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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.
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Daily Search Forum Recap: January 2, 2026
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today...
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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 [...]
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(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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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, [...]
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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 [...]
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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.
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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 [...]
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The latest AI news we announced in December
Here are Google’s latest AI updates from December 2025
The Industry Mourns The Loss Of Andy Drinkwater - Experience & Friendly SEO
I am sad to report the passing of Andy Drinkwater, a super-experienced SEO and a friend to the search marketing industry. Andy was a UK-based SEO who loved educating his industry by contributing [...]
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Google Maps Hotel Results Drop Visit Website Button
Google has removed the visit website button from the first screen of the Google Maps hotel results. Instead, you first need to click on the "Check availability" to get to the visit website [...]
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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, [...]
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Microsoft Advertising With All Accounts Tab
Microsoft made a small update to the Microsoft Advertising console where there is now an "All accounts" tab. This lets you see all your accounts in one place with quick access to account [...]
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