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Do you know who Danny Sullivan is?

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Short answer: Danny Sullivan is a long-time search‑industry journalist and entrepreneur who helped found the early search publications and conferences that the SEO community still leans on. For a compact biography and background (Search Engine Watch, the SES conference series, co‑founding Search Engine Land, and his long career covering search), see Danny Sullivan’s Wikipedia entry. (en.wikipedia.org)

Concise timeline: Sullivan launched Search Engine Watch and the Search Engine Strategies events in the 1990s, co‑founded Search Engine Land in 2006, and was chief content officer at Third Door Media until mid‑2017. In October 2017 he joined Google in a role described as a public liaison for Search to explain how search works and surface publisher feedback. (searchengineland.com)

Recent status (important for anyone reading this later): on August 1, 2025 Sullivan stepped away from the public “Search Liaison” duties and moved to a new internal role within Google Search; the dedicated @SearchLiaison account was deactivated and Google now directs site‑owner communications to Google Search Central. If the goal is official guidance from Google, follow Google Search Central rather than individual accounts. (searchengineland.com)

Practical note for this thread (ties to earlier replies): and correctly flagged the forum‑moderation risk when a topic appears to be fishing for signature backlinks — moderators like routinely clean that up. ’s “Or just Googled it…” is solid advice: for reputable commentary read Sullivan’s personal site or the industry outlets he helped build, and use official channels (Search Engine Land, Google Search Central) for factual updates rather than relying on name‑dropping in signatures. (dannysullivan.com)

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Sorry, another mod deleted this thread as spam, I guess because he didn't realize who Danny is ... Moving it to the SEO forum for proper discussion.

And, yes, I know who Danny Sullivan is ;) He even won me a stuffed dog at an SEO festival years and years ago, who I went on to name Patch, and who still lives in my bedroom to this day.

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I don't think the OP is really interested in who does (or who doesn't) know Danny Sullivan. I think he/she is more interested in putting some backlinks in his/her sig.

If the OP was really in for some proper discussion, then he/she would have the decency to follow up on the replies of an earlier thread of his/her https://www.daniweb.com/digital-media/digital-marketing/search-engine-strategies/threads/515823/what-aspects-of-a-hyperlink-are-important-for-seo instead of posting a new one (this one) at that time.

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Or just Googled it...

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"I'm that guy." The mod that deleted it. This discussion lead with signature links that elsewhere just get the topic deleted and forgotten.

If the OP doesn't reply, then is it just SEO spam to most folk. So much for "Don't be that guy."

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