2009 was a pretty big year for internet marketing. There was a lot of activity in the industry, whether it was that latest real-time search results implementation or the new search engine Bing launching. When asked "What are some of the key events that happened online in 2009 from an Internet Marketing standpoint?" the SMT Internet marketing responded with:
Microsoft Launches Bing
One of the top search engine providers launches a new search engine. Yea, I would consider that a pretty big deal.
Balloon Boy Spreads Like Twitter Wild Fire
October 15, 2009 a story of Balloon Boy broke loose and spread through
social media sites like wild fire. It was proof for the unbeliever’s out there that social media works.
Google Launches New Mobile Phone Platform
Google moved itself into another faze of the game by releasing Android; a cell phone operating system designed to compete with Apple’s iPhone.
Congress Says Bloggers Are Not Journalists
Congress decides that bloggers are not part of the press and are not entitled to the same protection of sources and information that a normal member of the press is allowed.
Real-Time Search Results
Google launches "Latest Results" section which pulls in recent content from Twitter, blogs and news sites, and places it on the first page of search results. Bing and Yahoo have also been experimenting with the concept.
Yahoo / Microsoft Strike a Deal
July 29, 2009 Yahoo and Microsoft announced a partnership essentially combining the Bing and Yahoo search engines and ad platforms.
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