Google is confirming fewer and fewer search algorithm updates, but that doesn't mean there is less ranking volatility.

Google completed the December 2025 core update this week and it hit some news publishers incredibly hard. I posted the annual Google algorithm update infographic. Google’s Frankenstein AI-recipes are ...

A Google core update is a comprehensive algorithm adjustment that affects how Google evaluates and ranks content across billions of web pages worldwide. When these updates roll out, they can trigger ...

There are multiple reasons why a site can drop in rankings due to a core algorithm update. The reasons may reflect specific changes to the way Google interprets content, a search query, or both. The ...

Google has rolled out fewer confirmed search ranking updates in 2025, then it did in all the past years where Google ...

Soon, even loafing around on the couch won’t help you steer clear of AI. TV makers are busily integrating AI models into the ...

Earlier this month, The Guardian published an investigation that showed Google was serving up misleading and outright false ...

The monthly “Google System Release Notes” primarily detail what’s new in Play services, Play Store, and Play system update ...

Elon Musk says he plans to open-source the X algorithm next week, but he open-sourced Twitter’s algorithm in 2023 and then ...

Google has added a playful 67 Easter egg to its search engine that taps into the viral moment of 2025. Upon typing 67, 6-7, or 6 7 into the Google search box, the results page starts bouncing up and ...

Google updated its JavaScript SEO docs with new guidance on canonical URLs for JavaScript-rendered pages. Keep canonicals consistent before and after rendering. Canonicalization happens both before ...

Participants in the Android Beta Program get first dibs on the next update, which is set to land in official form next year Blake has over a decade of experience writing for the web, with a focus on ...