Category: Search News

The March 2025 update appears to have had a significant impact on forum sites.

Google closes 2024 with one last update.

The update is expected to take two weeks to complete.

Easier ways for customers to find products in stock at local stores.

The update launched on 11 November and may take up to two weeks to complete.

A challenge to Google dominance as OpenAI officially launches its search product.

AI Overviews in Search will now be available to over a billion users globally.

Significant AI-powered updates in Lens allow you to ask questions while taking a video or photo.

The rollout is starting in the US on mobile and will include a variety of formats and perspectives.

Many publishers hoped for a recovery after being heavily impacted by last year’s Helpful Content update.

The bug is unrelated to the August 2024 core update currently rolling out.

Google’s much awaited update dropped on 15 Aug and may take a month to roll out.

Microsoft’s answer to Google AI overviews now being previewed for a small percentage of users.

In a major reversal, Google outlines alternative plans which will give users more choice and control over privacy.

Google says loading results automatically. hasn't led to higher satisfaction with Search.

The update may take up to a week to complete.

Separately, Google is working on how impacted sites can/will recover in the next update.

New AI-powered capabilities include AI-organized results pages, multi-step reasoning and planning, and upgrades to Lens and Circle to Search.

The announcement marks a huge change for Search. What does it mean for publishers, businesses and the future search landscape?

Enforcement of the Search spam policy started on 6 May. Big sites such as USA Today, CNN and LA Times have been hit.

Google has also updated its documentation on debugging ranking drops in Search.

Meta AI will serve real-time search results from both Google and Bing.

Survey shows increasing use of social media for search among Gen Z, but Google still dominates.

Hundreds of sites deindexed as March 2024 core and spam updates roll out. Here's what we know so far.

The updates target poor quality content. The "complex" core update may take a month to complete.

New features include a Follow button, results tailored for your interests and the ability to leave notes on search results.

The new filter makes it easier for shoppers to discover and buy from small businesses.

The third reviews update of 2023 is rolling out. It will now move to a regular process without separate confirmation from Google.

Google also expects to roll out an update to the reviews system next week.

The third core update of 2023, it may take up to two weeks to complete.

The update applies globally and will take a few weeks to complete.

New controls allow you to block your web content from Google’s Bard, Vertex AI, and Bing Chat.

How-to results, removed from mobile last month, have now also gone from desktop.

Google also updated a number of points in its helpful content guidance. We take a look at what's new.

The new reports will help merchants monitor product visibility issues and opportunities for improvements.

Access to Search Generative Experience via Google Labs has been extended to India and Japan.

The update may take up to two weeks to complete.

The new feature will show content from videos, blogs and forums to offer personal viewpoints.

Google’s Search Generative Experience will be a major overhaul of the Search results page.

Google's system has been expanded to look not just at products, but reviews about media, services and businesses.