This day in search marketing history: February 27

Google Panda Update 3.3 and VeniceIn 2012, Google confirmed the Panda Update 3.3 as well as a noteworthy change to local search rankings. While Google Panda got the headlines at the time, there was some other noteworthy news about improvements to local search results, which Google referred to as “Venice”:Improvements to ranking for local search results. This turned out to be a significant local search update. From Search Marketing Expo (SMX)Past contributions from Search Engine Land’s Subject Matter Experts (SMEs)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.