On February 5th, Google rolled out its first core update of 2026. This February 2026 Discover core update marks a shift in how content surfaces in the Discover feed. Unlike general search core updates, this change focuses entirely on Discover, Google's interest-based content feed. It specifically targets English-language users in the U.S., with plans for a global rollout in the coming months....
Google announced the rollout of a new feature called the branded queries filter in Search Console on November 20th, 2025. The update was introduced at the Google Search Central event in Tel Aviv as a tool that allows website owners to differentiate between brand-driven and non-brand traffic. This new filter makes it easier for businesses to understand how much of their site’s traffic comes from...
Update As on September 22: Google Has Completed Rolling out August 2025 Spam Update Google has completed its first spam update of this year, which ran from August 26th to September 22nd. Though details regarding this specific update remain sparse, the tech giant describes ‘spam updates’ as enhancements to automated systems like SpamBrain that target and reduce search spam without reordering the...
Google rolled out a new search feature called “Preferred Sources” in the Top Stories section on August 12th, 2025. What started as an experimental Search Labs tool is now a live add-on feature available to all signed-in users, giving them direct control over their news feed. This new tool allows you to select your preferred news outlets, ensuring your content appears more prominently in the...
Google announced its June 2025 broad core update on the last day of the month. This is the second major algorithmic update of this year, arriving 3 months after the March rollout. The search engine company confirmed via Google Dashboard that this” rollout may take up to 3 weeks to complete”. This latest update marks Google’s shift towards quarterly refinements in its search ranking system. It...
Did you know? Nearly 90% of Americans searched for healthcare-related information online, before seeking medical care as they were curious (or anxious), to see how serious their health condition was, looking for local doctors or going through reviews, even before seeing a doctor. What does this mean for you as a healthcare provider? It means that if your healthcare practice isn’t ranking well on...
Update As On March 27: Google Completes March 2025 Broad Core Update after Two Weeks Google has concluded their first broad core update of this year, causing a noticeable shift in search rankings. The March 2025 Core update, which began rolling out on March 13, was completed exactly 14 days later on March 27, 2025. The update impacted various industries and website types, including retail,...
On February 6, 2025, Google released an updated guide on integrating Google Analytics 4 (GA4) and Search Console (GSC) data. The search engine giant announced this update through their latest documentation update page, explaining the reason for revision as follows: “Using Google Analytics and Search Console together can help you understand how people discover and experience your website, which...
Google released an updated version of its Search Quality Rater Guidelines document on January 23, 2025, expanding it from 170 to 181 pages. This document serves as a reference guideline for third-party quality raters who assess the quality and relevance of search engine results. The revisions include significant changes such as the following outlined in the change log of the second appendix:...
It may not be surprising these days how Google seems to know exactly what we are thinking about when it presents search results; regardless of whether we are looking for a nearby cafe or a complex scientific formula. It all comes down to the magic of the search engine giant’s revolutionary algorithm. The history of Google algorithm is fascinating. As you may have heard, Rome wasn’t built in a...
