SEO Daily News and Algorithm Updates

Source: Search Engine Land by Barry Schwartz. Read the original article This is the first Google core update of 2026 and follows the March 2026 spam update and the February 2026 Discover…

Source: Search Engine Roundtable by barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz). Read the original article TL;DR Summary of Google Launches Search Live Globally with Gemini 3.1 Flash Live AI Model Google Search Live is now…

Source: Search Engine Roundtable by barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz). Read the original article TL;DR Summary of Google March 2026 Core Update Official Rollout The Google March 2026 Core Update began rolling out globally…

Source: Search Engine Roundtable by barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz). Read the original article TL;DR Summary of Microsoft Bing Tests Rounded Corners on Video Previews in Search Results Microsoft Bing is experimenting with rounded…

Source: Search Engine Land by Barry Schwartz. Read the original article Google credits its new audio and voice models in Gemini 3.1 Flash Live for the expansion.

Source: Search Engine Land by Danny Goodwin. Read the original article Google calls it site reputation abuse: legacy news brands, fake bylines, casino links, layoffs, and deindexing in a search spam scheme.

Source: Search Engine Roundtable by barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz). Read the original article TL;DR Summary of Google Tests New Citation Format in AI Overviews Google is experimenting with a new citation display featuring…

Source: Search Engine Roundtable by barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz). Read the original article TL;DR Summary of Google’s Upcoming Shopping Ads Political Content Policy Update Google will update its Shopping Ads political content policy…

Source: Search Engine Land by Barry Schwartz. Read the original article This update took less than a day to roll out and finished on March 25, 2026.

Source: SparkToro by Rand Fishkin. Read the original article TL;DR Summary of Global Web Influence and Search Behavior Insights Search remains dominant with nearly 73% of web visits centered around Google, but…

Source: Search Engine Roundtable by barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz). Read the original article TL;DR Summary of Google March 2026 Spam Update: What You Need to Know The Google March 2026 Spam Update was…

Source: Search Engine Roundtable by barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz). Read the original article TL;DR Summary of New Data Reveals AI Overview Frequency Across Google Search Categories Recent data from Newzdash highlights how often…

Source: Search Engine Roundtable by barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz). Read the original article TL;DR Summary of Google’s Web Guide and New Guided Research Feature Google’s Web Guide, introduced as an AI-powered search results…

Source: Search Engine Land by Barry Schwartz. Read the original article Google says this is a standard spam update. It’s rolling out across all languages and locations and may take only a…

Source: Search Engine Land by Anu Adegbola. Read the original article Google will soon require merchants running Shopping ads featuring certain political content to verify their accounts as election advertisers.

Source: Search Engine Land by Danny Goodwin. Read the original article ChatGPT pulls 6x more pages than it cites, concentrating visibility among ~30 domains and favoring topic-wide coverage, study finds.

Source: Search Engine Roundtable by barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz). Read the original article TL;DR Summary of Google Rolls Out Personal Intelligence AI Mode to US Users, Global Access Pending Google has launched Personal…

Source: Search Engine Land by Anu Adegbola. Read the original article The EU’s imminent ruling for the DMA March 2024 case against Google will potential have consequences for how the company operates…

Source: Search Engine Land by Anu Adegbola. Read the original article Google now requires visible disabled buy buttons for out-of-stock products, tightening Merchant Center rules.

Source: Search Engine Roundtable by barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz). Read the original article TL;DR Summary of Google Tests ‘Google News Showcase’ Label in Discover Feed Google is experimenting with a new “Google News…

Source: Search Engine Roundtable by barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz). Read the original article TL;DR Summary of AI Overviews Impact on News Publishers’ Search Rankings AI Overviews (AIOs) are increasingly appearing for breaking news…

Source: Google Search Central Blog. Read the original article TL;DR Summary of Search Central Live 2026 Asia Pacific Events Announced Search Central Live 2026 will feature key events in the Asia Pacific…

Source: Search Engine Land by Danny Goodwin. Read the original article Google Search pageviews fell 34% year over year and Discover dropped 15%, as ChatGPT referrals rose 200% but remained under 1%…

Source: Social Media Today – Latest News by Andrew Hutchinson. Read the original article TL;DR Summary of Pinterest’s Spring Trends Report 2026: Embracing Comfort, Creativity, and Connection Pinterest’s Spring Trends Report 2026…

Source: Social Media Today – Latest News by Andrew Hutchinson. Read the original article TL;DR Summary of Snapchat to Retire Separate Bitmoji App by June 30, 2026 Snapchat will discontinue the standalone…

Source: SparkToro by Amanda Natividad. Read the original article TL;DR Summary of Understanding LinkedIn’s Dual-Stage Algorithm for Better Content Reach LinkedIn’s feed algorithm likely operates in two stages: a retrieval stage that…

Source: Social Media Today – Latest News by Andrew Hutchinson. Read the original article TL;DR Summary of Grok Nudification Controversy Sparks Lawsuit Against X and xAI The Grok AI chatbot from X…

Source: Search Engine Land by Danny Goodwin. Read the original article The new feed system will analyze what users read, like, and discuss to connect related topics and push insightful posts to…

Source: Social Media Today – Latest News by Andrew Hutchinson. Read the original article TL;DR Summary of X to Revise Verification Process in Europe Following EU Commission Penalty X will update its…

Source: Social Media Today – Latest News by Andrew Hutchinson. Read the original article TL;DR Summary of Instagram Ends End-to-End Encryption for DMs, Marking a Privacy Shift Instagram is discontinuing end-to-end encryption…