Director of SEO Editorial · Wix
Search industry journalism and editorial leadership
Search JournalismSearch CommunicationsUnited States
Danny Sullivan
Director within Google Search · Google
Background
Danny Sullivan founded Search Engine Watch and later Search Engine Land, and effectively defined search journalism before joining Google in 2017 as its public Search Liaison. They stepped down from the Search Liaison role on 1 August 2025 and moved to an internal director role on the Search team; Google did not name a direct successor.
Known for: Founding Search Engine Land and serving as Google's Search Liaison from 2017 to 2025
Areas of work
In the reference library
- Evolving nofollow — New Ways to Identify the Nature of Links · Landmark Post 2019
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