Inside AdWords celebrates our first year

A year ago today, our desire to provide you with more information on new features, spotlights on existing products, and tips to improve your AdWords performance became a reality - the Inside AdWords blog launched. Now, after numerous feature releases, a slew of gems o' the week, and a full year under our belts, we'd like to take a moment to look back at our favorite contributions from each Inside AdWords blogger:

• Andrew taught us that spiky sea creatures don't have a lot in common with our new analytics product - now known as Google Analytics.
• Arielle caught up with one of our longtime advertisers, Ray, to hear how he grew his business using AdWords.
  
• Blake provided countless insights on the AdWords system - clarifying such things as why we don't allow pop-ups, how the minimum bid applies to queries with no ads, and how to ensure that your ads don't get disapproved.
• Jon returned to the blog team to provide an overview of Google Video and let you know how it can benefit you.
  
• Judy, a new member to our team, reminded us that we shouldn't forget Mom, nor forget to set up seasonal campaigns to capture holiday traffic.
• Sarah shamelessly promoted her favorite NFL team, while also reminding you that offline and online media can work effectively together.
• Vivian became the voice of the new advertiser, enlightening our newbies on the ins and outs of the AdWords system with AdWords 101.

With that, we'll tip our hats to you for making our first 12 months so enjoyable, and look forward to another great year filled with AdWords facts, features, and feedback from you.

Posted by Sarah, Inside AdWords crew