SEO Daily News Recap for Wednesday, October 22, 2025
Organic SEO & Search News
Google Testing Different Recipe Card Sizes: Google may be testing displaying different-sized cards for recipe results in the Google Search results. The cards show large and small graphics that make the results look misaligned.
Google Business Profile AI Mode History Button: Google is testing showing an AI Mode history button within the local panel in Google Search. When you are viewing a specific business or organization, there may be an AI Mode button in a history enclosure under the call, directions, buttons.
Google Testing Different Colored Map Pins In AI Mode: Google is testing using different colored map pins in the map embed within Google AI Mode. The map pins can be in red, blue, yellow and maybe orange?
Paid Search & Platform Innovations
YouTube Adds AI-Powered Q&A Stickers, Shorts Viewing Time Limits: The latest feature drop from YouTube also includes a couple of Halloween-themed elements.
Google AdSense Adds Confirmed Click Status Breakdown: Google AdSense added a new breakdown option named Confirmed Click status breakdown. This breakdown is available on all your reports under the “Breakdowns” dropdown selector at the top left.
Snapchat Expands Access to its Open Prompt AI Lens: Snapchat’s looking to keep up with the latest generative AI trends.
General Digital Marketing
How AI is Helping Pinterest Improve Content Recommendations: Pinterest’s journey mapping aims to identify what you want before you even know it.
OpenAI Launches Web Browser – ChatGPT Atlas: The latest AI-powered web browser launched yesterday, the much-anticipated OpenAI ChatGPT web browser. OpenAI named its web browser Atlas.
Reddit sues Perplexity, SerpApi over scraping Google Search data: Perplexity and SerpApi disguised bots to scrape Reddit data from Google at ‘industrial scale,’ according to Reddit’s new lawsuit.
Dive into our detailed sections for more insights and updates.
Organic SEO & Search News
SEO Daily News and Algorithm Updates
YouTube Shares More Info on Reinstating Previously Banned Channels
The main aim of the initiative is to counter incorrectly applied bans during COVID.
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Social Media Today – Latest News
Google Testing Different Recipe Card Sizes
Google may be testing displaying different-sized cards for recipe results in the Google Search results. The cards show large and small graphics that make the results look misaligned.
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Search Engine Roundtable
Daily Search Forum Recap: October 22, 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 released its web browser named ChatGPT Atlas, its search features use Google. Google is testing different colored pins on map embeds in Google AI Mode. Google Business Profiles has this AI Mode history button. Google is testing different size recipe cards in Search. Google AdSense added a confirmed click status breakdown to reporting…
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Search Engine Roundtable
96.98% of Clicks Happen in the Top 10 Search Results
How many clicks and impressions come from rankings beyond Google’s first page?
SEO Tools and Data Analysis
Reddit sues Perplexity, SerpApi over scraping Google Search data
Perplexity and SerpApi disguised bots to scrape Reddit data from Google at ‘industrial scale,’ according to Reddit’s new lawsuit.
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Search Engine Land
50+ Amazing Video Game Industry Statistics (2025)
We have gathered a number of video game industry statistics, from industry growth, demographics, mobile gaming stats and more.
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Local SEO
Google Business Profile AI Mode History Button
Google is testing showing an AI Mode history button within the local panel in Google Search. When you are viewing a specific business or organization, there may be an AI Mode button in a history enclosure under the call, directions, buttons.
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Search Engine Roundtable
AI and Machine Learning in SEO
Snapchat Expands Access to its Open Prompt AI Lens
Snapchat’s looking to keep up with the latest generative AI trends.
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Unknown Source
Reddit Launches Legal Action to Block AI Companies from Scraping its Data
With more AI projects seeking large datasets, Reddit’s looking to ensure that it gets is fair share.
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Unknown Source
YouTube Adds AI-Powered Q&A Stickers, Shorts Viewing Time Limits
The latest feature drop from YouTube also includes a couple of Halloween-themed elements.
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Social Media Today – Latest News
How AI is Helping Pinterest Improve Content Recommendations
Pinterest’s journey mapping aims to identify what you want before you even know it.
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Social Media Today – Latest News
Google Testing Different Colored Map Pins In AI Mode
Google is testing using different colored map pins in the map embed within Google AI Mode. The map pins can be in red, blue, yellow and maybe orange?
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Search Engine Roundtable
OpenAI Launches Web Browser – ChatGPT Atlas
As you may have heard, the latest AI-powered web browser launched yesterday, the much-anticipated OpenAI ChatGPT web browser. OpenAI named its web browser Atlas. The built-in search features seem to be mostly powered by Google Search, for some reason.
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Search Engine Roundtable
Engineering the AI resume: SEO’s new path to the C-suite
As brand SERPs give way to AI-generated profiles, SEOs must rethink visibility, trust, and reputation for a new era of search and strategy.
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Search Engine Land
Claude Skills explained: How to create reusable AI workflows
Watch now | 🎙️ Claire Vo breaks down Anthropic’s new Claude Skills—what they are, how to build them, and how she uses Cursor and Claude Code to create reusable AI workflows in minutes
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Lenny’s Newsletter
Content Marketing and Strategy
Your pricing is (probably) broken
Why there’s no such thing as a perfect pricing model
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Kyle Poyar’s Growth Unhinged
E-commerce and Affiliate SEO
Black Friday 2025: The affiliate PPC compliance playbook
Protect your Black Friday revenue: spot and prevent coupon fraud, monitor brand bidding and secure your affiliate traffic before losing budget.
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Search Engine Land
Paid Search & Platform Innovations
Paid Search and Advertising
TikTok Announces Shortlists for its 2025 UK Ad Awards
These nominees could give you some guidance on how to approach your own TikTok campaigns.
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Social Media Today – Latest News
Google AdSense Adds Confirmed Click Status Breakdown
Google AdSense added a new breakdown option named Confirmed Click status breakdown. This breakdown is available on all your reports under the "Breakdowns" dropdown selector at the top left.
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Search Engine Roundtable
How connected TV advertising drives search demand
CTV combines reach, precision, and measurable impact – turning streaming ads into a powerful driver of branded search and conversions.
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Search Engine Land
Job Postings
Job Postings
10/22/2025
Snr SEO Account Manager (Remote) ~ Taktical Digital ~ Remote (Canada)
Job overview: Taktical’s Senior Account Managers play a vital role in our digital marketing efforts. This position is responsible for managing and nurturing client relationships, ensuring the successful execution of SEO campaigns, and driving growth in client portfolios. They are able to service our largest, most complex accounts as part of a team, or solo, executing […]
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Job Postings
10/22/2025
Digital Content & SEO Manager ~ ZenGRC ~ Remote (USA)
About ZenGRC! Founded in 2009, ZenGRC is a leading governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) SaaS solution provider, offering two robust products: ZenGRC and ZenGRC Pro. Recognized for its in-house GRC expertise, ZenGRC delivers Simply Powerful GRC solutions that guide organizations through compliance with ease and efficiency. ZenGRC stands out by offering a single price for […]
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