SEO Daily News Recap for Tuesday, February 10, 2026
Organic SEO & Search News
How Many Shopify Stores Are There? (2026) – Latest Data: Explore the latest insights on the number of Shopify stores worldwide, segmented by region, nation, and product categories.
73% Fear Their AI Prompts Going Public, But Most Don’t Know It’s Already Happening: Exclusive research reveals widespread concerns about AI prompts being made public, despite low awareness of existing privacy risks.
E-E-A-T Audit: 220+ Markers That Measure Experience, Expertise, Authority, and Trust: Learn how to conduct an E-A-T audit with over 220 markers to assess your brand’s credibility and trustworthiness across Google search and beyond.
Google Search Ranking Volatility February 10th: Reports of potential Google Search ranking updates causing volatility, sparking discussions within the SEO community.
Paid Search & Platform Innovations
YouTube Adds Auto Captions When Muted, New AI Feature: Stay updated on the latest YouTube feature enhancements, including auto captions when videos are muted, leveraging AI technology.
LinkedIn Shares Tips on How to Optimize Your Content for AI Chatbots: Get expert advice on optimizing your content for AI chatbots to enhance engagement and reach on the professional networking platform.
Bing Webmaster Tools officially adds AI Performance report: Explore the new insights provided by Bing Webmaster Tools, including AI-powered performance reports for enhanced SEO analysis.
Google pushes AI Max tool with in-app ads: Discover how Google is promoting its AI Max feature within Google Ads campaign settings to drive better results for advertisers.
General Digital Marketing
Meta Faces Trial Over Teen Safety Measures: Legal challenges against Meta could lead to new regulations governing social media platforms, particularly focused on teen safety measures.
Why PPC measurement feels broken (and why it isn’t): Dive into the challenges of PPC measurement as browser restrictions evolve, highlighting the importance of redundancy and inference for accurate tracking.
Ask an Expert: Should Merchants Block AI Bots?: Insights from ReFiBuy’s Scot Wingo on considerations regarding bot access, product attributes, and contextual information for merchants.
Dive into our detailed sections for more insights and updates.
Organic SEO & Search News
SEO Daily News and Algorithm Updates
Bluesky Adds Drafts, Updated Welcome Screen
Bluesky’s growth has slowed, but it is seeing some growth early in the new year.
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Social Media Today – Latest News
Meta Faces Trial Over Teen Safety Measures
New court cases could lead to new laws governing social media apps.
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Social Media Today – Latest News
Daily Search Forum Recap: February 10, 2026
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…
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Search Engine Roundtable
Google Search Ranking Volatility February 10th
I am seeing some early signs of yet another unconfirmed Google Search ranking update with more volatility touching down today, February 10th. The chatter within the SEO community is starting to spike, and some of the third-party tracking tools are showing volatility.
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Search Engine Roundtable
Bing Testing Dynamic Results Count Under Search Box
Microsoft Bing is testing a dynamically loading results count under the search box. So when you enter your search phrase, the results count will dynamically count up from 0 to the number of results found.
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Search Engine Roundtable
Technical SEO
How Many Shopify Stores Are There? (2026)
Latest Data: 1. How Many Shopify Stores Are There? 2. Shopify Stores by Region 3. Shopify Stores by Nation 4. Shopify Stores by Product
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73% Fear Their AI Prompts Going Public, But Most Don’t Know It’s Already Happening
Exclusive Exploding Topics research exposes widespread fear about AI prompts being made public, but low awareness about the existing real-world privacy risks.
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Unknown Source
E-E-A-T Audit: 220+ Markers That Measure Experience, Expertise, Authority, and Trust
Learn how to run an E-E-A-T audit with our checklist of 220+ markers. Measure your brand’s Experience, Expertise, Authority, and Trust across Google search, AI features, and off-site signals.
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General SEO – SEO Blog by Ahrefs
Why governance maturity is a competitive advantage for SEO
AI Overviews, redesigns, and rogue launches expose weak SEO processes. Discover why visibility governance protects rankings and teams.
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Search Engine Land
SEO Tools and Data Analysis
Bing Webmaster Tools officially adds AI Performance report
New insights include total citations, average cited pages, grounding queries, page-level citation activity, and visibility trends over time.
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Search Engine Land
AI and Machine Learning in SEO
YouTube Adds Auto Captions When Muted, New AI Feature
The latest feature updates from YouTube.
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Social Media Today – Latest News
LinkedIn Shares Tips on How to Optimize Your Content for AI Chatbots
Some pointers for your content efforts in the age of AI.
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Social Media Today – Latest News
Facebook Adds AI-Generated Profile Videos
Meta’s supert keen to show off its AI tools.
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Social Media Today – Latest News
Building AI product sense, part 2
A weekly ritual to help you understand and design trustworthy AI products for a messy world
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Lenny’s Newsletter
Google Tests Citation Icons At Bottom Of Answers In AI Mode
Google appears to be testing showing the citation favicon site icons at the bottom of the answer in AI Mode. This is in addition to where it normally shows those icons, at the top right of the card stack, on the side of the answer response.
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Search Engine Roundtable
Grokipedia Seeing Decline In Google Visibility
There are some reports coming out that Grokipedia, the AI-based Wikipedia, is now showing a decline in search visibility in both Google and even ChatGPT. This comes after both an indexing and ranking surge in Google Search.
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Search Engine Roundtable
What repeated ChatGPT runs reveal about brand visibility
Running the same 12 prompts 100 times shows how inconsistent ChatGPT brand recommendations are – and why AI visibility tracking falls short.
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Search Engine Land
How SEO leaders can explain agentic AI to ecommerce executives
Agentic AI is entering executive conversations. Here’s how to explain what’s changing, what isn’t, and how ecommerce brands should respond.
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Search Engine Land
Building AI product sense, part 2
A weekly ritual to help you understand and design trustworthy AI products for a messy world
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Lenny’s Newsletter
Career Development and Industry Trends
Ask an Expert: Should Merchants Block AI Bots?
ReFiBuy’s Scot Wingo advises on bot access, product attributes, contextual info, and more.
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SEO – Practical Ecommerce
User Experience and SEO Optimization
Meta’s Experimenting With a New Image Sharing App
The new app would be based on the Shots function that was tested on Instagram.
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Social Media Today – Latest News
Paid Search & Platform Innovations
Paid Search and Advertising
How to make automation work for lead gen PPC
Automation isn’t just for ecommerce. Learn how to drive more leads, cut costs, improve quality, and save time with AI-powered campaigns.
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Search Engine Land
Google pushes AI Max tool with in-app ads
Google is now advertising its AI Max feature inside Google Ads campaign settings, promoting its own tools within the paid platform.
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Search Engine Land
Why PPC measurement feels broken (and why it isn’t)
As browser restrictions limit identifiers, PPC measurement relies more on redundancy, modeling, and inference than perfect tracking.
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Search Engine Land
OpenAI ChatGPT Ads Now Live With User Controls
OpenAI has officially launched ads in ChatGPT yesterday. The company announced, "Today, we’re beginning to test ads in ChatGPT in the U.S. The test will be for logged-in adult users on the Free and Go subscription tiers. Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise, and Education tiers will not have ads."
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Search Engine Roundtable
Google Ads Performance Max A/B Experiments Rolling Out
A month ago, we reported on a new help document on Google Ads for Performance Max optimization experiments: A/B testing assets beta. Well, now some are seeing this in the wild, where you can set up these A/B tests in a controlled environment.
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Search Engine Roundtable
Job Postings
Job Postings
2/10/2026
SEO Strategist
ABOUT US: Optidge is a home-grown remote-first digital marketing agency supporting small and medium businesses with SEO, paid media, and web development services. We’re a team of ~40 spread through the US and internationally, aligning to values of Mentorship, Stewardship, Excellence, and Communication. THE ROLE: This is a full time role for an Independent Contractor […]
Job Postings
2/10/2026
Digital Marketing Manager of Patient Partnerships (SEO, Content, UX)
Company Description M3 USA is at the forefront of healthcare innovation, offering digital solutions across healthcare, life sciences, pharmaceuticals, and more. Since our inception in 2000, we’ve seen remarkable growth, fueled by our mission to utilize the internet for a healthier world and more efficient healthcare systems. Our success is anchored in our trusted digital […]
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In-house SEO jobs – SEOjobs.com
Job Postings
2/10/2026
Remote SEO/GEO Specialist
This is a remote position. Are you a strategic thinker with a passion for SEO, GEO, and innovation? If you’re an SEO/GEO expert ready to take ownership of impactful projects and shape the future of digital growth at a global software company, Scopic wants to hear from you! We are seeking an SEO/GEO Specialist who combines deep […]
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SEO Agency Jobs – SEOjobs.com
Job Postings
2/10/2026
Digital Marketer (SEO/SEM)
This position is M-F, full time, in-office in Tyrone, south Atlanta. About the Role The Digital Marketer (DM) is the direct point of contact for Marketing Directors (MDs) regarding all things digital for their partners. This role blends strategy, execution, and collaboration — driving results across advertising, SEO, analytics, and technical setup. As a DM, […]
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SEO Agency Jobs – SEOjobs.com
Job Postings
2/10/2026
Senior SEO Manager
Do you enjoy watching a website be crawled and then seeing key events roll in? Are you excited for the next Google Core Update and believe it’s going to accelerate your website’s growth? Do you thrive increasing AI search visibility? If you’re a talented SEO manager with a history of wins in search, we’d love […]
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In-house SEO jobs – SEOjobs.com
Job Postings
2/10/2026
Digital Manager (SEO, Content, UX)
Job Description About the Position: The Digital Manager supports NACo’s digital presence across web, email, social media, and emerging platforms. This role helps execute and optimize digital communications that increase engagement, visibility, and connection with NACo members and stakeholders. This position is ideal for a hands-on digital professional who enjoys managing daily content, supporting campaigns, […]
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In-house SEO jobs – SEOjobs.com
