Weekend SERPs Stay Unsettled
Ranking Weather Search weather is gusty, not catastrophic. Today’s partial volatility score is 5.9/10, but the last completed day, May 9, hit 6.9/10, and the trend has been climbing unevenly since May...
FAQ Rich Results Lose Their Last Umbrella
FAQ Rich Results Are Gone The day’s practical SEO story is FAQ rich results disappearing from Google Search. Google Search Central now says FAQ rich results stopped appearing as of May 7, 2026, with t...
AI Mode moves into the search box
Search Box Turns Conversational The biggest search story is Google pushing AI Mode directly into the search box. Google says the box now expands for longer prompts, accepts text, images, files, videos...
AI Ads Move Into the Forecast
AI Mode Gets More Commercial Today's SEO weather is calm in the rankings, but busy in the sky above Search. The biggest story is Google's AI Mode becoming a more serious ad surface. Search Engine Roun...
Core Update Clouds, AI Commerce Gusts
Core Update Watch The main weather system is still the May 2026 core update, now on day 5. Google’s Search Status Dashboard says the update began May 21 at 8:40 a.m. Pacific and may take up to 2 weeks...
AI Search Controls Arrive As Rankings Cool
AI Search Gets A Control Panel The biggest SEO story on June 3, 2026 is Google giving some site owners actual visibility and control over AI Search. Google announced new Search Console tools that show...
Core Update Winds Hit AI Search
Core Update Winds The May 2026 core update is still the main storm system. Google launched it on May 21 and said the rollout may take up to two weeks, while Search Engine Land notes this is the second...
Core Update Clouds, AI Source Signals Rise
Core Update Still Overhead The May 2026 core update is still rolling through Google Search on day 8, with Google saying the rollout can take up to two weeks. Search Engine Land and Search Engine Journ...
Core Update Hums Under AI Search Skies
Core Update Still Rolling Google’s May 2026 core update is still rolling, now on day 7. The official Search Status Dashboard says it began May 21 at 8:40 a.m. Pacific and may take up to 2 weeks. Searc...
Core Update Clouds, AI Commerce Gusts
Core Update Watch The main weather system is still the May 2026 core update, now on day 5. Google’s Search Status Dashboard says the update began May 21 at 8:40 a.m. Pacific and may take up to 2 weeks...
AI Ads Move Into the Forecast
AI Mode Gets More Commercial Today's SEO weather is calm in the rankings, but busy in the sky above Search. The biggest story is Google's AI Mode becoming a more serious ad surface. Search Engine Roun...