Spam Update Rolls In, SERPs Still Holding
Spam Update Rolling Out Google's August 2026 spam update is the weather maker today. The Search Status Dashboard lists it as active, affecting Ranking, beginning August 18 at 9:27 a.m. Pacific, with G...
Spam Update Rolls On, But SERPs Stay Calm
Spam Update Under a Quiet Sky Google's August 2026 spam update is still the main weather system over search today. Google logged it as a Ranking incident starting August 18 at 9:27 a.m. Pacific, sayin...
Spam Update Clears, Discover Gets Personal
Spam Update Aftermath The biggest weather system over Google Search today is the August 2026 spam update, which Google says finished at 1:49 a.m. Pacific on August 21 after starting on August 18. Sear...
Spam Fog Lingers, Rankings Stay Mostly Calm
Spam Update Aftermath The main weather system is yesterday's completed August 2026 spam update, which ran from August 18 to August 21 and applied globally across all languages. Search Engine Roundtabl...
Spam Rollout Ends, SERPs Stay Calm
Spam Update Cooldown The August 2026 spam update is now in the rearview mirror. Google’s dashboard lists it as closed, lasting 2 days and 16 hours, with ranking as the impacted system. Search Engine J...
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 rolls on, but rankings stay oddly calm
Core Update Under Low Clouds Google’s May 2026 core update is still rolling out, now on day 6, after starting on May 21 at 8:40 a.m. Pacific. Google says the rollout may take up to 2 weeks, and both S...
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...
Core Update Lands, But SERPs Are Cooling
Core Update Is the Main System The May 2026 core update is still rolling out, now on day 4, and Google’s official Search Status Dashboard says it began on May 21 at 8:40 a.m. Pacific with a rollout th...