engine Land: Will [Not Provided] Ever Reach 100% In Web Analytics? With the news today that Chrome is moving to secure search, marketers may be wondering about the larger picture of using search […]
For Halloween, Google Makes Bats Appear For Horror Movie Searches
Not happy with just running an interactive Halloween logo today, Google also has an “easter egg” surprise. Searches for some horror movies bring up sleeping bats that fly away with a click. For example, here’s what appears in a search for “Nightmare On Elm Street,” over the knowledge graph box about the movie: Click on the bats, […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, September 13, 2012
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Emma Watson: Most Dangerous Celebrity Search Object, McAfee Says Hey Emma Watson fans: Be really careful about clicking on those search results. McAfee, the security technology company, says Watson is 2012′s […]
Pianist, Clara Schumann, Google Logo
Google has a special global Google logo, Doodle, for Clara Schumann. Clara Schumann was born 193 years ago today in Germany and is well known for her work as a composer and as a Pianists. In fact, Wikipedia writes she is known as the most “distinguished pianists of the Romantic era.” In her long career, […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, August 15, 2012
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 Says It Has A Million Public Transit Schedules, Adds Transit Features In Android Maps Google Maps (and related data) continues to be strategic for the company. On Android Google Maps […]
Google Logo For Legendary Chef Julia Child 100th Birthday
The late Julia Child, an American icon, has her 100th birthday today after passing at the age of 91 on August 13, 2004 in Santa Barbara. She is most well known for her television cooking shows and instructions, but also for her many cook books and popularizing French cuisine in America. There is a worldwide […]
How To Solve The Alan Turing Google Logo Puzzle
Alan Turing’s 100th birthday is today and to honor his life, Google has one of the geekiest and mathematical logos, aka Doodles, I’ve ever seen. The logo is a representation of the look and functionality of the Turing machine, a machine that was the stepping stone for modern computing. This Doodle asks you to solve […]
The 2012 Google Father’s Day Logo
Google has a special animated logo for Father’s Day today. The logo depicts a child delivering coffee to his dad on a remote control device. The father is sitting on his chair relaxing and notices this, picks up the coffee while the child jumps out. The father then taps the child on the head as […]
Peter Carl Fabergé Google Egg Logo
Google has a special logo on their home page today for Peter Carl Fabergé, a Russian Jewelry artist, know for creating easter eggs made of jewels, gems and high-end metals. These eggs were known as Fabergé Eggs. Peter Carl Fabergé was born today 166 years ago in Saint Petersburg, Russia. His family was in the […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, May 4, 2012
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 Street View Shows ‘Secret Base’ In Israel, But Military Says It’s Not Secret At All Some in Israel are calling foul after images of what’s described as a “secret base” […]
Google Zipper Logo Celebrates Birthday Of Inventor Gideon Sundback
When you visit Google on April 24th, you will see a huge zipper down the middle of the Google of the logo. The logo is to commemorate the birthday of Gideon Sundback, the man who invented the zipper. He was born 132 years ago on April 24, 1880 in Sweden. In 1905 he immigrated to […]
Google Grew Their Own Earth Day Logo
Google has a special Earth Day logo that flips through the various cycles of the growth of flowers and plants over time. In fact, A Google Doodler named Jen planted and grew the logo, taking pictures over time, which made up today’s Earth Day logo for Google. Here is a video of the logo in […]
Eadweard J. Muybridge 182nd Birthday Google Logo
Google is honoring the 182nd birthday of Eadweard J. Muybridge, the photographer most well known for capturing motion in his works. He in fact created a device named the zoopraxiscope, which was used for projecting motion pictures. Google’s logo represents one film strip almost everyone recognizes from history books, the Galloping horse. Here is a […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, March 27, 2012
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Tips For Multinational Mobile Site Optimisation In previous posts in this column, I’ve covered the intricacies of multinational search from a technical SEO’s standpoint. Leveraging multinational markup while clearing up in-site […]