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You should be vibecoding for GTM

Source: Kyle Poyar’s Growth Unhinged

By: Alex Shartsis

05/28/25

Introduction to Vibecoding in GTM Vibecoding tools like Lovable and Replit empower even non-technical users to build lead magnets, prototypes, landing pages, and more, significantly transforming go-to-market (GTM) strategies. Unlike traditional methods…

Daily Search Forum Recap: May 28, 2025

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

05/28/25

Search Forums Recap Google CEO Sundar Pichai on Web Publishing In a conversation with Nilay Patel of The Verge, Google’s CEO Sundar Pichai expressed that he does not believe web publishing is…

Google’s Sundar Pichai Doesn’t Think Web Publishing Is Dead

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

05/28/25

Interview Overview Nilay Patel of The Verge interviewed Sundar Pichai, Google’s CEO, focusing on the impact of AI Overviews and AI Mode in Google Search on web publishers. Despite concerns about the…

Google Business Profiles Performance Report Chat Clicks

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

05/28/25

Google Business Profiles Update Google has introduced a new data point called Chat Clicks in the Google Business Profiles performance reports. What Are Chat Clicks? Chat Clicks indicate how many users click…

Most SEOs Are Scared About Google AI Mode

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

05/28/25

SEO Community’s Reaction to Google’s AI Mode Google’s rollout of AI Mode in the US, touted as the future of Google Search, has raised concerns among many SEO professionals about the impact…

SEO Daily News Recaps for Tuesday, May 27, 2025

05/28/25

SEO Daily News Recap for Tuesday, May 27, 2025 Organic SEO & Search News LinkedIn Removes Custom CTA Links from User Profiles – The CTA button is currently available to Premium subscribers….

Google Search Products Gain Third-Level Overlay With Store Pricing History & More

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

05/28/25

Google Search Product Pricing and Store Details Google Search now provides pricing history and detailed store information for specific products directly within the search results. How to Access When viewing a product,…

Google AI Overviews Testing Query Expansion Tabs

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

05/28/25

Google AI Overviews Query Expansion Testing Google is experimenting with new features to increase the number of user queries, as the current 10% growth is insufficient. The company is testing query expansion…

Google Search Console Testing New Crawl Stats Page

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

05/28/25

Google Search Console Crawl Stats Design Update Google was reportedly testing a new design for the crawl stats section in Search Console, featuring a more visual interface with numerous charts instead of…

Google Moving Notifications To Merchant Center Next

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

05/28/25

Google Merchant Center Email Archive Removal Google announced that the email archive and notifications section will be removed from Google Merchant Center on June 25, 2025. After this date, email notifications will…

A Marketing Conference That Actually Changes Your Mindset – SparkToro

Source: SparkToro

By: Rand Fishkin

05/28/25

About SparkTogether SparkTogether is a marketing event designed to offer deeper, more honest, and useful experiences than typical conferences. It fills a gap for marketers seeking transparency and vulnerability in sharing both…

ChatGPT’s Rising Traffic Versus Other Top Websites [Infographic]

Source: Social Media Today - Latest News

By: Andrew Hutchinson

05/27/25

ChatGPT’s Impact on Web Usage and the Tech Industry ChatGPT has significantly transformed web usage trends and the broader technology sector. Unlike other generative AI tools developed by companies like Meta and…

LinkedIn Removes Custom CTA Links from User Profiles

Source: Social Media Today - Latest News

By: Andrew Hutchinson

05/27/25

LinkedIn’s Update on Custom CTA Buttons Clarification: LinkedIn is not removing custom CTA buttons for Premium Business subscribers but is removing the option to add a URL link to your profile, previously…

What I learned at Google I/O 2025: A new era of Search – Marie Haynes

Source: SEO Blog by Marie Haynes Consulting

By: Marie Haynes

05/27/25

AI Mode: A New Era of Search AI Mode transforms Search using Gemini 2.5, employing a query fan-out technique that breaks down queries into subtopics, searches multiple sites, and compiles AI-generated answers….

Texas Supports Bill That Would Make App Stores Responsible for Age Checks

Source: Social Media Today - Latest News

By: Andrew Hutchinson

05/27/25

Meta’s Push for App Store Age Verification Gains Momentum Texas has joined the effort to require app stores to verify users’ ages, with Governor Greg Abbott signing Senate Bill 2420. This bill…

SEO Manager (Contractor) ~ Acronym ~ Remote (US)

Source: SEO Agency Jobs – SEOjobs.com

By: SEOJobs

05/27/25

In today’s high-stakes marketplace, it’s not enough to guess what the audience is thinking. Marketers and business leaders have to know. Acronym’s mission is to build campaigns on more reliable data so…

YouTube Updates Content Reviews to Maximize Ad Opportunities

Source: Social Media Today - Latest News

By: Andrew Hutchinson

05/27/25

YouTube’s Improved Monetization Review Process YouTube is enhancing its system to help creators monetize content faster and reduce restrictions by automating secondary reviews of videos flagged with a yellow dollar sign (indicating…

WhatsApp Launches Dedicated iPad App

Source: Social Media Today - Latest News

By: Andrew Hutchinson

05/27/25

WhatsApp Launches Dedicated iPad App WhatsApp has introduced a dedicated app for iPad, offering an integrated experience designed specifically for the larger screen of the device. This new app addresses long-standing user…

An Overview of LinkedIn’s AI-Powered Accelerate Campaigns [Infographic]

Source: Social Media Today - Latest News

By: Andrew Hutchinson

05/27/25

LinkedIn’s AI-Powered Accelerate Campaigns Accelerate campaigns leverage LinkedIn’s AI to streamline and enhance the advertising process, helping marketers quickly create, launch, and optimize high-performance ads. Key Features Audience Targeting: AI predicts the…

SEO Advisor ~ Aquent ~ $55-65/hr. ~ Remote (US)

Source: SEO Agency Jobs – SEOjobs.com

By: SEOJobs

05/27/25

Overview Placement Type: Temporary Salary: $55 to $65 / hour Start Date: 06.09.2025 We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced freelace SEO Advisor / Expert to help us build and implement…

How tech workers really feel about work right now

Source: Lenny's Newsletter

By: Noam Segal

05/27/25

Tech Worker Sentiment Survey Overview A large-scale survey of over 8,200 tech workers reveals complex feelings about careers and work in 2025, including burnout, optimism, leadership, and work environment preferences. Key Findings…

SEO Specialist ~ Sportrader ~ $70-75k ~ Remote (US/CAN)

Source: In-house SEO jobs – SEOjobs.com

By: SEOJobs

05/27/25

Company Description We’re the world’s leading sports technology company, at the intersection between sports, media, and betting. More than 1,700 sports federations, media outlets, betting operators, and consumer platforms across 120 countries…

SEO Specialist ~ Sportradar ~ $70-75k ~ Remote (US/CAN)

Source: In-house SEO jobs – SEOjobs.com

By: SEOJobs

05/27/25

Company Description We’re the world’s leading sports technology company, at the intersection between sports, media, and betting. More than 1,700 sports federations, media outlets, betting operators, and consumer platforms across 120 countries…

Daily Search Forum Recap: May 27, 2025

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

05/27/25

Search Engine Updates and Tests Google AI Overviews Google is testing a new image carousel feature within AI Overviews, allowing users to swipe through images that link to Google Image Search. Additionally,…

How tech workers really feel about work right now

Source: Lenny's Newsletter

By: Lenny Rachitsky

05/27/25

Key Insights from the Tech Workforce Study Together with Noam Segal, we explore findings from a comprehensive study of over 8,200 tech professionals across various roles, company sizes, and work environments. Burnout…

Bing Testing Related Searches Sticky Footer

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

05/27/25

Microsoft Testing Sticky Footer for Bing Related Searches Microsoft is experimenting with a sticky footer feature in Bing Search results that displays related searches. This footer remains fixed at the bottom of…

Google Doesn’t Want You To Lump Technical SEO With Programmatic SEO

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

05/27/25

Distinction Between Programmatic SEO and Technical SEO John Mueller from Google emphasizes that programmatic SEO should not be confused with technical SEO. They are fundamentally different practices. Technical SEO Technical SEO focuses…

Google Testing AI Overviews Follow Up In AI Mode vs Dive Deeper in AI Mode

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

05/27/25

Google’s AI Mode Button Test Google is currently testing a change in the button label within AI Mode on Google Search. Button Label Change The existing “Dive deeper in AI Mode” button…

SEO Daily News Recaps for Monday, May 26, 2025

05/27/25

SEO Daily News Recap for Monday, May 26, 2025 Organic SEO & Search News LinkedIn Now Has a Searchable Database of All Promoted Jobs in the App – Expanded transparency into LinkedIn’s…

Bing Search Travel Stories

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

05/27/25

Bing’s New Travel Stories Feature Bing has introduced a new section called “travel stories” in its search results. This feature appears when users search for popular travel destinations, such as countries or…

Google AI Overviews Image Carousel

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

05/27/25

Google AI Overviews Image Carousel Feature Google AI Overviews now include an image carousel that users can swipe through to view images. Functionality and User Experience When clicking on images within the…

Should We Stop Creating Informational Content?

Source: moz (en-US)

05/27/25

SEO and Declining Clicks: The Impact of AI Overviews There is growing concern in the SEO industry about declining organic traffic, especially for informational queries, largely due to the rise of AI…

Bluesky Expands Profile Verification to All Notable Users

Source: Social Media Today - Latest News

By: Andrew Hutchinson

05/26/25

Bluesky Expands Verification Checkmarks Bluesky is broadening access to its in-app verification checkmarks, allowing more users to gain recognition as trusted, authoritative sources within the app. Verification Checkmark Types Rounded marker: Displayed…

Reddit Shares Insight into NBA Finals and Draft Discussion [Infographic]

Source: Social Media Today - Latest News

By: Andrew Hutchinson

05/26/25

Now’s the time to tap into NBA conversation. 

X Suffers Major Outages After Fire in US Data Center

Source: Social Media Today - Latest News

By: Andrew Hutchinson

05/26/25

X owner Elon Musk has vowed to give the platform more focus moving forward.

LinkedIn Now Has a Searchable Database of All Promoted Jobs in the App

Source: Social Media Today - Latest News

By: Andrew Hutchinson

05/26/25

Expanded trasparency into LinkedIn’s ad elements.

Generative Engines Are Breaking Web Analytics and Hurting Their Future

Source: General Marketing - SEO Blog by Ahrefs

By: Patrick Stox

05/26/25

Search is moving from traditional search engines to generative engines, but traffic from many of these sites isn’t being tracked properly in analytics. It’s their fault, not yours.

Sr. SEO Strategist ~ MindgruveMacarta ~ Remote (US)

Source: SEO Agency Jobs – SEOjobs.com

By: SEOJobs

05/26/25

We are a global digital agency comprised of strategists, creatives, media experts, data scientists, and engineers driven by one common purpose — accelerate business growth through marketing and digital transformation. Named a…

AI Content Marketing 101: Strategies from Someone Who Lives It

Source: Content Marketing - SEO Blog by Ahrefs

By: Mateusz Makosiewicz

05/26/25

Maybe AI will replace everyone’s jobs someday. But right now, the real risk is not using it and falling behind everyone who is.

SEO for AI Mode, per Google

Source: SEO - Practical Ecommerce

By: Ann Smarty

05/26/25

A new post on optimizing content for AI answers offers few new tactics but does hint at the future of organic search traffic.

Sr. SEO Specialist ~ WISE Digital Partners ~ $65-75k ~ Remote (US)

Source: SEO Agency Jobs – SEOjobs.com

By: SEOJobs

05/26/25

The Senior SEO Specialist will be responsible for implementing SEO strategies that increase the online presence and organic search success of our clients. Description Do you have experience with orchestrating SEO success?…

A 3-step AI coding workflow for solo founders | Ryan Carson (5x founder)

Source: Lenny's Newsletter

05/26/25

Watch now | A 5x founder’s playbook for working with Cursor: PRDs, task lists, and a structured system that makes vibe coding actually work

Daily Search Forum Recap: May 26, 2025

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

05/26/25

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…

What 75,000 Brands Taught Us About Getting Mentioned in AI Overviews

Source: Data & Studies - SEO Blog by Ahrefs

By: Louise Linehan

05/26/25

We analyzed 75,000 brands to see which search factors are most likely to influence brand mentions in AI Overviews. Here’s what we found.

Google Ads Help Document On Ads In AI Overviews & Experiences

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

05/26/25

Google has released a new help document named About Ads and AI Overviews, plus, they added a new landing page that contains a link to this single document named Ads in AI-Powered…

Complaints About Google’s Live Broadcasting & Indexing API

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

05/26/25

I am seeing a number of complaints from the SEO industry in India and those regions around Google not indexing live broadcast types of content fast with the Google Indexing API. There…

Google Ads Lowers Customer Lists Requirement For Target Network On Search Campaigns

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

05/26/25

Google Ads, sometime after June 2024 and November 2024, updated the size of your data segment requirement from 1,000 active visitors in a 30-day period to 100 active visitors in the same…

SEO Daily News Recaps for Sunday, May 25, 2025

05/26/25

SEO Daily News Recap for Sunday, May 25, 2025 Organic SEO & Search News Google AI Mode’s Query Fan-Out Technique: What is it & How Does it Mean for SEO? – Discover…

Google Shopping Testing New Menu Under Search Bar With Super G Logo

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

05/26/25

Google is testing a new menu, tab bar, under the search bar within Google Shopping. This new bar most visibly has the super G logo and then contains additional options that take…

Google Again Says Stop Using Indexing API For Unsupported Content

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

05/26/25

Google’s John Mueller once again told SEOs to stop using the Google Indexing API for unsupported content types. The Google Indexing API is supported for job postings and live stream content and…

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