Skip to main content

Search TrendsNew Ads Appearances Podcasts API

We value your privacy

We use cookies to understand how you use our platform and to improve your experience. Click “Accept All” to consent, or “Decline non-essential” to opt out of non-essential cookies. Read our Privacy Policy.

Meredith's Husband | SEO for People Who Don't Like SEO

Meredith's Husband | SEO for People Who Don't Like SEO

Update from Google: The Next Step in AI Search (2026)

Jun 2, 2026 · 8 min · 7 segments

Google's developer conference just delivered what may be the most significant shift in SEO in years. Meredith's Husband breaks down what Google announced about AI-powered search, why website traffic…

Google's developer conference just delivered what may be the most significant shift in SEO in years. Meredith's Husband breaks down what Google announced about AI-powered search, why website traffic will decrease for most owners, and why that can be good news for photographers and small business owners who want more qualified visitors and fewer window shoppers. **Timestamps** \[0:00] Introduction \[0:26] Why Google's announcement matters for SEO \[1:23] The end of the 10-link search results page \[2:20] What search results will look like instead \[2:52] Critics say fewer options hurts consumers \[3:30] Why Google was already making choices for you \[4:47] How conversion rates will change with AI search \[5:45] Is SEO still worth doing if traffic drops \[6:10] What will actually change in how you do SEO \[6:37] Final thoughts and what is coming next -- Submit questions for future episodes https://www.meredithshusband.com/podcast

Google's developer conference just delivered what may be the most significant shift in SEO in years. Meredith's Husband breaks down what Google announced about AI-powered search, why website traffic…

Speakers: Meredith's HusbandHost

Show signals: SuitabilitySafeBiasNot politicalAudience≈202 followers

Spotify Apple Podcasts YouTube Amazon Music Website

Top entities: Google×31 search engine optimization×18 Artificial intelligence×8 Gemini

Google I/O Headlines & Episode Road-map0:27 – 1:27

Meredith's HusbandHost

0:27

There was some really big news from Google last week.

Meredith's HusbandHost

0:30

Technically, I think it was the week before last week.

Meredith's HusbandHost

0:33

But they had their developer conference, and so this is their big... one of their big annual events.

Meredith's HusbandHost

0:38

Kind of like Apple has their big annual event, Google has...

Meredith's HusbandHost

0:42

They have a couple annual events, one to announce their phones and stuff, just like Apple, and another for developers and people like me.

Meredith's HusbandHost

0:50

And usually it's pretty boring, but this year some really big news came out and I think it is probably the biggest thing to happen in SEO for a number of years.

Meredith's HusbandHost

1:00

And it's AI.

Meredith's HusbandHost

1:01

No surprise, it's AI.

Meredith's HusbandHost

1:02

But the changes that Google announced are really gonna be the next leap forward in terms of how AI is changing search.

Meredith's HusbandHost

1:08

And I'm gonna probably break this down over the next few episodes, 'cause there are a few categories of things that were discussed, like how to do SEO for this new AI world, and this is news straight from Google, like how to do it.

Meredith's HusbandHost

1:21

I'm definitely going to get into that.

Meredith's HusbandHost

1:23

But also, and I wanna cover this first, how search is going to be changing.

GoogleCompanyTechnology corporation
88%31 mentions
search engine optimizationEntity
63%18 mentions
Artificial intelligenceEntityProfessional field
38%8 mentions
GeminiEntity
13%1 mention

Search EnginesTechnology > Artificial Intelligence
Society
Developer ConferencesTechnology > Software Development
Digital MarketingBusiness
Software DevelopmentTechnology
Consumer BehaviorSociety > Technology Impact
Search Engine MarketingBusiness > Digital Marketing
SEO StrategiesBusiness > Digital Marketing > Search Engine Marketing
Search Engine OptimizationTechnology > Artificial Intelligence > Search Engines
User ExperienceMedia > Digital Media > Online Search
Online SearchMedia > Digital Media
Digital MediaMedia
Search BehaviorSociety > Technology Impact > Consumer Behavior
Technology ImpactSociety
Google SEOTechnology > Artificial Intelligence > Search Engines > Search Engine Optimization
AI in MarketingBusiness > Digital Marketing > Search Engine Marketing > SEO Strategies
Search Result ChangesMedia > Digital Media > Online Search > User Experience
Information RetrievalSociety > Technology Impact > Consumer Behavior > Search Behavior
Google EventsTechnology > Software Development > Developer Conferences
AI InnovationsTechnology > Software Development > Developer Conferences > Google Events
Technology
Business
Media
Artificial IntelligenceTechnology

Google I/O Headlines & Episode Road-map0:27 – 1:27

Meredith's HusbandHost

0:27

There was some really big news from Google last week.

Meredith's HusbandHost

0:30

Technically, I think it was the week before last week.

Meredith's HusbandHost

0:33

But they had their developer conference, and so this is their big... one of their big annual events.

Meredith's HusbandHost

0:38

Kind of like Apple has their big annual event, Google has...

Meredith's HusbandHost

0:42

They have a couple annual events, one to announce their phones and stuff, just like Apple, and another for developers and people like me.

Meredith's HusbandHost

0:50

And usually it's pretty boring, but this year some really big news came out and I think it is probably the biggest thing to happen in SEO for a number of years.

Meredith's HusbandHost

1:00

And it's AI.

Meredith's HusbandHost

1:01

No surprise, it's AI.

Meredith's HusbandHost

1:02

But the changes that Google announced are really gonna be the next leap forward in terms of how AI is changing search.

Meredith's HusbandHost

1:08

And I'm gonna probably break this down over the next few episodes, 'cause there are a few categories of things that were discussed, like how to do SEO for this new AI world, and this is news straight from Google, like how to do it.

Meredith's HusbandHost

1:21

I'm definitely going to get into that.

Meredith's HusbandHost

1:23

But also, and I wanna cover this first, how search is going to be changing.

Sign up to see more

The rest of this transcript — segmented and speaker-labeled, so you land on the exact moment something was said
Search every transcript — by keyword, by phrase, or by meaning, across every show Radar indexes
Trends — what is surging across podcasts, measured against its own baseline
Alerts — when a name you follow appears in a newly indexed episode

Create an account Already have an account? Log in

No account is needed to search Radar.