[14] Cutts is one of the co-inventors listed upon a Google patent related to search engines and web spam.

[16] In November 2010, Cutts started a contest challenging developers to make Microsoft Kinect more compatible with the Linux operating system.

[19][20] In July 2014, Cutts stated that he was going to take a few months of leave to spend more time with his family and try new things, including a half ironman race.

[21] Upon joining Google, Cutts agreed with his wife to work for four to five years and then spend a period of time together.

[22] In May 2015, Google announced it had placed someone new in Cutts' position as the head of the web spam team, but this person would not be an official spokesperson for publisher and webmaster issues.