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The Last Google Dance

Posted August 21st, 2008 by Jeremy Schoemaker

I am always stunned at the amount of food/beer and activities Google puts on for the their employees and attendees of the SES San Jose conference.

I had been hearing rumors that this would be the last Google dance for the last couple months and 3 different Google employees told me they are pretty certain that is the case.  An end At least the Google dance that we have come to love every summer at SES San Jose.

Whether or not this is the case I would just like to say thank you to Google for putting on such an amazing event for the last four years (for me, much longer for veterans).  I truly feel like I am Charlie in the Chocolate Factory whenever I visit Google but during the Google Dance its on a whole different level.

So anyway…. Thanks Google.

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67 comments. What say you?

  1. Good Comment?
    Harish

    Ya food and Beer are the best combination of the people

  2. Good Comment?
    CultureMob.com

    The best thing I hear about Google is that they let their employees bring their dogs to work! *jealous*

  3. Good Comment?
    jack

    Google likes these things , it’s like a 13-year-old dressed in a huge corporation clothes ..

  4. Good Comment?
    Myrtle Beach Rentals

    I think your talking about the serps? i know I have a couple of good sites that google is kicking my butt on

  5. Good Comment?
    Gossip

    Hey, but why do you think it is the last GG Dance?

  6. Good Comment?
    Dustin Cucciarre

    Ah that sux!

  7. Good Comment?
    iPod fan

    Sorry I’m new to this. By Google dance you just mean when SERPs change? The talk of food and beer is making me think otherwise…

    confused,
    Cheers

  8. Good Comment?
    SEO Tricks

    That last Google Dance threw me from almost all the keywords. Working hard to achieve back the old position.

  9. Good Comment?
    Big Ben Patton

    One can still hope though that next year something along the same lines will appear, I hope this is not the foreshadowing of the future with the new guy running the ses event a sort of things to come. I like it when the businesses you work with actually take care of you.

  10. Good Comment?
    Justin Cook

    Yeah, I always enjoyed attending the Google advertiser appreciation events in Toronto, they were quite swanky. Not to mention that after a few drinks I got to hear of some upcoming technology, such as when I heard about Android a couple years before it was announced!

    ps – I think it’s hilarious that you linked to google, as though it’s necessary

  11. Good Comment?
    muztagh

    I thought this was about the another kind of google dance – the visit of google bot.

  12. Good Comment?
    FJ

    Conspiracy theory: Matt Cutts was taking pictures ( see: http://www.conferencenotebook.com/google-dance-08-meet-the-engineers ) because he actually knew it was the last! :>>

  13. Good Comment?
    Eva White

    Seriously Google think global in your parties as well. We want a piece of the action.

  14. Good Comment?
    Oozzl networking

    They should pick some new locations for the Google Dance if they’ll continue with it. We’re missing out on all the fun in Europe.

  15. Good Comment?
    Wii Downloads

    guess i’ll never get to go to the chocolate factory dance aka google

  16. Good Comment?
    Lowongan Kerja

    any pictures of google dance would be great.. do you want to share some?

  17. Good Comment?
    poor jokes

    hehehe google dancing

  18. Good Comment?
    Webmaster Resources

    Life @ google is like living in Heaven! I feel jealous sometimes…I have some pictures of google’s offices!

  19. Good Comment?
    pyrmont

    Oh well, maybe I shall go the dance next year. So are there any pictures shoe?

  20. Good Comment?
    JumboCasher.com

    at the rate google is going… u bet it’s gonna dance for a long many years now…

  21. Good Comment?
    Le Melon

    Did someone say “Disney world”?!
    That would be a crazy Google party. Heh

  22. Good Comment?
    Goran Website

    PS when I saw the heading, I thought the Google Dance was happening again. Great use of wording as your heading.

  23. Good Comment?
    Goran Website

    Thats why we are in awe of you Jeremy, you get to go to all the places that we wish we could go.

  24. Good Comment?
    Otooo

    Finally – I’m sick of all the results jumping around :)

  25. Good Comment?
    Jage

    i still got dance with google

  26. Good Comment?
    meethere

    yes, plz show some pics and vids :)

  27. Good Comment?
    Shannon @Babiesonline

    I attended the Google Dance for the first time this year and was already looking forward to 2009 … I hope this is just linkbait :)

  28. Good Comment?
    IronBlogger

    I would kill for a visit to Google. It must be the biggest building ever. I would freak out =p.

  29. Good Comment?
    Ze

    And you say you hate SEO. This post means: get me listed for the last google dance and link to authority site about key phrase. Nice going. But…you hate SEO…

  30. Good Comment?
    Nicholas Chase

    Jeremy, I attended a few celebrations at Google recently, as the Senior Project Manager for their HD-Broadcast and Live Stage and post-production facilities upgrades.

    They will still have TGIF parties (on selected Fridays), and the live concerts continue monthly. Last one I saw in person was Tony Bennett, and yes he did sing ‘I Left my Heart in San Francisco’, it was pretty cool. Google may be changing their outreach to Affiliates and Clients due to revenue drops recently, or just preparing to try something different. (Google Day at Disney World?) Thanks for the great posts this week, you rock! Respectfully, Nicholas

  31. Good Comment?
    Nicholas Chase

    Jeremy, I attended a few celebrations at Google recently, as the Senior Project Manager for their HD-Broadcast and Live Stage and post-production facilities upgrades.

    They will still have TGIF parties (on selected Fridays), and the live concerts continue monthly. Last one I saw in person was Tony Bennett, and yes he did sing ‘I Left my Heart in San Francisco’, it was pretty cool. Google may be changing their outreach to Affiliates and Clients due to revenue drops recently, or just preparing to try something different. (Google Day at Disney Word?) Thanks for the great posts this week, you rock! Respectfully, Nicholas

  32. Good Comment?
    Patrick

    Yeah, no kidding. Google has really rocked.

  33. Good Comment?
    SawanM

    It sounded nice from what your blog post said..

  34. Good Comment?
    AzAkers

    I’ve always wondered how that investment was working out for them, and how long they would continue to pour out the cash for bashes like that.

    Schmoozing your clients and rewarding your employees goes a long way, but it’s hard to gauge ROI on something like that – What do they report like $100 dollars in revenue earnings per case of beer..? heh

  35. Good Comment?
    cheap used cars

    wow now I am really bummed I did not go.

  36. Good Comment?
    sean

    I thought you were talking about the periodic shuffling of serps not a party!

    What is your read on WHY they are stopping the parties?

  37. Good Comment?
    Debo Hobo

    Darn, I would have loved to have attended just one party.

  38. Good Comment?
    Ultimate Blogging Experiment

    I have to say I absolutely love this blog design. This is one of the better ones I’ve seen come up in the past month or so. I’m seeing more and more that the headers are shrinking because people realize that they need to get people to their content right away. I mean you really only have four to 10 seconds before a person decides if they’re going to stay in your web site or not.

  39. Good Comment?
    Vishnu

    I dono what z happening over google..Anyways…damn google!!

  40. Good Comment?
    URL Shortner

    I was hoping to make it to the Google Dance next year! Damn you GOOGLE!

  41. Good Comment?
    Rajan

    Why are they ending the part? Just when I am getting started.

    I am always late to the party. anyways, they stopping because they tryna cut down expenses. Good cause last time they missed earnings and it cost me a fortune. damn it.

  42. Good Comment?
    San Nayak

    Lucky guys, at least you were there. Hope google to conduct more and let us guys like me to enjoy in the future.

  43. Good Comment?
    Al Robesoen

    I think it would be a big mistake by the Goog if they did it. You cannot put a price on the goodwill they get from the search community by running it @SES

  44. Good Comment?
    Online Dividends

    Are you trying to tell us that the Google party is over? What happens with Adsense if Web 2.0 goes bust?
    I guess back to basics for most people..

  45. Good Comment?
    goldbarOne

    i think it,s really good that google dance season in ending.

  46. Good Comment?
    Dick

    The holiday is wont to end. However, the new holiday is within reach. You need only a short wait.

  47. Good Comment?
    Le Melon

    With a link from shoemoney, Google will shoot up the SERPS! :P

  48. Good Comment?
    sergio.dares

    Party! Party! Party! :)

  49. Good Comment?
    web hosting rebates

    they do know how to throw a party!

  50. Good Comment?
    Amit

    Did Google pay you for the link…? Just joking though!

    I think they’re stopping this because they are really supposed to take money away from you NOT spend on you! Who knows…

  51. Good Comment?
    Agent Magenta

    A great event that I’ll never get to attend :( Still, there will be other, better events in the future. Cant stop progress!

  52. Good Comment?
    Adil

    If it stops then what about the index update of the Google search engine

  53. Good Comment?
    owais

    What is the reason that google stops this dance.

  54. Good Comment?
    Bulbboy

    Can Matt Cutts dance?

  55. Good Comment?
    Me

    You are one arrogant son of a bitch.

  56. Good Comment?
    Don

    I’m pretty sure it was a great experience though.

  57. Good Comment?
    ajaz

    It’s nice to see them spreading it around. But, like all good things, sooner or later it comes to an end.

  58. Good Comment?
    Hustle Strategy

    shoe is throwing around the pr juice giving links to google.

  59. Good Comment?
    Reid

    You know its kinda hard to imagine the internet without google… wait its hard to imagine the WORLD without google.

  60. Good Comment?
    techdude

    Food and Beer, what more do people need/want!!! haha

  61. Good Comment?
    Dilson Decano

    nope i will not gonna miss google dance. it great that google dance will last.

  62. Good Comment?
    Melvin

    hmmm… well but still you guys are gonna miss it right…

  63. Good Comment?
    zoka

    Horses die standing… that always makes people sad.

    Every man reacts on word ‘last’ it is trigger in our sub-conscience like first moments of our life to start to drink milk… we are all driven by deep instincts. Unfortunately there is always ‘last dance’ for somebody at least.

    I am sad to see how people are hungry of link juice and greedy… that is braking my heart, some of them rejoice here but Jeremy I understand you what you want to say… in spite of all ironical greedy reflection “I truly feel like I am Charlie in the Chocolate Factory whenever I visit Google” you show them all that money isn’t everything, it comes and goes and what we have created satays behind us…

    Just imagine what would it if that really was “The Last Google Dance” (for you).

  64. Good Comment?
    Bryn Youngblut

    Do you really think the link to Google is necessary? Lol well whatever not like they need the link juice.

  65. Good Comment?
    Chetan

    Had seen the pics shown by Matt Cutts. Seemed to be a full time enjoyment there!
    Who knows.. Google might break its rule and rearrange one more dance sooner or later.

  66. Good Comment?
    MarketingWicked

    Any pictures from the Google dance?

  67. Good Comment?
    AffiliateObsession

    well, that’s a bummer, but at least you have the memories right? The Google Dance goes down in history, just like everything else they do!

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