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Reddit Highlights Sports Engagement in the App

Source: Social Media Today - Latest News

By: Andrew Hutchinson

Posted on August 18, 2025

Reddit says that sports discussion is seeing big increases in the app. 

Instagram Considers Counting Screenshots in its Engagement Metrics

Source: Social Media Today - Latest News

By: Andrew Hutchinson

Posted on August 18, 2025

A new consideration for your IG strategy?

TikTok limits posts to five hashtags

Source: Search Engine Land

By: Anu Adegbola

Posted on August 18, 2025

Source: Search Engine Land by Anu Adegbola. Read the original article Creators and brands will need to be more strategic in choosing hashtags, as TikTok shifts focus to relevance over volume.

Winning the local SEO game in the age of AI

Source: Search Engine Land

By: Edna Chavira

Posted on August 18, 2025

Source: Search Engine Land by Edna Chavira. Read the original article Learn what Google’s AI is prioritizing, what consumers really care about—and how smart agencies are turning reviews into ranking power and…

Want to win at local SEO? Focus on reviews and customer sentiment

Source: Search Engine Land

By: Dayna Lucio

Posted on August 18, 2025

Source: Search Engine Land by Dayna Lucio. Read the original article LLMs highlight reviews and sentiment. Brands and businesses must control their reputations to shine in AI-powered search results.

Wirecutter dropped heavily in search visibility over the past four months – Was it a reviews update, Google’s ‘Starkly different’ algorithm, or was vertical expertise rewarded?

Source: The Internet Marketing Driver

By: Glenn Gabe

Posted on August 18, 2025

Source: The Internet Marketing Driver by Glenn Gabe. Read the original article TL;DR Summary of Wirecutter’s Significant Visibility Drop in Google Search During 2025 Wirecutter experienced a dramatic decline in Google search…

Google Ads to end manual language targeting in Search campaigns

Source: Search Engine Land

By: Anu Adegbola

Posted on August 18, 2025

Source: Search Engine Land by Anu Adegbola. Read the original article Search campaigns will soon drop manual language settings, leaving AI to automatically detect and target user languages.

YouTube Adds ‘Trim Silence’ Option to Podcast Playback

Source: Social Media Today - Latest News

By: Andrew Hutchinson

Posted on August 18, 2025

Source: Social Media Today – Latest News by Andrew Hutchinson. Read the original article TL;DR Summary of YouTube Introduces ‘Trim Silence’ Feature for Enhanced Podcast Playback YouTube has launched a new “Trim…

Meta Merges More Data Points into ‘Views’

Source: Social Media Today - Latest News

By: Andrew Hutchinson

Posted on August 18, 2025

Source: Social Media Today – Latest News by Andrew Hutchinson. Read the original article TL;DR Summary of Meta Updates Facebook and Instagram Metrics to Focus on Views Meta is consolidating its data…

Meta Could Be Set to Announce New Smart Glasses Next Month

Source: Social Media Today - Latest News

By: Andrew Hutchinson

Posted on August 18, 2025

Source: Social Media Today – Latest News by Andrew Hutchinson. Read the original article TL;DR Summary of Meta’s Upcoming Hypernova Smart Glasses Launch Meta is set to unveil its Hypernova smart glasses…

Social Media Giants Wait on EU Trade Deal Details

Source: Social Media Today - Latest News

By: Andrew Hutchinson

Posted on August 18, 2025

Source: Social Media Today – Latest News by Andrew Hutchinson. Read the original article TL;DR Summary of US-EU Trade Deal Talks Impacting Social Media Giants The ongoing US-EU trade negotiations are heavily…

Generative Engine Optimization: Growth Strategies and Metrics For the AI Era

Source: General SEO - SEO Blog by Ahrefs

By: Mateusz Makosiewicz

Posted on August 18, 2025

Source: General SEO – SEO Blog by Ahrefs by Mateusz Makosiewicz. Read the original article TL;DR Summary of How to Optimize Your Brand for AI-Generated Search Results with GEO Generative Engine Optimization…

Part Time SEO Account Manager ~ Dagmar Marketing ~ $32/hr. ~ Remote (USA)

Source: SEO Agency Jobs – SEOjobs.com

By: SEOJobs

Posted on August 18, 2025

Source: SEO Agency Jobs – SEOjobs.com by SEOJobs. Read the original article SEO Account Manager Part-time Remote with Potential for Full Time In search of a highly experienced SEO Account Manager. If…

xAI is Planning to Release Various Concerning AI Bot Personas

Source: Social Media Today - Latest News

By: Andrew Hutchinson

Posted on August 18, 2025

Source: Social Media Today – Latest News by Andrew Hutchinson. Read the original article TL;DR Summary of Controversial AI Companion Personas Revealed in X’s Grok Platform The recent discovery of extreme AI…

Google Search Console: How to fix ‘Duplicate without user-selected canonical’

Source: Search Engine Land

By: Anna Crowe

Posted on August 18, 2025

Source: Search Engine Land by Anna Crowe. Read the original article Google selecting the wrong canonical URLs? Here’s how to fix “Duplicate without user-selected canonical” errors and prevent indexing issues.

Technical Project Manager, SEO – Pharma Media ~ Spring & Bond ~ $95000-120000 per year ~ Remote (USA)

Source: SEO Agency Jobs – SEOjobs.com

By: SEOJobs

Posted on August 18, 2025

Source: SEO Agency Jobs – SEOjobs.com by SEOJobs. Read the original article About us: Spring & Bond is a digital media agency and consultancy specializing in helping pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers…

Google’s great clarity cleanup: 3 shifts redefining the Knowledge Graph and its AI future

Source: Search Engine Land

By: Jason Barnard

Posted on August 18, 2025

Source: Search Engine Land by Jason Barnard. Read the original article Billions of entities vanished from Google’s Knowledge Graph in June 2025. Here’s how it signals a bold new direction in AI-powered…

Search Everywhere Optimization: 5 Places to Optimize Beyond Google

Source: General SEO - SEO Blog by Ahrefs

By: Mateusz Makosiewicz

Posted on August 18, 2025

Source: General SEO – SEO Blog by Ahrefs by Mateusz Makosiewicz. Read the original article TL;DR Summary of Search Everywhere Optimization: How to Be Found Beyond Google in 2025 Search Everywhere Optimization…

Chrome Extensions for AI Bot Access

Source: SEO - Practical Ecommerce

By: Ann Smarty

Posted on August 18, 2025

Source: SEO – Practical Ecommerce by Ann Smarty. Read the original article TL;DR Summary of Ensuring AI Crawlers Access Your Web Pages Effectively AI crawlers differ from traditional search engines like Google…

Using Veo 3 to create AI-generated music videos, like a Tiny Desk Concert with Notorious B.I.G. and Kurt Cobain

Source: Lenny's Newsletter

By: Claire Vo

Posted on August 18, 2025

Source: Lenny’s Newsletter by Claire Vo. Read the original article TL;DR Summary of How AI Empowers Creative Projects and Personal Automation with Anish Acharya AI technology enables users to effortlessly create innovative…

Daily Search Forum Recap: August 18, 2025

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

Posted on August 18, 2025

Source: Search Engine Roundtable by barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz). Read the original article TL;DR Summary of Google Search Forums Daily Recap: Updates on Ranking, Ads, and Policies This recap highlights the recent cooling…

Ethical Storytelling in PR: Relevance, Reputation, Results – Screaming Frog

Source: Screaming Frog

By: Mark Porter

Posted on August 18, 2025

Source: Screaming Frog by Mark Porter. Read the original article TL;DR Summary of Ethical Digital PR: Building Trust with Authentic, Relevant Content In today’s digital landscape, ethical digital PR focuses on creating…

Google Search Ranking Volatility Cooled This Weekend

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

Posted on August 18, 2025

Source: Search Engine Roundtable by barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz). Read the original article TL;DR Summary of Recent Google Search Ranking Volatility Trends and Calming Period After weeks of intense Google search ranking volatility,…

Google Ads API Documentation Updated

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

Posted on August 18, 2025

Source: Search Engine Roundtable by barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz). Read the original article TL;DR Summary of Google Ads API Documentation Updates Enhance Developer Experience Google has introduced significant updates to the Google Ads…

Google Ads Language Targeting Being Removed From Search Campaigns

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

Posted on August 18, 2025

Source: Search Engine Roundtable by barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz). Read the original article TL;DR Summary of Google Ads Removing Language Targeting in Search Campaigns by 2025 Google Ads will eliminate the language targeting…

SEO Daily News Recaps for Sunday, August 17, 2025

Posted on August 18, 2025

SEO Daily News Recap for Sunday, August 17, 2025 Organic SEO & Search News Meta’s Consolidating More of its Detailed Ad Targeting Options – Meta’s looking to push advertisers towards trusting its…

Google Ads New Preview Ad Option In View Asset Details

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

Posted on August 18, 2025

Source: Search Engine Roundtable by barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz). Read the original article TL;DR Summary of Google Ads Console Introduces In-Window Ad Preview Feature Google Ads now features a convenient in-window ad preview…

Google Ads To Allow Sports Betting Ads In Missouri

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

Posted on August 18, 2025

Source: Search Engine Roundtable by barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz). Read the original article TL;DR Summary of Google Updates Gambling Policy to Permit Sports Betting Ads in Missouri Google has revised its Gambling and…

A Round-up of All the Great Talks From MozCon London 2025

Source: moz (en-US)

Posted on August 18, 2025

Source: moz (en-US). Read the original article TL;DR Summary of Key Takeaways from MozCon London: AI Search, SEO Metrics & Brand Strategy Last week’s MozCon London event showcased cutting-edge insights on AI-driven…

How to Optimize Your E-commerce Store for AI Search

Source: Unknown Source

Posted on August 18, 2025

Source: Unknown Source. Read the original article TL;DR Summary of Maximizing Your E-Commerce Store Visibility in AI Search The integration of shopping features in AI search platforms like Google AI Mode, ChatGPT,…

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