Who writes this
This section is written and maintained by Akash Mansukhani of the Keywords Everywhere team. Keywords Everywhere has built keyword research tools since 2015; the browser extension shows search volume, CPC and trend data on Google, YouTube, Amazon, eBay, Etsy, Bing and other platforms. Operating that extension means we detect changes to Google's and other platforms' result pages within days, because those changes break our integrations before most outlets report them. That operational vantage point is why we track this news.
How entries are sourced
Every entry links its primary source. For Google updates that is the Google Search Status Dashboard, the Search Central blog and official Google announcements. For AI Overviews and AI Mode it is Google's own product announcements and documentation. Trade press (Search Engine Land, Search Engine Roundtable, Search Engine Journal) is used for secondary confirmation and community context, and is credited when we rely on it.
We publish when one of these is true: an official announcement affects a beat we cover; a rollout starts or completes; credible, measured volatility is reported by multiple independent trackers; a platform change is user-visible and reproducible; or a citable study is released. Unconfirmed rumors go on an internal watch list, not on these pages.
When pages are updated
Hub pages (for example the Google Algorithm Updates tracker) live at permanent URLs and are updated in place. Each update adds a dated entry; the visible "Last updated" date and the structured-data dateModified are the same value, and both move only when a page gains a real new entry, new data, or a meaningful revision. We never bump dates on unchanged content.
Tracker pages also show a separate "Last checked" date: the most recent day we reviewed the sources above for changes. On a quiet stretch that date keeps moving while "Last updated" stays put. That is the distinction between a page with nothing new to report and a page nobody is watching.
Major events (a confirmed core update, a significant AI Mode expansion) additionally get their own dated article, published as a stub within hours of the announcement and extended during and after the rollout.
Where our data comes from
When an entry carries a "Keywords Everywhere data" note, the numbers come from Keywords Everywhere's own dataset: the search volume, CPC and competition data that powers the extension and API, covering keywords across Google, YouTube, Amazon, eBay, Etsy, Bing and other platforms, with 12-month trend history. Where a number instead comes from a third-party study, we name the publisher, the study date and link the original. We do not republish third-party figures as our own.
Planned data trackers (a monthly Google Ads CPC index and a trending-keywords tracker built from this dataset) will document their panel sizes and refresh schedules here when they launch.
Corrections
When we get something wrong we correct the entry in place and mark it with a visible correction note stating what changed and when. We do not silently rewrite history. If you spot an error, email support@keywordseverywhere.com with a link to the page.
Citing this section
Everything here may be cited with attribution to "Keywords Everywhere" and a link to the page you are citing. Every page carries a copy-ready citation block including its last-updated date.