A search algorithm is a massive collection of other algorithms, each with its own purpose and task. Here's how it all works.

This is a very powerful asymmetry: Anyone can notice a change in search results, but it’s extremely difficult to prove what caused it. That gives algorithm designers immense deniability.

Google's legendary search algorithm is carefully examined by Wired writer Steven Levy, who reveals that it will be updated about 550 times this year -- or once every 16 hours all year round.

Researchers at the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China have developed a novel quantum algorithm that extends Grover's quadratic speedup to continuous search problems ...

How Google's algorithms work together now, how they will work together in the future, and how this understanding can help you optimize your websites.

Here is a complete history of all the major changes, updates, and refreshes to Google's search algorithm that have impacted SEO.

Algorithm‑based interventions were found to be more effective than user‑directed changes in mitigating these effects. Modifying search algorithms to provide broader results increased belief ...

Researchers are enlisting the help of the public to investigate one of the great mysteries — how does the Google algorithm work?