Did Google Just Prevent Rank Tracking?

Search bots and AI crawlers can no longer generate 100 listings per page. It’s a telling change by Google.

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SEO – Practical Ecommerce

US Government Says TikTok Sell Off Deal Has Been Agreed Upon

The details are reportedly being finalized ahead of this week’s deadline.

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Social Media Today – Latest News

Snapchat Announces Updated Operating System for its Coming AR Glasses

The next step towards Snapchat’s AR glasses launch in 2026.

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Social Media Today – Latest News

X Claims Record High Download Numbers Last Week

X saw a surge in interest due to increased political discussion last week.

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Social Media Today – Latest News

TikTok’s U.S. future rests on Trump–Xi meeting this week

A deal ‘framework’ signals TikTok may stay in the U.S., easing months of uncertainty for advertisers, marketers, and creators.

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Search Engine Land

Daily Search Forum Recap: September 15, 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.

Google Search Console reporting seems off since last week. Plus, third party Google tracking tools reporting is mostly broken since the Google 100 search results parameter going away. Google did not add AI Overview tracking in Search Console, that was fake news. Structured data does not help with AI visibility…

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Search Engine Roundtable

Penske Media sues Google, says AI Overviews hurt revenue, traffic

Penske Media, owner of Rolling Stone, Billboard and Variety, says Google AI Overviews steal content, cut traffic and threaten media’s future.

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Search Engine Land

Google Search Console Did Not Add An AI Overviews Filter

No, Google Search Console did not add an AI Overviews filter to the Search Performance report. There was a ton of buzz this morning that Google added the ability to filter out AI Overview data in Search Console, but it was a fake and not a real screenshot.

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Search Engine Roundtable

Google Search Console Reporting Off Since 100 Results Per Page Change

On Friday we reported that Google Search was removing the ability to show 100 search results per page. And now, we are seeing a lot of people notice that their Google Search Console performance reports are showing big changes with the data.

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Search Engine Roundtable

Were we wrong about "The Great Decoupling" after all? What the disabling of &num=100 tell us

Was the SEO community wrong about The Great Decoupling after all? This article highlights how the disabling of &num=100 could be connected.

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SEO Blog by Brodie Clark

How I built an Apple Watch workout app using Cursor and XCode (with zero mobile app experience) | Terry Lin

🎙️ How a product manager used Cursor, Xcode, and a structured AI workflow to build a voice-powered fitness tracker that works seamlessly across iPhone and Apple Watch

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Lenny’s Newsletter

Structured Data & Schema Does Not Help With Visibility In AI Search

There are a lot of folks in the community saying that implementing structured data / schema on your pages will help you with AI Search visibility. But few have really tested it until now. And those few tests show that adding structured data / schema does not help with your visibility in AI search, at least not yet.

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Search Engine Roundtable

Discover Headline Generator 2 – Lily Ray

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Lily Ray

10 Ways to Use Ahrefs’ Brand Radar to Grow AI Visibility

Discover exactly how our team uses Brand Radar for AI Search. This post covers our favorite use cases and actionable workflows you can start with today.

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SEO Blog by Ahrefs

Google Search Console adds achievements section

Now there is a dedicated section to see your achievements within Search Console.

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Search Engine Land

Most Third Party Google Search Tracking Tools Are Broken

Most of the third-party Google Search tracking tools are broken and not tracking properly. This seemed to start when Google turned off the ability to show 100 search results per page. So just keep in mind, when you are looking at your reporting with these tools, the data may be off since around September 11th or so.

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Search Engine Roundtable

AI search optimization tools: Geoptie’s all-in-one GEO dashboard is live

Geoptie’s all-in-one AI search optimization dashboard is live. Free beta: GEO tools, competitor analysis, citation tracking, and GEO audit reports.

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Search Engine Land

Google Search rank and position tracking is a mess right now

Google removed the ability to see 100 search results per page and both third-party tracking tools and maybe even Search Console seem off since.

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Search Engine Land

Bing Places Update Coming Soon

Microsoft sent out an email on Friday informing businesses that changes are coming to Bing Places, the portal businesses can go to in order to update their business details on Bing Maps.

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Search Engine Roundtable

Meta Accidentally Shares a Preview of its Coming AI Glasses

Meta’s next-level AI glasses look set to include a heads-up display, and a wrist control device.

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Social Media Today – Latest News

OpenAI Shares Data on How People Are Using ChatGPT

The report provides valuable insight into how people are using AI chatbots.

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Social Media Today – Latest News

Fame engineering: The key to generative engine optimization

Fame engineering builds AI availability – ensuring generative engines recognize, understand, and recommend your brand in buying moments.

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Search Engine Land

From reactive to proactive: How AI protects and amplifies executive brands

Protecting your brand means moving beyond old ORM tactics. See how AI helps enhance monitoring, SEO, and proactive content creation.

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Search Engine Land

F*** Traffic: How To Prioritize Conversion Over Vanity Metrics

Clicks are down—now what? Learn how to shift focus from traffic to conversions and prove SEO value with revenue-led strategies your stakeholders will love.

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moz (en-US)

1.5 million chats reveal who uses ChatGPT and why

Large ChatGPT analysis finds global growth, a shrinking gender gap, and everyday tasks like writing and guidance driving most conversations.

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Search Engine Land

Meta Expands WhatsApp Status Ad Options

Soon, you’ll be able to link through to WhatsApp Status promotions.

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Social Media Today – Latest News

Google Ads auto-enables ‘Store Visits’ conversions, sparking concerns

Google will autotmatically change store visit value, potentially raising ROAS with estimated – not actual – sales.

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Search Engine Land

Google Ads Masterclass: Local search strategies that convert

Join this Masterclass to hear Google Ads experts share actionable strategies to capture more high-quality leads and prove the full value of your local ad spend.

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Search Engine Land

Federal Trade Commission Investigating Google Over Ad Pricing & Terms On Websites

Bloomberg reports that the Federal Trade Commission is investigating Google (and Amazon) on whether the companies misled advertisers by not properly disclosing the terms and pricing for ads on their websites.

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Search Engine Roundtable

SEO Success Manager ~ Botify ~ $105,000 ~ Remote (US)

Botify thrives on the success of our customers. We are looking for a strategic, results-driven SEO Success Manager (SSM) to engage and enable Botify’s customers to deploy and fully utilize the Botify Platform to achieve their business outcomes. As an SSM, you will contribute to the ultimate success of the Botify customers’ onboarding experience, taking […]

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Senior Level SEO Jobs – SEOjobs.com

SEO Analyst ~ 360training ~ Remote (USA)

About 360training 360training.com is a rapidly growing leader in online training and live training across a wide range of industries and professions. 360training.com provides customers with the regulated training they need to get and keep jobs they want. Over the years, we have continued to grow our expansive library of regulatory-approved training courses with new […]

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In-house SEO jobs – SEOjobs.com

SEO Analyst ~ RYNO Strategic Solutions ~ $50,000 – $55,000 ~ Remote (USA)

Description Who We Are RYNO Strategic Solutions is an innovative, full-service digital marketing company with 350+ RYNOs offering exceptional internet marketing services since 2008. We stay ahead of our competition with top-notch proprietary strategies, tracking, and reporting. Due to our total transparency, our customers always know exactly what they receive through their marketing efforts with […]

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SEO Agency Jobs – SEOjobs.com