SEO Daily News Recap for Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Organic SEO & Search News
LinkedIn Enables Users to Add Secondary Names for ID Verification – Now, people who don’t use their real name online can also get their LinkedIN profile verified.
YouTube Tests Blurred Thumbnails for Adult Content – Another measure to help protect users from potentially harmful exposure.
Snapchat Shares Insights into its Evolving Efforts to Combat Drug-Related Content – An important area of focus for Snap.
Snapchat Shares Mixed Results in Q1 2025 Report – Snapchat’s latest performance report shows steady increases in users and revenue.
Meta Outlines Privacy-Enhanced Approach to AI on WhatsApp – A more privacy-focused approach to AI on WhatsApp.
Paid Search & Platform Innovations
Meta Launches Standalone AI Chatbot App Designed for Conversational Use – Meta’s new standalone app is designed to be a conversational partner in everyday life.
Google Testing New Shopping Ads Design – Google is testing a new design for the shopping ads format, one that looks a bit more like the image pack design than shopping ads.
Bing Testing New AI Answer Summary – Microsoft is testing a new format for an AI Answer or AI Summary in the Bing Search results.
OpenAI’s ChatGPT Search Gains Shopping Search Features – OpenAI has begun rolling out shopping search features directly into ChatGPT Search across various categories.
General Digital Marketing
Pinterest Publishes 2025 Wedding Trends Report – New wedding trend insights, based on billions of Pin searches.
TikTok Publishes 2025 Fashion Playbook for Brands – Some valuable tips for fashion marketers on TikTok.
Make product management fun again with AI agents – A guide to AI agents for product managers.
How much product managers get paid in US, Europe, and Canada – Watch now for the latest compensation data for product managers across regions.
Dive into our detailed sections for more insights and updates.
Organic SEO & Search News
SEO Daily News and Algorithm Updates
Snapchat Shares Insights into its Evolving Efforts to Combat Drug-Related Content
An important area of focus for Snap.
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Social Media Today – Latest News
Snapchat Shares Mixed Results in Q1 2025 Report
Snapchat’s latest performance report shows steady increases in users and revenue.
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Social Media Today – Latest News
Bing Testing Microsoft Name Removed From Logo
Microsoft is testing removing its name, i.e. Microsoft Bing, next to the logo in the Bing Search bar. Normally the search bar has the Microsoft Bing name next to the logo on the left side of the search bar, now Microsoft is just testing showing the logo.
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Search Engine Roundtable
Daily Search Forum Recap: April 29, 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.
OpenAI added shopping search features to ChatGPT Search…
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Search Engine Roundtable
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Google Search Central Blog
Technical SEO
Google Says Changing Lastmod Date In Sitemap Isn’t An SEO Hack
Google’s John Mueller explained that changing the dates in your XML Sitemaps lastmod date to all show today, the most recent day, won’t favor your rankings or SEO. He said on Reddit, "setting today’s date in a sitemap file isn’t going to be something that works in favor of anyone, it’s just lazy."
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Search Engine Roundtable
SEO Tools and Data Analysis
How to Track Visibility in GenAI Platforms
How can brands evaluate their inclusion in genAI answers? Three tools are attempting to fill that need.
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SEO – Practical Ecommerce
AI and Machine Learning in SEO
Meta Launches Standalone AI Chatbot App Designed for Conversational Use
Meta’s new standalone app is designed to be a conversational partner in everyday life.
Source:
Social Media Today – Latest News
Meta Outlines Privacy-Enhanced Approach to AI on WhatsApp
A more privacy-focused approach to AI on WhatsApp.
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Social Media Today – Latest News
Make product management fun again with AI agents
A guide to AI agents for product managers
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Lenny’s Newsletter
Bing Testing New AI Answer Summary
Microsoft is testing a new format for an AI Answer or AI Summary in the Bing Search results. This shows the AI generated answer as a list of terms that can be expanded and clicked on to generate a new search result set.
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Search Engine Roundtable
Make product management fun again with AI agents
Tal Raviv shares a hands-on playbook for using AI agents to ditch PM busywork and make product management fun again.
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Lenny’s Newsletter
Content Marketing and Strategy
Pinterest Publishes 2025 Wedding Trends Report
New wedding trend insights, based on billions of Pin searches.
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Social Media Today – Latest News
TikTok Publishes 2025 Fashion Playbook for Brands
Some valuable tips for fashion marketers on TikTok.
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Social Media Today – Latest News
Career Development and Industry Trends
How much product managers get paid in US, Europe, and Canada
Watch now | I dive into the latest compensation data for product managers across the US, UK, Europe, and Canada, unpacking trends, surprising gaps, and strategies for maximizing your earnings as a PM.
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Lenny’s Newsletter
E-commerce and Affiliate SEO
OpenAI’s ChatGPT Search Gains Shopping Search Features
OpenAI has begun rolling out shopping search features directly into ChatGPT Search across fashion, beauty, home goods, and electronics categories. These are not ads or affiliate-driven, but they are powered by structured data from third-party sources.
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Search Engine Roundtable
User Experience and SEO Optimization
LinkedIn Enables Users to Add Secondary Names for ID Verification
Now, people who don’t use their real name online can also get their LinkedIN profile verified.
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Social Media Today – Latest News
YouTube Tests Blurred Thumbnails for Adult Content
Another measure to help protect users from potentially harmful exposure.
Source:
Social Media Today – Latest News
Paid Search & Platform Innovations
Paid Search and Advertising
Google Testing New Shopping Ads Design
Google is testing a new design for the shopping ads format, one that looks a bit more like the image pack design than shopping ads.
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Search Engine Roundtable
Job Postings
Job Postings
4/29/2025
SEO Content Marketing Manager ~ Method CRM ~ Hybrid (Toronto, CAN)
Opportunity Method is looking for a Content Marketing Manager, SEO–someone who’s a strong writer with a solid understanding of SEO. You’ll create engaging, high quality content that attracts small and medium sized businesses looking for CRM and workflow solutions. As part of our inbound strategy you’ll ensure that Method’s brand appears in relevant search results. […]
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In-house SEO jobs – SEOjobs.com
Job Postings
4/29/2025
SEO Content Writer ~ Propel ~ $75-82k ~ Remote (US)
Are you a Content Writer looking to make a big impact at a mission-driven company? Are you looking to join a small team operating a category-leading product already used by millions of people? Propel is on a mission to build modern, respectful, and effective technology that helps low-income Americans improve their financial health. All of […]
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In-house SEO jobs – SEOjobs.com
Job Postings
4/29/2025
Jr. SEO Executive ~ Keyloop ~ Remote (UK)
Keyloop bridges the gap between dealers, manufacturers, technology suppliers and car buyers. We empower car dealers and manufacturers to fully embrace digital transformation. How? By creating innovative technology that makes selling cars better for our customers, and buying and owning cars better for theirs. We use cutting-edge technology to link our clients’ systems, departments and […]
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SEO Agency Jobs – SEOjobs.com