I’ve been quoted by a wide range of publications and media outlets. Below is a running list of citations or interviews….
2017
Use Google to shop? Here’s what you should know after the big EU fine, USA Today, June 27, 2017
Google tweaks search to root out ‘fake news’
USA Today, April 25, 2017
Google search changes tackle fake news and hate speechBBC, April 25, 2017
Tech Tent: Snooping TVs and battling bots
BBC, March 10, 2017
Don’t believe everything you search on Google
USA Today, March 7, 2017
Google’s featured snippets are worse than fake news
The Outline, March 5, 2017
Google Helping Mobile Publishing? Some Publishers Are Not So Sure
New York Times, Jan. 1, 2017
2016
Google responds on skewed Holocaust search results
BBC, Dec. 20, 2016
Google is not ‘just’ a platform. It frames, shapes and distorts how we see the world
The Guardian, Dec. 11, 2016
How search engine results may be “skewed”
BBC World Service, Dec. 9, 2016
Google, democracy and the truth about internet search
The Guardian, Dec. 4, 2016
Facebook advertisers can exclude racial groups in housing ads
USA Today, Oct. 30 2016
Google Assistant is star of Google’s hardware unveil
October 4, 2016
Google Took Different Approaches Than Yahoo
Wall Street Journal, July 25, 2016
‘Three black teenagers’ Google search sparks outrage
USA Today, June 9, 2016
New maps & instant apps talk of Google I/O, USA Today, May 19, 2016
Google stakes claim in AI as Facebook, Amazon rivalry heats up, USA Today, May 18, 2016
Glitchy Facebook bots show tech in early stages
USA Today, April 20, 2016
U.C. Davis Learns Downside of Trying to Scrub Search Results
New York Times, April 15, 2016
Facebook unveils huge, pricey 360 VR camera
USA Today, April 12, 2016
2015
Google searches more mobile app content
USA Today, Nov. 2015
After Disappointing Results, Yahoo Promises More Focused Strategy
New York Times, Oct. 20, 2015
Google’s most expensive search keywords are for ambulance-chasing lawyers
Quartz, Sept. 25, 2015
Microsoft Forms New Partnerships in China
Wall St. Journal, Sept. 24, 2015
Google, Twitter and Publishers Seek Faster Web
New York Times Sept. 11, 2015
What’s next for Google … uh … Alphabet?
Marketplace, Aug. 11, 2015
Seven Things We Still Don’t Know About Alphabet, The New Google
Forbes, Aug. 11, 2015
Google creates company Alphabet, names new CEO
USA Today, Aug. 10, 2015
Study Suggests That Google Has Its Thumb on Scale in Search
New York Times, June 29, 2015
Tim Wu: Google ‘Knowingly Degrades’ Search Results
Vice Motherboard, June 29, 2015
Hard choices for Google as judges grow bold on censorship
Fortune, June 21, 2015
Google to remove ‘revenge porn’ from search results
USA Today, June 19, 2015
Bing no longer a search-engine blip
Seattle Times, May 21, 2015
Is Google’s ‘Mobile-Friendly’ Search Business-Friendly?
Bloomberg, April 21, 2015
Google Adds ‘Mobile Friendliness’ to Its Search Criteria
New York Times, April 21, 2015
Google’s Search Update Will Remake the Web in Its Own Image
Wired, April 21, 2015
‘Mobilegeddon’ could be bad news for 40% of top websites
USA Today, April 21, 2015
Websites Prep for Google’s ‘Mobilegeddon’
Wall St. Journal, April 20, 2015
Yahoo gets more flexibility in retooled search deal with Microsoft
Seattle Times, April 16, 2015
Yahoo Wins New Flexibility in Search Deal With Microsoft
Bloomberg, April 16, 2015
Case Against Google May Be Undercut by Rapid Changes in Technology
New York Times, April 15, 2015
Why it’s hard to tell good monopolies from bad
Marketplace, April 15, 2015
Google Avoided FTC Probe but Others Loom
Wall St. Journal, March 20, 2015
Google to mine a new source of data – tweets
Marketplace, Feb. 5, 2015
Who, What, Why: How does Google’s Autocomplete censor predictions?
BBC, Feb. 5, 2015
Apple and Google’s marriage of convenience
Marketplace, Jan. 22, 2015
2014
Stephen Colbert Has a Mock Feud With Google Over Search Results
New York Times, Oct. 20, 2014
Ads Tied to Web Searches Criticized as Deceptive
Wall Street Journal, Oct. 13, 2014
Apple vs. Google: The race is on for the wrist, TV, car
USA Today, June 27, 2014
Google ramps up Android ambitions
USA Today, June 26, 2014
Power of Microsoft’s Bing an open question in search industry
Reuters, June 19. 2014
Google Faces Demands as Court Backs Right to Be Forgotten
Marketplace, May 13, 2014
Google vs. the ‘Right to be Forgotten’
Marketplace, May 13, 2014
If Google+ Heads to the Grave, at Least It’ll Have Direction
Time, April 25, 2014
Google+ Chief Vic Gundotra Departs
Wall Street Journal, April 24, 2014
People Don’t Like Google Glass Because It Makes Them Seem Weak
The Atlantic, April 20, 2014
How publishers tweak content for the social Web
Digiday, April 15, 2014
Google Weighs Boosting Encrypted Sites in Its Search Algorithm
Wall Street Journal, April 14, 2014
Data Breaches: A New Way to Game Google?
Bloomberg, March 4, 2014
Top 10 Online Marketing Experts To Follow In 2014
Forbes, Feb. 28, 2014
Facebook hopes iPhone users keep eyes glued to Paper app
LA Times, Feb. 4, 2014
The biggest land rush in the history of the internet starts on February 4
Quartz, Jan. 22, 2014
Xbox Endorsements On YouTube Cause Flap
Wall Street Journal, Jan. 21, 2014
For Google, a Toehold Into Goods for a Home
New York Times, Jan. 13, 2014
2013
Google Win in Copyright Suit May Bolster Web Dominance
Bloomberg, Nov. 14, 2013
Want to star in Google Ads? Or is that oversharing?
USA Today, Nov. 9, 2013
Apps That Know What You Want, Before You Do
New York Times, July 29, 2013
Google Hangouts on air a success for L.A.TV station
USA Today, July 22, 2013
NSA scandal delivers record numbers of internet users to DuckDuckGo
Guardian, July 10, 2013
Yahoo Shuts Down Internet Relic AltaVista
AP, July 8, 2013
A New Tool Aims to Help Facebook Users Dig Deep
New York Times, July 7, 2013
FTC tells search engines to clearly label advertisements
Marketplace, June 26, 2013
Do You Bing? Time to Take the No. 2 Search Engine Seriously
NBC News, June 26, 2013
Fixing Your Online Reputation: There’s An Industry For That
WSIU – NPR, May 30, 2013
Can A Small Search Engine Take On Google?
On The Media, April 12, 2013
As Web Search Goes Mobile, Competitors Chip at Google’s Lead
New York Times, April 3, 2013
Digital Easter eggs: A developer’s secret message to you
Marketplace, March 29, 2013
Google under fire for sending users’ information to developers
LA Times, Feb. 14, 2013
Fighting dirty: Microsoft’s mean ‘Scroogled’ ads are a sign of what’s to come
The Verge, Feb. 13, 2013
Why new top-level web domains are doomed to fail
The Guardian, Feb. 12, 2013
Racial bias alleged in Google’s ad results
Boston Globe, Feb. 6, 2013
Facebook introduces new search tool
Los Angeles Times, Jan. 16, 2013
Facebook Unveils Social-Search Tool Challenging Google
Bloomberg, Jan. 16, 2013
Facebook Graph Search: Zuckerberg reveals origin of Google privacy rift
The Guardian, Jan. 16, 2013
Facebook Announces Graph Search Tool
ABC Nightline, Jan. 15, 2013
Zuckerberg Unveils “Graph Search” on Facebook
NBC Bay Area, Jan. 15, 2013
With regulators standing down, Google prepares Search 2.0
CNN Money, Jan. 14, 2013
Google Free to Extend Web Search Lead as U.S. Ends Probe
Bloomberg, Jan. 4, 2013
Eric Schmidt’s North Korea Trip May Not Be as Ridiculous as It Sounds
Wired, Jan. 4, 2013
In Google Antitrust Settlement, FTC Says Rivals’ Pain Is Users’ Gain
Huffington Post, Jan. 3, 2013
2012
Santa’s journey differs on Google, Microsoft trackers
Washington Post, Dec. 24, 2012
Microsoft ads deride Google as bad place to shop
Associated Press, Nov. 28, 2012
Microsoft Claims Google ‘Scroogled’ Shoppers, But Bing Uses Mix of Paid and Unpaid Ads
Huffington Post, Nov. 28, 2012
Ducking Google in search engines
Washington Post, Nov. 9, 2012
Google faces moment of truth on monopoly probe
AFP, Oct. 21, 2012
Europe to call for Google to be more transparent about data collection
Washington Post, Oct. 15, 2012
Google results can go ‘completely wrong’
CNN, Oct. 13, 2012
Who’s on mobile first? Google, Facebook race to get there first
Los Angeles Times, Oct. 12, 2012
Marissa Mayer’s new job at Yahoo is just part of the story
Los Angeles Times, July 18, 2012
Foursquare checks in on a new business plan
Marketplace, June 7, 2012
2 troubling examples of Google’s conflicts
San Francisco Chronicle, June 3, 2012
Google to start charging companies for listings
Financial Times, May 31, 2012
Google to Charge Retailers for Product-Search Placements
Bloomberg BusinessWeek, May 31, 2012
Google to Require Retailers to Pay
Wall Street Journal, May 31, 2012
Google Chrome now most used search engine
Marketplace, May 22, 2012
Facebook vs. Google: The epic battle
CNET, May 17, 2012
‘Information’ To ‘Knowledge Agent’: Google Changes The Way It Does Search
NPR, May 16, 2012
Is Google+ a Ghost Town, and Does It Matter?
BusinessWeek, May 16, 2012
Google Revamps Search Engine To Make It Smarter
May 16, Wall Street Journal
Microsoft’s Bing search to go social with new ‘sidebar’ for friends
Seattle Times, May 11, 2012
Driverless cars and how they would change motoring
BBC, May 10, 2012
Google’s stock-splitting power grab
Marketplace, April 13, 2012
Will shift to mobile change balance of power between Apple and Google?
San Jose Mercury News, March 19, 2012
Google launches digital media destination Google Play
Los Angeles Times, March 6, 2012
Rick Santorum’s Google Problem Subsides
Wall St. Journal, Feb. 29, 2012
Santorum’s Persistent Google Problem
New York Times, Feb. 29, 2012
Disruptions: Growing Too Big for a Conscience
New York Times, Feb. 26, 2012
In Politics, Google Is A Weapon
BusinessWeek, Feb. 23, 2011
Google slammed for latest privacy breach
San Jose Mercury News, Feb. 17, 2012
Santorum’s ‘Google problem’ isn’t Google’s problem
Fortune, Feb. 10, 2012
Define this! Google exposes dirty words
Fox News, Feb. 6, 2012
‘Social Mission’ Vision Meets Wall Street
New York Times, Feb. 1, 2012
Google’s new privacy policy means more sharing
Marketplace, Jan 26, 2012
Google search shift adds potential, draws critics
MarketWatch, Jan. 26, 2012
Google gets personal, searches your world, not just the Web
Los Angeles Times, Jan. 12, 2012
Rick Santorum’s Google problem
Marketplace, Jan. 6, 2012
Why social media couldn’t predict the Iowa race
CNN, Jan. 6, 2012
A bad case of lexical sabotage
The Economist, Jan. 5, 2012
An SEO Expert on Fixing Rick Santorum’s Google Problem
AdAge, Jan. 5, 2012
Google relegates Chrome home page after spam criticism
The Telegraph, Jan. 5, 2012
A Leader in Iowa, Santorum Still Has Trouble Online
New York Times, Jan. 4, 2012
Chromed: Google Demotes Itself in Its Own Searches
Fox News, Jan. 4, 2012
Google Punishes Itself for Violating Own Rules
Slate, Jan. 4, 2012
Microsoft celebrates IE6 death as Google downranks Chrome
BBC, Jan. 4, 2012
Want to learn about Santorum? You might not want to search the Web at work
MSNBC, Jan. 4, 2012
Will Google be forced to ban its own browser from its index?
The Guardian, Jan. 3, 2012
Google Chrome’s ‘sponsored posts’ explained
Washington Post, Jan. 3, 2012
2011
Facebook vs. Google: The battle for the future of the Web
Fortune, Nov. 3, 2011
Google Changes Search Algorithm, Trying to Make Results More Timely
New York Times, Nov. 3, 2011
O’Brien: Google’s grip on users is as firm as it is invisible
San Jose Mercury News, Oct. 1, 2011
Senators to question Google chairman on antitrust issues
USA Today, Sept. 20, 2011
Search Engine Expert: Rick Santorum’s New Crusade Against Google Is Total Nonsense
Talking Points Memo, Sept. 20, 2011
Water district taps Google for good coverage
Los Angeles Times, Sept. 13, 2011
Local business site challenges Google ranking
Mercury News, July 28, 2011
Could Google have caught the Norway killer?
Sydney Morning Herald, July 28, 2011
Google+ Claims 20 Million Members in First Month
ABC News, July 27, 2011
Can Google Plus Compete With Facebook And Twitter?
NPR’s Science Friday, July 15, 2011 (and here)
Google+ gains members on limited invites
USA Today, July 13, 2011
5 ways to turn traffic spikes from major news stories into return visits
Poynter, July 6, 2011
Amazon Cuts Ties With Calif. Affiliates To Avoid Tax
NPR’s Morning Edition, July 1, 2001
Can Google+ Overtake Facebook, Avoid MySpace’s Fate?
PBS MediaShift, July 1, 2011
The Six Stages of Google+ Grief
WSJ Digits, June 30, 2011
Google likely to face antitrust subpoenas from FTC
San Francisco Chronicle, June 24, 2011
Internet braces for ‘.Vegas’ and other not-coms
AP, June 17, 2011
Amazon Mechanical Turk Will Hook You Up With Porn Jobs That Pay Pennies
Forbes, June 15, 2011
“Warm mangos” search stumps Google CEO Larry Page
Seattle Times, June 8, 2011
Bing: new Toolbox, Webmaster Tools; Business Portal
LiveSide, June 8, 2011
Google and Bing search fight gets passive aggressive
Seattle Times, June 8, 2011
Apple iCloud Begs Google Response
The Street, June 7, 2011
That famous space shuttle photo: When is sharing stealing
MSNBC, May 23, 2011
The rise of social search
APM Marketplace, May 19, 2011
Microsoft Bing Adds Facebook Data
Bloomberg, May 16, 2011
Facebook, Foe of Anonymity, Is Forced to Explain a Secret
New York Times, May 13, 2011
Google Takes to TV to Promote Browser
New York Times, May 3, 2011
Sony’s Playstation waiting game
APM Marketplace, April 27, 2011
Why Google threw Overstock in the penalty box
CNN Money, April 25, 2011
Google Saves The News!
Forbes, April 25, 2011
Why Social Media Reinvigorates the Market for Quality Journalism
Mashable, April 13, 2011
The Influencers: Five to Follow on Twitter for SEO
Entrepreneur, April 13, 2011
Search engines tap social media to tailor results
San Francisco Chronicle, April 11, 2011
StumbleUpon’s social makeover makes a splash
USA Today, April 5, 2011
With +1, Google really, really wants to be your friend
CNN, March 31, 2011
Despite Paywall, New York Times Readers Spot Holes to Read for Free
ABC News, March 30, 2011
AFP, March 23, 2011
Danny Sullivan On How Viable It Is To Build Your Business On Google, Among Other Things
TechCrunch, March 16, 2011
Navigating a Texas-Size Fest
Wall St. Journal, March 15, 2011
Search undergoing biggest disruption since the dawn of Google
San Jose Mercury News, March 13, 2011
Google Revamps to Fight Cheaters
Wall Street Journal, Feb. 26, 2011
Seeking to Weed Out Drivel, Google Adjusts Search Engine
New York Times, Feb. 25, 2011
Google makes major change in search ranking algorithms
Los Angeles Times, Feb. 25, 2011
Google Changes How It Ranks Search Results to Spotlight High-Quality Sites
Bloomberg, Feb. 25, 2011
Google changes algorithm to fight search spam
San Jose Mercury News, Feb. 25, 2011
vGoogle, Bing Tussle Over Search
NPR’s All Things Considered, Feb. 2, 2011
Search smackdown for Google and Bing
APM’s Marketplace, Feb. 2, 2011
Demand Media shares soar 35% in IPO
CNN Money, Jan. 26, 2011
Meet the New Boss
Newsweek, Jan. 23, 2011
Greenberg: A Google Crackdown at Demand Media?
CNBC, Jan. 21, 2011
Google Shakeup: Larry Page Back As CEO
NPR, Jan. 21, 2011
Google CEO surprise: Larry Page replacing Eric Schmidt
USA Today, Jan. 20, 2011
Why did Google’s Eric Schmidt step down?
CNN, Jan. 20, 2011
Google co-founder Page to replace Schmidt as CEO
AP, Jan. 20, 2011
Google’s Page returns as CEO in surprise executive shake-up
LA Times, Jan. 20, 2011
Google’s Larry Page to become CEO
San Jose Mercury News, Jan. 20, 2011
Google’s CEO Shakeup: Why Pick Larry Page?
Huffington Post, Jan. 20, 2011
Google looks to its next decade
AFP, Jan 20, 2011
Google Shake-Up Is Effort to Revive Start-Up Spark
New York Times, Jan. 20, 2011
2010
What Is Yahoo
APM’s Marketplace, Dec. 14, 2010
Google Raises Curtain on Chrome OS Notebooks
New York Times, Dec. 7, 2010
Google Gambit for Groupon Raises Concern
New York Times, Nov. 30, 2010
Google search investigation sparked by complaint from British site
The Guardian, Nov. 30 2010
A Bully Finds a Pulpit on the Web
New York Times, Nov. 26, 2010
(with bonus pic of me in my office. and no, I’m not the bully in the story)
Facebook launches new messaging system
San Jose Mercury News, Nov. 15, 2010
Facebook jumps into the e-mail fray
San Francisco Chronicle, Nov. 15, 2010
Google picks up data, threats, investigations, criticisms
APM’s Marketplace, Nov. 11, 2010
Serfing the web
The Economist, Nov. 11, 2010
As TV and Web join, Clicker points you to where shows are
USA Today, Nov. 4, 2010
Start-Up Aims at Google
Wall Street Journal, Nov. 1, 2010
A New Search Engine, Where Less Is More
New York Times, Oct. 31, 2010
Game Changers: Sergey Brin & Larry Page
Bloomberg, Oct. 29, 2010
Will Google TV Survive?
APM’s Marketplace, Oct. 29, 2010
Specialized search engines not ‘Google killers’
ZDNet Asia, Sept. 27, 2010
Moral search engines squeeze out sin on Internet
AFP, Sept. 19, 2010
Nielsen: Bing Overtook Yahoo in Search Share
Ad Age, Sept. 14, 2010
Google Instant searches before you finish typing
USA Today, Sept. 9, 2010
Google stellt den Suchturbo an
Stern, Sept. 9, 2010
Danny Sullivan on search neutrality
Surprisingly Free Podcast, Aug. 30, 2010
SEO Makes It Too Late for Truth for ‘Ground Zero Mosque’
Poynter Online, Aug. 25, 2010
Google’s Gmail offers free calls
BBC, Aug. 25, 2010
Microsoft, Yahoo mesh search powers against Google
Seattle Times, Aug. 24, 2010
ChaCha, KGB see text messages as alternative to search engines on cellphones
Washington Post, Aug. 15, 2010
Android ‘voice action’ launched by Google
BBC, Aug. 13, 2010
Challenges in the Search Engine World
KCBS, Aug. 8, 2010
Mystery Writer: Does Citibank’s S . Larson Really Exist?
Wall Street Journal, Aug. 6, 2010
Bing and Google in a Race for Features
New York Times, Aug. 1, 2010
Facebook makes move into search with Questions
BBC, July 29, 2010
BP Buys Oil Spill-Related Search Terms
NPR’s All Things Considered, June 8, 2010
California Supreme Court to Hear Former Employee’s Ageism Case Against Google
Fast Company, May 24, 2010
A need for speed
Boston Globe, May 23, 2010
Apple Upsets the Google Search Cart
TheStreet, May 18, 2010
Google mistakenly collected WiFi data
CNN Money, May 14, 2010
Tech CEOs try to predict who’ll win tomorrow’s tech race
USA Today, May 10, 2010
Google search page gets a face lift
Los Angeles Times, May 6, 2010
Ballmer: We’ll beat Google someday
InfoWorld, March 2, 2010
Google’s Gmail to try to challenge Facebook
USA Today, Feb. 10, 2010
Evidence points to attack on Yahoo, as well
Bloomberg, Jan. 15, 2010
Google and China play hardball in fight over search services
USA Today, Jan. 14, 2010
April 2010 through January 2008
I’m working on it. Eventually, I’ll work back with some key mentions as well as keeping things fresh going forward.
December 2007
Wikipedia Competitor Being Tested by Google
New York Times, Dec. 15, 2007
Ask.com to let users erase queries
Los Angeles Times, Dec. 11, 2007
September & August 2007
Click On
BBC Radio 4, Sept. 17, 2007
Misgivings Spoil Plans of Start-Up
New York Times, Aug. 22, 2007
August 2007 through January 2003
Again, I’m working on it! Plus, the months above for this year aren’t complete (and probably never will be)
2002
Engine trouble
The Guardian, Sept. 5, 2002
For online shoppers, a sorry ‘search’
The Christian Science Monitor, July 22, 2002
AOL Replaces Overture With Google
New York Times, May 2, 2002
Search engine upstart Teoma takes aim at Google
AP, March 31, 2002
— no longer online —
Your Search For an Engine Stops With Google
Washington Post, Jan. 18, 2002
— no longer online —
Seeking search engine perfection
The Guardian, Jan. 17, 2002
2001
Google sees profit in product images
News.com, Dec. 19, 2001
Striving to Top the Search Lists
New York Times, Dec. 10. 2001
A simple thanks to mother of all search engines
Chicago Tribune, Nov. 22, 2001
— no longer online —
Google evaluates subscription options
News.com, Oct. 25, 2001
Cyber Law Journal: Invisible Publishing Sparks a Lawsuit
New York Times, June 29, 2001
Paid Placement Is Catching On in Web Searches
New York Times, June 4, 2001
A Search Engine Goes Beyond Google
New York Times, May 17, 2001
Go.com: Just Go, Already
Forbes, March 13, 2001
Teacup Rescue Dogs Vancouver
Village Voice, March 5, 2001
Search results becoming more commercial
San Jose Mercury News, Feb. 15, 2001
— no longer online —
The Search Engine as Crystal Ball
New York Times, Feb. 5, 2001
The tricks that win clicks
BBC, Jan. 22, 2001
2000
Firms pay for search engine play
AP, Dec. 11, 2000
— no longer online —
Google Senses That It’s Time to Grow Up
San Francisco Chronicle, Aug. 25, 2000
In Search of Google
Time, Aug. 21, 2000
— no longer online —
The Search Engine as Cyborg
New York Times, June 29, 2000
Lycos to hand off Net-search business
Boston Globe, June 19, 2000
— no longer online —
Google Searches For Success
Forbes, May 2, 2000
Going Gaga for Google
PC World, April 20, 2000
— no longer online —
That’s Mr. Search Engine to You
Wired, March 10, 2000
Search sites brush up on people skills
USA Today, Jan. 24, 2000
— no longer online —
1999
Web search results still have human touch
News.com, Dec. 27, 1999
Google Keeps Search Simple
New York Times, Oct. 6, 1999
Searches Where Less, Not More, Is Better
New York Times, Sept. 30, 1999
1998 & 1998
Driving The Web Engines
Newsweek, May 25, 1998
— no longer online —
The Net Column
The Guardian, Nov. 5, 1997
— no longer online —