Rand's fiancée was none too pleased to see a Yahoo search result that brought back the name of a well-known Googler bearing Rand's last name. Congratulations are not in order for Rand Fishkin and Vanessa Fox, best known for her role at Google's Webmaster Central. Rand may be getting married, but the esteemed lady (referred to as Mystery Guest) isn't one of SEO's favorite Googlers. Yahoo Search suggested an alternate option when searching for Vanessa Fox. One of their options told the searcher to try "Vanessa Fox Fishkin." It seems Rand had some 'splainin' to do at home:

Just a short one that Mystery Guest pointed out to me in a huff tonight - Yahoo! search team, I think you owe her some apologetic flowers after this one. Her exact words after showing me this search were "do you love her?"

Yahoo Search didn't send flowers, but they did deliver a mea culpa for the pre-marital storm:

It wasn’t our intention Rand, but we appreciate the humor (and awkwardness) of your situation. So please accept our apology and our peace offering – an olive branch

We have to apologize too. The reason why "Vanessa Fox Fishkin" shows up in Yahoo Search has to do with a WebProNews Video Rand and Vanessa did in December 2006 during SES Chicago. So we're sorry too, Rand. As people can see from the video, Rand and Vanessa provided an informative, fun look at some search-related topics. It was all very proper, and our Mike McDonald was on hand as chaperone behind the camera the whole time. ---