I was surprised to read this morning that after 10 years Danny Sullivan is leaving Search Engine Watch and the Search Engine Strategies Conferences.

In the late 1990s his word was the final word on search engines. Although search engines have become common fodder for mainstream media, and lots of bloggers, through it all he’s managed to remain one of the leading writers on search.

Wonder where he’ll end up next. It’ll be a big loss if he leaves search, though I’m guessing he won’t leave us alltogether.

UPDATE: Search Engine Land is his new site, along with Chris Sherman and Barry Schwartz.