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Search Central Live Deep Dive Europe 2026: Meet the community speakers

Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000

It's happening! We are absolutely pumped that we're just about two weeks away from Search Central Live Deep Dive Europe 2026! From September 30 to October 2, 2026, the Google Search Central team is heading to the gorgeous city of Barcelona, Spain for three days of deep technical exploration, networking, and collaboration.

Search Central Live India 2026: Bengaluru, We're Coming (For Real This Time)

Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Remember back in March when we told our Indian community to "sit tight" while we figured out the APAC event calendar? Hopefully, you didn't take that too literally, because sitting tight for six months is probably not great for your back. In any case, you can finally stand up and stretch: Search Central Live is officially returning to India in 2026, specifically to Bengaluru!

Search Central Live is coming to Bogota and Ciudad de México

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000

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Update to the Site Reputation Policy

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

In 2024, we introduced our site reputation policy to stop a practice where third-party content is published on a trusted website just to exploit that site's good reputation to rank higher in Search. This practice hurts search quality, and creates a bad experience for users.

Platform properties roll out globally, plus a new social and video performance guide

Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Earlier this month, we announced platform properties for Search Console, allowing you to track how your social and video posts on Instagram, TikTok, X, and YouTube perform on Google Search, Discover, and Google News. Today, platform properties are globally available to everyone.

See how content from social and video platforms performs on Google Search

Tue, 07 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Content creators and publishers use many channels beyond their own websites to reach their audiences. As people gravitate toward firsthand perspectives and different content formats, we want to make it easier for site owners and creators—even those without their own website—to get a consolidated view of how all of their content is getting discovered on Search.

Search Central Deep Dive Europe 2026: Apparently we're going to Barcelona

Mon, 06 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000

We're excited to officially announce the next stop for Search Central Live Deep Dive Europe 2026! Mark your calendars: based directly on your feedback, we're headed to Barcelona, Spain, from September 30 to October 2, 2026.

Help Us Pick the Next Stop in Europe for Search Central Live Deep Dive 2026!

Thu, 18 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

As we mentioned a few months ago, we are bringing the Search Central Live Deep Dive format to the EMEA region. This SCL format requires finding the absolute best home for the event—a place where all of you can truly connect, learn, and enjoy.

Introducing Search Generative AI performance reports in Search Console

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Today, we're excited to announce the launch of new Search Generative AI performance reports in Search Console, including dedicated reports for Search and Discover, to help you understand your site's visibility within generative AI features on Search.

A new resource for optimizing for generative AI in Google Search

Fri, 15 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

As people increasingly gravitate to generative AI experiences and find information in new ways, we're publishing a new resource to help website owners, SEOs, and developers understand how to optimize their content for appearance in generative AI features in Search, and in turn Google Search overall.