SEO Daily News Recap for Tuesday, September 16, 2025
Organic SEO & Search News
Google Testing AI Generated Search Snippet Summaries – Google is experimenting with AI-generated search result snippet summaries to enhance user experience.
Microsoft Bing Testing Sticky Search Bar Header – Microsoft is exploring a new sticky search bar/header for Bing search results, similar to Google’s recent update.
Google Question Fringe Score – Google utilizes a question fringe score in its search algorithm, a lesser-known factor affecting search results.
AI Search and Syndicated Content – Glenn Gabe delves into how syndicating content can impact visibility across various AI search tools like ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, and Gemini.
Paid Search & Platform Innovations
Reddit Adds 6-Second Video View Optimization for Advertisers – Reddit introduces a new feature to help advertisers target engaged video viewers more effectively.
YouTube Announces a Range of Updates at ‘Made On 2025’ – YouTube unveils several updates including AI tools, Shorts monetization, and live-stream enhancements.
Meta expands WhatsApp Status ad options – Meta enhances WhatsApp Status ads with click-to-message functionality, offering brands more opportunities for engagement.
General Digital Marketing
Snapchat Shares Insight Into How Parents Use Social Media – Valuable insights on how parents leverage social media for purchase decisions.
President Trump Issues Fourth Executive Order to Keep TikTok Active in the US – President Trump intervenes again to prevent a ban on TikTok in the US.
Rolling Stone Publisher Penske Sues Google Over AI Overviews – Penske Media takes legal action against Google over alleged misuse of content impacting traffic and revenue.
Dive into our detailed sections for more insights and updates.
Organic SEO & Search News
SEO Daily News and Algorithm Updates
LinkedIn Expands Access to Company Page Verification
LinkedIn is gradually inviting more pages to apply.
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Social Media Today – Latest News
President Trump Issues Fouth Executive Order to Keep TikTok Active in the US
The President has once again steppd in to keep TikTok from being banned.
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YouTube Announces a Range of Updates at ‘Made On 2025’
Including AI tools, Shorts monetization, live-stream updates, and more.
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Social Media Today – Latest News
Reports Suggest That US Will Lease TikTok Algorithm from China
TikTok looks set to remain exactly as it currently is for U.S. users.
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Social Media Today – Latest News
ChatGPT search update focuses on quality, shopping, format
OpenAI says ChatGPT search now reduces hallucinations, improves shopping intent detection, and delivers answers in cleaner formats.
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Search Engine Land
Daily Search Forum Recap: September 16, 2025
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…
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Search Engine Roundtable
Microsoft Bing Testing Sticky Search Bar Header
Microsoft is testing a new search bar/box header for the Bing Search results. The Bing search bar sticks to the top as you scroll through the search results. Google just rolled that out a month or so ago and now Bing is testing it.
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Search Engine Roundtable
SEO Tools and Data Analysis
Most Followed Accounts on Social Media (2025)
Data on social media platforms including TikTok, Instagram, X (Twitter), Facebook, YouTube, Twitch, and Threads.
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Free AdWords Competitor Analysis – See Their PPC Strategy
See competitor PPC strategies with ad copy examples and keyword budgets from 200M+ campaigns. Steal their profitable paid search tactics.
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Unknown Source
Google Question Fringe Score
Did you know Google Search uses some sort of question fringe score? It is part of the Google search data leak from a year ago, but it seems no one spotted it. It is under the name question_fringe_score.
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Search Engine Roundtable
Google Search Console Adds Achievements Report
Google announced that the old Search Console achievements you would get in those emails for the past few years, well, now there is a dedicated report you can access in Search Console.
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Search Engine Roundtable
AI and Machine Learning in SEO
Google Testing AI Generated Search Snippet Summaries
Google is testing placing AI-generated search result snippet summaries. Under each Google search result, there is a thing bar, followed by the Gemini logo and then a short AI-generated summary of the page.
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Search Engine Roundtable
The Complete AI Visibility Guide for SEOs, Marketers, and Site Owners
AI visibility is just beginning—most brands aren’t tracking or optimizing for it yet. Learn how to build early momentum.
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SEO Blog by Ahrefs
Content Marketing and Strategy
Snapchat Shares Insight Into How Parents Use Social Media
Some valuable notes on how parents are using social media to guide their purchase decisions.
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Social Media Today – Latest News
Meta Shares New Insight into Sports Engagement in its Apps
A must-read for all sports-related marketers.
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Social Media Today – Latest News
How To Automate Your BoFu Strategy With AI [Free Prompts, Templates & Workflows]
Struggling to convert with BoFu content? Learn how to align teams, leverage AI, and use internal insights to boost conversions with proven workflows and templates.
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moz (en-US)
AI Search and Syndicated Content: How syndicating content can impact visibility across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, and Gemini
Glenn Gabe of GSQi covers how syndicating content to third party sites can impact visibility across AI Search tools like ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, Gemini, and more.
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The Internet Marketing Driver
Career Development and Industry Trends
E-commerce and Affiliate SEO
Rolling Stone Publisher Penske Sues Google Over AI Overviews
Penske Media, which operates and owns Rolling Stone, The Hollywood Reporter, Billboard, Variety and others has sued Google over its AI Overviews. The lawsuit says Google used its content while resulting in less overall traffic for them and a drop in affiliate income.
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Search Engine Roundtable
User Experience and SEO Optimization
Instagram Adds Transition Editing and Saved Sounds to Edits
Instagram continues to roll out updates for its video editing app.
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Social Media Today – Latest News
Paid Search & Platform Innovations
Paid Search and Advertising
Microsoft Mixing Ads With Organic Results In Bing Image Search
It looks like the Microsoft Advertising team is at it again. This time Microsoft is now mixing ads within the organic search results in Bing Image Search. So you will find small little ad labels on some of the image results.
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Search Engine Roundtable
Reddit Adds 6-Second Video View Optimization for Advertisers
A new option to help you hone in on engaged video viewers.
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Social Media Today – Latest News
Meta expands WhatsApp Status ad options
Meta fuses WhatsApp Status ads with click-to-message, giving brands a bigger stage to spark chats and boost engagement.
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Search Engine Land
Reddit debuts 6-second video ad views goal
Reddit’s 6-second video ad goal boosts completion rates while slashing costs, helping brands pay only for real attention.
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Search Engine Land
Can small businesses compete on Google Ads anymore?
With the right strategy, even the smallest business can stand out, win customers, and make a lasting impact. Here’s how.
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Search Engine Land
Job Postings
Job Postings
9/16/2025
SEO Specialist – Contract – The SEOFOMO Hub
Overview You will be working with an internal team that functions as an SEO helpdesk for a large international client in the hospitality sector with over 120 locations worldwide. The helpdesk receives a wide range of SEO-related requests from internal senior members and locations via email daily, and it is their responsibility to triage, process, <a href="https://hub.seofomo.co/job/seo-specialist-contract/" class="more-link">…<span class="screen-reader-text"> SEO Specialist – Contract</span></a>
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The SEOFOMO Hub
Job Postings
9/16/2025
(Contract) SEO Specialist ~ Torque ~ $3500/m~ Remote (UK)
You will be working with an internal team that functions as an SEO helpdesk for a large international client in the hospitality sector with over 130 locations worldwide. The helpdesk receives a wide range of SEO-related requests from internal senior members and locations via email daily, and it is their responsibility to triage, process, and […]
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SEO Agency Jobs – SEOjobs.com
Job Postings
9/16/2025
Frontend Technical Engineer (SEO Web) ~ Gametime United ~ $156,226 – $183,795 ~ Remote (USA)
About Us: Live experiences help people cross today’s digital divide and focus on what truly connects us – the here, the now, this once-in-a-lifetime moment that’s bringing us together. To fulfill Gametime’s mission of uniting the world through shared experiences, we make it easy for people to discover and access the live experiences that matter […]
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In-house SEO jobs – SEOjobs.com
Job Postings
9/16/2025
Senior SEO Specialist ~ Motive ~ $76,000 – $116,000 ~ Remote (USA)
Who we are: Motive empowers the people who run physical operations with tools to make their work safer, more productive, and more profitable. For the first time ever, safety, operations and finance teams can manage their drivers, vehicles, equipment, and fleet related spend in a single system. Combined with industry leading AI, the Motive platform […]
