A Timeline of Google Algorithm Updates Over the Years

Explore a timeline of news and trends related to Google Algorithm changes, and learn how it's transformed since the early 2000s.

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2022

September

The Ultimate Timeline of Google Algorithm Updates (+ Recommendations)

September 8, 2022

Read all about Google search algorithm updates and how they impact your SEO and web content. Learn about major Google updates and improve SEO on your site.

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2020

January

Google Discover: What It Is and What Marketers Need to Know

January 9, 2020

Here are six tips that will boost your website's online experience, potentially improve search rankings, and increase your chances of landing on Google Discover.

2019

June

The Secret History of the Google Logo

June 4, 2019

Larry Page and Sergey Brin originally called their web crawler “BackRub.” Luckily for all of us, by 1997 they’d changed to the much less creepy “Google.”

2017

February

ICYMI: An Animated Guide to Google's Biggest 2016 Algorithm Updates [Infographic]

February 28, 2017

Discover the biggest updates to Google's algorithm in 2016 with the helpful, animated infographic.

January

4 Smart Ways to Keep Up With Google in 2017

January 26, 2017

Strengthen your website's SEO strategy in 2017 with these tips from Wizard of Moz Rand Fishkin.

2015

February

Backrubs, Office Goats & Burning Man: 26 Crazy Facts You Never Knew About Google [Infographic]

February 4, 2015

Learn some fun and interesting facts about Google.

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2014

December

An Overview of the Major Google Algorithm Updates of 2014

December 19, 2014

Take a look back on the major changes to Google algorithm changes that marked the year 2014, and how your marketing could have been affected.

August

Google Kills Authorship, Photos and All

August 29, 2014

Google's given Authorship the ax -- here's what you need to know about the update.

June

15 of Google's Coolest Doodles

June 20, 2014

What's better than a Google Doodle? Check out some of the search giant's best ones.

March

Google Maps Gallery: Showing Your Work Just Got a Lot Easier

March 27, 2014

Learn all about Google's Maps program and see how it could help your organization.

2013

November

Google Algorithm Updates, Blogging Templates, and More in HubSpot Content This Week

November 10, 2013

Check out the latest from Inbound Hub, including a recap of Google's search algorithm updates this year and a few helpful posts about blogging.

Google's 2013 Algorithm Updates: A Look Back

November 8, 2013

Find out exactly what major changes Google made to its search algorithm in 2013.

August

Google’s New AdWords Quality Score Reporting: Where Did All My 10s Go?

August 28, 2013

Learn what Google's new Quality Score reporting adjustments are, and how they might affect your number of 10s.

What Google's 'In-Depth Articles' Algorithm Update Means For Your Content Strategy

August 19, 2013

Gain new insight into Google's "in-depth" articles, how they work, and how you might adjust your content strategy.

Google Starts Highlighting In-Depth Articles in Search, and Other Inbound Stories

August 11, 2013

Catch up on this week's news featuring Google algorithm updates, Facebook News Feed changes, and Yahoo's new logo.

July

What's It Like Wearing Google Glass? A Glimpse Into the Future With Robert Scoble

July 23, 2013

Hear what it's like wearing Google Glass from Robert Scoble, and learn what the future for the bizarre product might hold.

April

Selling to Cyborgs: Marketing in the Age of Google Glass

April 24, 2013

As consumers become more and more cyborg-like, how are we going to sell to them?

2012

October

Google Launches New 'Disavow' Tool to Help Protect You From Bad Inbound Links

October 18, 2012

Learn all about the new Google Disavow tool that lets marketers remove bad inbound links to their website.

August

Google Releases Algorithm Update to Punish Copyright Violators

August 14, 2012

Learn about the latest Google algorithm update that punishes websites with too many valid copyright removal notices in the SERPs.

Google+ Finally Rolling Out Custom URLs for Pages and Profiles

August 13, 2012

Read about the latest update from Google+ in which marketers can create vanity URLs for their Google+ pages.

July

Catch Up on the Latest Google Updates and Other Marketing Stories of the Week

July 1, 2012

Come catch up on some marketing updates you may have missed with HubSpot's internet marketing stories of the week.

May

Google+ Local Replaces Google Places: What Local Businesses Should Know

May 30, 2012

Learn about the death of Google Places for local businesses, and how Google+ is being used to replace it.

January

2011

December

Google+ Announces Gmail Integration

December 8, 2011

Read about the launch of the Google+ and Gmail integration and how it will affect marketers.

November

Google+ Finally Launches Business Pages

November 7, 2011

The day we've all been waiting for in anticipation is finally here (kind of). Earlier today, Google announced the launch of Google+ Pages , or busin

October

Google+ Launches New Features, Adds Support for Google Apps

October 27, 2011

Google+ Launches Real-Time Search and Hashtag Support

October 13, 2011

A couple of months ago, we discussed Google's hint that it may be bringing back real-time search. If you remember, Realtime Search was discontinued

August

How Google Constantly Changes its Search Algorithms for the Better [Video]

August 25, 2011

The inner-workings of search engines are a mystery to most. Let's face it, Google's and other search engines' algorithms for ranking search results a

Facebook Copies Google+ Sharing, And It Doesn't Matter

August 23, 2011

When Google's social network Google+ launched its core differentiation was Circles, a way to share content with only a certain group of your Google+

Google Launches 'Google Related' to Offer Contextual Search Results

August 16, 2011

Here's more proof that the developers at Google don't sleep (honestly, what's the point of those sleep pods ?). Today, Google announced the availa

Websites Using Google's +1 Button Get 3.5x the Google+ Visits [Data]

August 11, 2011

Google+ is the newest kid on ther social networking block. Google+ is experiencing rapid growth, growing much faster than Twitter and Facebook each d

July

Google+ to Launch Business Profiles with Analytics in Q3

July 25, 2011

Accroding to VentureBeat busineses looking to leverage the Google+ networks have a few more months to wait. When Google+ first launched some businese

Google+ Attracts 20 Million Users in 3 Weeks [Infographic]

July 22, 2011

Google+ is hot. We have been blogging about it a lot since its launch. This infant of a social network hit a major milestone today passing the 20 mi

BREAKING: Google+ Profile Images Now Appearing Beside Search Listings

July 22, 2011

Google+ has only been out for a few weeks and it is already having major impact on search engine optimization. We shared earlier this week general id

Google+ to Hit 20 Million Users In Its First Three Weeks

July 12, 2011

On June 28th, Google unvieled its most prominant entry into the social networking sapce with Google+. We coverd the lunch and its inital features ,

June

Google Launches Facebook Competitor Google+

June 28, 2011

Social networks aren't new. Today, however, Google made news with its launch biggest attempt to date to take a hold of the social networking market.

Is Google Testing A New Feature? Showing Recommendations From Friends of Friends

June 23, 2011

This morning, I noticed Google may be testing a new feature: Social recommendations on the search engine results page, from friends of your friends.

Google Becomes First Company to Hit 1 Billion Views per Month

June 23, 2011

Image if your website received 1 Billion unique visitors a month. Luckily for Google, it doesn’t have to imagine. According to a recent announcement

Twitter Rolls Out Improved Search Functionality With Photos & Videos

June 2, 2011

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2010

September

Google Launches New Search Interface: Google Instant

September 8, 2010

Have you ever thought finding what you were looking for on Google took too long Google did Today the search giant launched a new version of its searc

August

Google Launches Real-Time Search Homepage and New Tools

August 26, 2010

Search engine are working are working at a rapid pace to improve their systems to handle and deliver results from social networks in real-time. Today

May

Google's New Look Is Bingtastic!

May 6, 2010

Google has fully revamped their homepage and site design in its release of the newest version of Google Search The cool new features include a left-s

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2009

December

Is The Google Sandbox Keeping Your Site From Ranking? [cartoon]

December 14, 2009

One of the more richly debated topics amongst SEO experts is the Google Sandbox

What Google's Launch of Real-Time Streaming Search Means For Marketers

December 8, 2009

This morning I was pleased to see that Google’s Real Time Search has finally arrived in the terminal Now the question is how Inbound Marketers are go

2008

February

The Google Bomb (aka Googlebomb) is Back for George Bush as "Who is a Failure?"

February 27, 2008

The Google Bomb (aka Googlebomb) is Back for George Bush as "Who is a Failure?"

2007

December

Google Using Humans for Search Results - Good for Your Business

December 20, 2007

Google Using Humans for Search Results - Good for Your Business

October

Finally! Google Updates PageRank: Here's The Real Scoop From 139,000 Websites

October 25, 2007

Finally! Google Updates PageRank: Here's The Real Scoop From 139,000 Websites

March

Google As Dictator: 5 Most Devious Things It Could Do, If It Were Evil

March 23, 2007

Google As Dictator: 5 Most Devious Things It Could Do, If It Were Evil

2006

December

Why Google Will Set The Record For The Greatest Monthly Market Cap Drop In Nov 2008

December 4, 2006

Why Google Will Set The Record For The Greatest Monthly Market Cap Drop In Nov 2008

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