I am seeing some signs of a Google Search ranking update and intense volatility that kicked in late yesterday. The SEO community started chattering about it over the past several hours and some of the tools are showing a spike in volatility with the Google search rankings.
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Google Search Ranking Volatility Heats Up December 3rd & 4th
Google Ads may be testing the ability to subscribe to support updates via WhatsApp. Google has rolled out a new option to get real-time support case updates directly on WhatsApp, at least some folks are seeing this.
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Google Ads WhatsApp Support Notifications
Google is adding more AI features to Google Discover, specifically pushing people from articles in Google Discover into Google AI Mode.
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Google Discover Gains AI Mode Features
I know, we just reported the page indexing report within Google Search Console is very delayed, about two weeks. Well, it is still delayed two weeks, I thought it would catch up by now, but it only got three days of data and then stalled again. And the performance reports are now 32 hours behind, when it is normally just a few hours behind.
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Google Search Console Performance Reports & Page Indexing Delayed Again
Microsoft is testing a new search bar with a more powerful tools menu button. This tools menu is larger, has a plus sign and gives you options to click search with your voice, search with an image and even make an image.
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Bing Tests New Search Bar With Advanced Tools Menu
The Internet Archive’s new WordPress plugin provides an easy way to bring the Archive into the SEO workflow The post 5 Reasons To Use The Internet Archive’s New WordPress Plugin appeared first on Search Engine Journal .
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5 Reasons To Use The Internet Archive’s New WordPress Plugin via @sejournal, @martinibuster
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Google’s Year in Search shows AI tools led trending queries globally. Gemini ranked first worldwide, with DeepSeek appearing in both US and global lists. The post Google Year In Search 2025: Gemini, DeepSeek Top Trending Lists appeared first on Search Engine Journal
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Google Year In Search 2025: Gemini, DeepSeek Top Trending Lists via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
Learn how to track visibility with Google AIO using easy-to-follow steps for improved online presence and site performance. The post Google AI Overviews: How To Measure Impressions & Track Visibility appeared first on Search Engine Journal
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Google AI Overviews: How To Measure Impressions & Track Visibility
Learn how to track visibility with Google AIO using easy-to-follow steps for improved online presence and site performance. The post Google AI Overviews: How To Measure Impressions & Track Visibility appeared first on Search Engine Journal .
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Google AI Overviews: How To Measure Impressions & Track Visibility
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…
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Daily Search Forum Recap: December 3, 2025