2006 was a great year to be in the search industry but there are always a few speed bumps. Below are our nominations for the top search industry blunders this year.

• Yahoo’s New Ad Platform (Panama) Delayed, Stock Plummets
• Microsoft’s Live.com Replaces MSN Search; Microsoft’s Search Product Loses Market Share
• DMOZ goes offline, Again!
• Incisive Media Lets Danny Sullivan Walk Away from Search Engine Strategies; Danny Starts Search Marketing Expo
• Adieu to Google Answers
• Microsoft’s Hires Porn Actress as Ms. Dewey The Face of Live.com
• Google Copies Yahoo’s Internet Explorer 7 start page

Now it is your turn to vote on the top 7 and add your own. We added the list to Squidoo with the new Plexo feature that allows you to vote for your favorites like on digg, only it is on a Squidoo Lens.

More about Plexo in Squidoo’s announcement here: Squidoo Goes 2.0 and here.

Of course every industry has its share of blunders, below are more lists for your consumption.

PR Blunders of 2006

PR Disasters Awards 2006

Business Blunders of 2006

Consumerist.com - Top 10 Biggest Business Debacles 2006.