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xAI Acquires Text-to-Video AI Project Hotshot

Source: Social Media Today - Latest News

By: Andrew Hutchinson

Posted on March 17, 2025

X users will soon be able to generate AI videos in-stream.

Data Shows that Longer Clips Are Now Gaining Traction on TikTok

Source: Social Media Today - Latest News

By: Andrew Hutchinson

Posted on March 17, 2025

It seems that “longer short” videos are now gaining more traction. 

SEO Specialist ~ Segment SEO ~ $50-60k ~ Remote (US)

Source: SEO Agency Jobs – SEOjobs.com

By: jilllynndesign

Posted on March 17, 2025

Segment SEO is a boutique digital marketing agency focused on tech companies. Our mission is to leverage data-driven strategies and creative solutions to deliver impactful SEO results. Role Overview: We are seeking…

Generative AI use surging among consumers for online shopping: Report

Source: Search Engine Land

By: Mike Pastore

Posted on March 17, 2025

Compared to non-AI traffic sources, users engage more, view more pages, and bounce at lower rates – but they are also less likely to convert.

US Government Says TikTok Deal is Getting Close

Source: Social Media Today - Latest News

By: Andrew Hutchinson

Posted on March 17, 2025

After months of speculation, the U.S. government says that TikTok will be sold to an American partner.

LinkedIn Shares Video Tips and Insights in New Newsletter

Source: Social Media Today - Latest News

By: Andrew Hutchinson

Posted on March 17, 2025

The newsletter will provide video usage insights and updates.

Reddit adds Hide option for ads across platform

Source: Search Engine Land

By: Anu Adegbola

Posted on March 17, 2025

New Reddit feature lets users block specific advertisers from their feeds for at least a year, giving users control over their ad experience.

Snapchat Announces New Features for its AR Spectacles

Source: Social Media Today - Latest News

By: Andrew Hutchinson

Posted on March 17, 2025

But will Snapchat’s AR glasses be able to compete with offerings from competitors?

TikTok Adds Simplified Account Security Overview

Source: Social Media Today - Latest News

By: Andrew Hutchinson

Posted on March 17, 2025

A simplified overview for managing your TikTok account security settings. 

Microsoft Tests Local Business tags on Bing Search Ads

Source: Search Engine Land

By: Anu Adegbola

Posted on March 17, 2025

The ‘Local business’ tag appears within sponsored search results. It is part of a broader test of blue-labeled tags in Bing advertising.

The new SEO imperative: Building your brand

Source: Search Engine Land

By: Adam Tanguay

Posted on March 17, 2025

Boost your SEO with brand building across platforms. Learn to increase visibility, track key KPIs, and work with PPC for better results.

Refreshing content: How to update old content to drive new traffic

Source: Search Engine Land

By: Jessica Foster

Posted on March 17, 2025

Don’t let good content go to waste. Here’s why refreshing old blog posts and pages is key to staying relevant and driving organic traffic.

Sr. SEO & Content Specialist ~ Veeam ~ $101.6-145.1k ~ Remote (US)

Source: SEO Agency Jobs – SEOjobs.com

By: SEOJobs

Posted on March 17, 2025

Veeam®, the #1 global market leader in data protection and ransomware recovery, is on a mission to empower every organization to not just bounce back from a data outage or loss but…

SEO Project Manager ~ First Page Sage ~ $70k ~ Remote (US)

Source: SEO Agency Jobs – SEOjobs.com

By: SEOJobs

Posted on March 17, 2025

Job Type Full-time Description First Page Sage is a people-focused SEO company that works with B2B and B2C enterprises that are leaders in their fields. Our fully-remote teams include campaign strategists, writers,…

Sr. SEO Manager ~ Bonterra ~ $65-112k ~ Remote (US)

Source: In-house SEO jobs – SEOjobs.com

By: SEOJobs

Posted on March 17, 2025

Bonterra exists to propel every doer of good to their peak impact. We measure that impact against our vision to increase the giving rate as a percentage of GDP from 2% to…

Sr. SEO Manager ~ Nav Technologies ~ $145-170k ~ Remote (US)

Source: In-house SEO jobs – SEOjobs.com

By: SEOJobs

Posted on March 17, 2025

Nav is the leading credit and financial health platform used by more than 2.4 million small business owners in the United States. We’re on a mission to give every small business owner…

AI and online reputation: How to stay in control

Source: Search Engine Land

By: Anthony Will

Posted on March 17, 2025

Bad reviews? Negative press? AI is rewriting the rules of reputation management. Make sure your brand is keeping up.

Daily Search Forum Recap: March 17, 2025

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

Posted on March 17, 2025

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web. Posted a status update on…

Google March 2025 Core Update Status

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

Posted on March 17, 2025

As you know, Thursday, March 13, 2025 at around 12:30 pm ET Google announced the March 2025 core update, the first core update of the 2025 year. I was expecting to see…

Google Replacing Google Assistant With Gemini

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

Posted on March 17, 2025

The time has come for the Google Assistant to be replaced by Gemini, Google’s younger and better assistant (despite it being wrong way too often). Google announced, “Over the coming months, we’re…

Microsoft Bing Says SEOs Should Focus on Conversions & Click Value

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

Posted on March 17, 2025

Fabrice Canel from the Microsoft Bing team told SEOs that instead of focusing on traffic and rankings, they should focus on conversions and click value. He said on X, “SEOs should focus…

Google Said It Made Updates To AI Overviews Links In May?

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

Posted on March 17, 2025

Digiday reported that a Google spokesperson told them they made link updates to AI Overviews in May 2024 that added more links and made it easier for searchers to click on links….

SEO Daily News Recaps for Sunday, March 16, 2025

Posted on March 17, 2025

SEO Daily News Recap for Sunday, March 16, 2025 Organic SEO & Search News Instagram Experiments with AI-Generated Comments on Posts – More AI innovation from Meta. AI Harms Need to be…

Google Updates Merchant Center Return Details Code With returnPolicyCountry

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

Posted on March 17, 2025

Google added returnPolicyCountry to the return policy code examples within the Google Merchant Center structured data document. This is because Google requires returnPolicyCountry for MerchantReturnPolicy.

Google Hijacks Restaurants Booking System Leading To No Reservations Being Available

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

Posted on March 17, 2025

Imagine you own a restaurant and you get all your reservations online through your booking system; you even tell people to book online when they call, via an automated message. But then,…

Googlebot’s IP Addresses In JSON File Now Updated Daily

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

Posted on March 17, 2025

Google has switched from updating its googlebot.json file, the file that contains the list of IP addresses Googlebot uses, from weekly to daily. Gary Illyes from Google said this was done based…

Get Ready for Search Central Live Asia Pacific 2025  |  Google Search Central Blog  |  Google for Developers

Source: Google Search Central Blog

Posted on March 17, 2025

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