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

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.

Exclusive: How Google’s Algorithm Rules the Web from Wired has an excellent and detailed look at the evolution Google's search algorithm over the years.

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 ...

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.

YouTube’s Search & Discovery team answers questions from users about the site’s algorithm.

Google Search's algorithm has allegedly leaked, giving us insight into how it works, but also contradicting Google's own words. Read on!

Here's what SEOs need to know about Google's Penguin algorithm update, plus Search Engine Land's coverage of Penguin from 2012 to 2021.