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Google tests blue Send button that replaces AI Mode in the search box

As you type your query, the AI Mode may disappear and show you a blue Send button in the Google Search box. Search Engine Land

Daily Search Forum Recap: January 2, 2026

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today... Search Engine Roundtable

(John) Mueller Report Of SEO Memes (2025 Edition)

For the past several years now, John Mueller of Google would come out with what he calls the "Mueller Report of SEO memes." Well, here is his 2025 edition of the Mueller Report of SEO [...] Search Engine Roundtable

Google: Why 404s Don't Matter For SEO

Google has been saying that 404 error codes are a normal part of the web, that 404s are not a low quality signal and that they don't use up your crawl budget. Now, John Mueller of Google explained [...] Search Engine Roundtable

Some News Publishers Saw Big Declines With The Google Core Update

Now that the December 2025 core update is officially done, some are looking at the damage it caused. A number of very visible news publishers saw some significant declines in Google Search [...] Search Engine Roundtable

Google's John Mueller Working On New Year's Day (2026 Edition)

Just like with Christmas day every year, so to with New Year's Day - Google's John Mueller and often other Googlers, are out and looking to respond to some questions on Google Search and SEO. John [...] Search Engine Roundtable

Google Algorithm Updates 2025 Infographics

Google has rolled out fewer confirmed search ranking updates in 2025, then it did in all the past years where Google confirmed these updates. Google rolled out only four confirmed updates in 2025, [...] Search Engine Roundtable

Most Commented Search Engine Roundtable Articles - 2025 Edition

Here are the most popular articles on the Search Engine Roundtable by number of comments. In other words, these are the articles with the highest number of comments posted in 2025. Search Engine Roundtable

Google's New Year's Eve & New Year's Day Doodles

Google has posted the New Year's Eve Doodle and New Year's Day Doodle on the Google.com home page for when it is New Year's Eve for you and New Year's Day for you. Search Engine Roundtable

Google Displays New Year's Eve Doodle On New Year's Day

This is weird. It is 2026, and Google.com, the Google Search home page, is still showing yesterday's New Year's Eve doodle of 2025 going into 2026. But it is after 7 am ET here on January 1, 2026, [...] Search Engine Roundtable

Google Ads Search Terms Report Adds Quick Filters Without Options Enabled

The Search terms report within Google Ads has this quick dropdown filter that lets you filter by search terms, search terms and landing pages from AI Max, search terms from Dynamic Search Ads and [...] Search Engine Roundtable

Google Adds Help Page For Link Or QR Code To Request Reviews

Several months ago, back in March, Google added a screen to request reviews by sharing a link or QR code with your customers. Now, it seems Google has added a new help page on how to use this feature. Search Engine Roundtable

Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google December Core Update Done, News Publishers Hit Hard, Frankenstein AI Recipe Horror & Happy New Year

Google completed the December 2025 core update this week and it hit some news publishers incredibly hard. I posted the annual Google algorithm update infographic. Google's Frankenstein AI-recipes are [...] Search Engine Roundtable

Google Search Tests Blue Send Button In Query Box

Google is testing a blue "Send" button in the search query box on its home page. When you type in your query, you can click "Send" to search Google for that query. Search Engine Roundtable

John Mueller (Personally) On If Schema Helps With LLMs & Google

John Mueller, who works on the Google Search team, responded to a question that asks, "Does extensive Schema markup actually help Large Language Models (LLMs) understand your entity better, or [...] Search Engine Roundtable