This day in search marketing history: February 29
In 2012, Spreading Santorum, the page defining “santorum” as a byproduct of anal sex, finally dropped from the top results on Google.
The related anti-Santorum blog, however, remained. And a page from Urban Dictionary kept the definition alive, more explicit than before.
Google told Search Engine Land this ranking change was related to its improved SafeSearch algorithm, which made irrelevant adult content less likely to show up for many queries.
Read all about it in “Spreading Santorum” Drops At Google; New Site Keeps Anal Sex Definition At Number One.
2016: In preparation for Super Tuesday primaries, Bing rolled out a new tool that determines the top-searched candidates.
2012: Experian Hitwise reported that downstream traffic from msnNOW to Bing jumped 21% between the first and second weeks since msnNOW’s launch.
2012: 49% of smartphone and tablet owners were using apps to find local information.
2012: Uptake was an ambitious travel site that never quite broke through.
2008: YouTube’s founder said they never had the resources to do it correctly.
2008: Ask.com said the rumors were false and “our Teoma technology will continue to power search engine results on Ask.com.”
2008: 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.
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.
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