Google Search, SEO & AI
News, research, updates and analysis about Google Search, AI Overviews, AI Mode, ranking systems, indexing and the evolution of search.
Google March 2026 Spam Update Rolling Out – Early Signals Worth Watching
Google has started rolling out the March 2026 spam update globally. Early signals are limited, but some volatility may emerge in the coming days. Google has be...
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Google Maps Moves Toward Conversational Search With “Ask Maps” Features
Google Maps is introducing conversational search features, potentially shifting local visibility from rankings toward AI understanding of intent....
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Google Expands AI Overviews Into Google Drive Results
Google is bringing AI Overviews into Drive search, suggesting a shift from file retrieval toward AI-generated answers across personal data. Google appears to b...
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Google Maps “Ask Maps” Feature May Change Local Search Behavior
Google Maps is introducing conversational queries, allowing users to ask complex questions. This could shift local SEO from ranking listings to describing servi...
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Google Bringing AI Overviews to Drive – Expanding Search Beyond the Web
Google is introducing AI Overviews in Drive, suggesting that AI systems may increasingly summarize documents rather than simply retrieve files. There are growi...
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Google Maps “Ask Maps” May Be Turning Local Search Into Conversations
Google’s new Gemini-powered “Ask Maps” feature allows users to ask complex questions about places. The change could gradually reshape how loca...
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Google AI Overviews Continue Expanding – What It May Signal for Search Visibility
Google’s AI Overviews continue appearing across more search queries. Early signals suggest a gradual shift from traditional ranking toward AI-generated su...
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Google AI Answers Often Cite The Same Sources
Some early tests suggest Google AI answers may rely on a small set of recurring sources compared to traditional search results. An interesting pattern for SEO a...
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When Google AI Answers Tend To Cite Google Properties
Some patterns suggest Google AI answers may cite Google properties more often for certain types of queries, particularly informational searches about Google too...
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Google AI Answers May Be Citing Google Itself More Often
A study suggests that a noticeable portion of sources cited in Google AI answers may link back to Google properties instead of external websites, raising new qu...
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Study Claims Google AI Overviews May Be Causing Massive Traffic Drops For Tech Sites
A study suggests some technology websites may have lost up to 97% of their Google traffic after the expansion of AI Overviews. A new analysis is raising concer...
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