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Meta Appoints Legal Expert with Ties to Trump to Key Role

Source: Social Media Today - Latest News

By: Andrew Hutchinson

01/06/26

Meta continues to build its team with an eye towards maximizing its links to the White House.

Best of Lenny’s Newsletter 2026

Source: Lenny's Newsletter

By: Lenny Rachitsky

01/06/26

Source: Lenny’s Newsletter by Lenny Rachitsky. Read the original article TL;DR Summary of Lenny’s Year in Review: Top Posts, Goals, and Exciting Product Pass Updates Lenny reflects on a year of delivering…

Daily Search Forum Recap: January 6, 2026

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

01/06/26

Source: Search Engine Roundtable by barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz). Read the original article TL;DR Summary of Latest Developments in Search Engine Updates and AI Integration **Google** is actively enhancing its AI capabilities by…

SEO Daily News Recaps for Monday, January 5, 2026

01/06/26

SEO Daily News Recap for Monday, January 5, 2026 Organic SEO & Search News Reddit Launches AI-Powered Max Campaigns: Reddit introduces AI-powered ‘Performance Max’ campaigns, offering advertisers more insights into AI targeting…

Google Removes Practice Problems Structured Data Help Documentation

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

01/06/26

Source: Search Engine Roundtable by barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz). Read the original article TL;DR Summary of Google’s Removal of Practice Problem Structured Data Google has officially removed support for the practice problem structured…

2026 Planning: Algorithmic Polarization

Source: Social Media Today - Latest News

By: Andrew Hutchinson

01/05/26

Source: Social Media Today – Latest News by Andrew Hutchinson. Read the original article TL;DR Summary of Key Digital Marketing Focus Areas and Algorithmic Impact in 2026 In 2026, **algorithmic amplification** continues…

Daily Search Forum Recap: January 5, 2026

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

01/05/26

Source: Search Engine Roundtable by barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz). Read the original article TL;DR Summary of Google Search Updates and Issues: January 2026 Recap In January 2026, Google Discover faced criticism for showing…

January 2026 Google Webmaster Report: December Core Update, Search Console & More

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

01/05/26

Source: Search Engine Roundtable by barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz). Read the original article TL;DR Summary of January 2026 Google Webmaster Report: Key SEO Updates and Insights The December 2025 Google Core Update significantly…

Does Google Discover Show X Posts Too Often?

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

01/05/26

Source: Search Engine Roundtable by barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz). Read the original article TL;DR Summary of Google Discover’s Increasing Flood of X (Twitter) Posts Google Discover is showing a growing number of social…

Google Knowledge Panel Images Squished For Some Searchers

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

01/05/26

Source: Search Engine Roundtable by barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz). Read the original article TL;DR Summary of Google Addresses Squished Images in Search Knowledge Panels Google identified a problem causing distorted images in search…

SEO Daily News Recaps for Sunday, January 4, 2026

01/05/26

SEO Daily News Recap for Sunday, January 4, 2026 Organic SEO & Search News Chinese Officials Weigh US TikTok Proposal – TikTok’s future in the U.S. remains uncertain as Chinese officials evaluate…

Chinese Officials Weigh US TikTok Proposal

Source: Social Media Today - Latest News

By: Andrew Hutchinson

01/04/26

Source: Social Media Today – Latest News by Andrew Hutchinson. Read the original article TL;DR Summary of TikTok’s Uncertain Future in the U.S. Amid Ongoing Negotiations TikTok’s continued operation in the U.S….

SEO Daily News Recaps for Saturday, January 3, 2026

01/04/26

SEO Daily News Recap for Saturday, January 3, 2026 Job Postings Job Postings 1/3/2026 Head of Content SEO, AI Scribe ~ Commure ~ $126,000-$140,000 ~ In-office (USA) ~ San Francisco, CA, United…

SEO Daily News Recaps for Friday, January 2, 2026

01/03/26

SEO Daily News Recap for Friday, January 2, 2026 Organic SEO & Search News Google’s John Mueller Shares Insights on Schema Markup and 404s – John Mueller of Google provides valuable SEO…

Google tests blue Send button that replaces AI Mode in the search box

Source: Search Engine Land

By: Barry Schwartz

01/02/26

Source: Search Engine Land by Barry Schwartz. Read the original article As you type your query, the AI Mode may disappear and show you a blue Send button in the Google Search…

Daily Search Forum Recap: January 2, 2026

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

01/02/26

Source: Search Engine Roundtable by barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz). Read the original article TL;DR Summary of Google December 2025 Core Update and SEO Forum Highlights Google’s December 2025 core update caused significant visibility…

Video: Google December Core Update Done, News Publishers Hit Hard, Frankenstein AI Recipe Horror & Happy New Year

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

01/02/26

Source: Search Engine Roundtable by barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz). Read the original article TL;DR Summary of Google’s December 2025 Core Update and SEO News Roundup The December 2025 Google Core Update significantly impacted…

Some News Publishers Took A Big Hit With The Google Core Update

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

01/02/26

Source: Search Engine Roundtable by barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz). Read the original article TL;DR Summary of Impact of Google December 2025 Core Update on News Publishers The Google December 2025 core update caused…

John Mueller Report Of SEO Memes For 2025

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

01/02/26

Source: Search Engine Roundtable by barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz). Read the original article TL;DR Summary of John Mueller’s 2025 Mueller Report of SEO Memes John Mueller’s annual Mueller Report of SEO memes for…

Google Search Testing Blue Send Button In Query Box

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

01/02/26

Source: Search Engine Roundtable by barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz). Read the original article TL;DR Summary of Google Tests New Blue “Send” Button in Search Query Box Google is experimenting with a blue “Send”…

SEO Daily News Recaps for Thursday, January 1, 2026

01/02/26

SEO Daily News Recap for Thursday, January 1, 2026 Organic SEO & Search News Instagram Chief Outlines the Challenges of AI Content – IG chief Adam Mosseri says that AI tools are…

Google On Why 404s Don’t Matter For SEO

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

01/02/26

Source: Search Engine Roundtable by barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz). Read the original article TL;DR Summary of Why 404 Errors Don’t Affect SEO According to Google 404 errors are a normal part of the…

John Mueller On If Schema Helps With LLMs & Google

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

01/02/26

Source: Search Engine Roundtable by barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz). Read the original article TL;DR Summary of Does Extensive Schema Markup Help Large Language Models Understand Entities? John Mueller from Google’s Search team explains…

TikTok Launches New Resources for Sports Organizations

Source: Social Media Today - Latest News

By: Andrew Hutchinson

01/01/26

Source: Social Media Today – Latest News by Andrew Hutchinson. Read the original article TL;DR Summary of TikTok’s New “Gameplan” Feature to Boost Sports Content Engagement TikTok Gameplan is a new resource…

Google’s John Mueller Working On New Year’s Day 2026

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

01/01/26

Source: Search Engine Roundtable by barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz). Read the original article TL;DR Summary of John Mueller’s New Year SEO Insights and Traditions John Mueller from Google continues his annual tradition of…

SEO Daily News Recaps for Wednesday, December 31, 2025

01/01/26

SEO Daily News Recap for Wednesday, December 31, 2025 Organic SEO & Search News How Can You Better Control Which Reviews Google Shows? – Sterling Sky Inc – Sometimes appearance can feel…

Google.com Showing New Year’s Eve Doodle On New Year’s Day

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

01/01/26

Source: Search Engine Roundtable by barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz). Read the original article TL;DR Summary of Google’s New Year 2026 Doodle Delay Incident On January 1, 2026, Google’s homepage mistakenly displayed the New…

Daily Search Forum Recap: December 31, 2025

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

12/31/25

Source: Search Engine Roundtable by barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz). Read the original article TL;DR Summary of Daily Search Engine Roundup: Google Updates, Reviews, and Top SEO Stories **Google** has introduced a new **help…

Google 2025 Algorithm Updates Infographics

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

12/31/25

Source: Search Engine Roundtable by barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz). Read the original article TL;DR Summary of Google’s Search Ranking Updates in 2025 In 2025, Google confirmed only four major search ranking updates, marking…

SEO Daily News Recaps for Tuesday, December 30, 2025

12/31/25

SEO Daily News Recap for Tuesday, December 30, 2025 Organic SEO & Search News 3 SEO Predictions for 2026: Generative AI increasingly dominates search results through AI Overviews and AI Mode, rendering…

2025 Top Contributors To The Search Engine Roundtable

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

12/31/25

Source: Search Engine Roundtable by barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz). Read the original article TL;DR Summary of Top Cited Contributors in the Search Industry for 2025 The Search Engine Roundtable highlights the most influential…

Most Commented Search Engine Roundtable Articles In 2025

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

12/31/25

Source: Search Engine Roundtable by barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz). Read the original article TL;DR Summary of Most Commented Articles on Search Engine Roundtable in 2025 The Search Engine Roundtable saw over 18,000 comments…

Google’s New Year’s Eve & New Year’s Day Logos

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

12/31/25

Source: Search Engine Roundtable by barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz). Read the original article TL;DR Summary of Google’s New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day Doodles Google celebrates the transition to the new year…

Search Central Live APAC 2025 Recap: A Note of Gratitude  |  Google Search Central Blog  |  Google for Developers

Source: Google Search Central Blog

12/31/25

Source: Google Search Central Blog. Read the original article TL;DR Summary of Search Central Live Deep Dive 2025: Connecting the Asia-Pacific SEO Community Search Central Live (SCL) 2025 successfully engaged the Asia-Pacific…

Daily Search Forum Recap: December 30, 2025

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

12/30/25

Source: Search Engine Roundtable by barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz). Read the original article TL;DR Summary of Key Updates in Search Engines and SEO Industry – December 2025 Recap The Google December 2025 core…

Bing Testing Expanding People Also Ask

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

12/30/25

Source: Search Engine Roundtable by barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz). Read the original article TL;DR Summary of Microsoft Bing Tests Expanded People Also Ask Feature Microsoft Bing is now experimenting with expanding the “People…

SEO Daily News Recaps for Monday, December 29, 2025

12/30/25

SEO Daily News Recap for Monday, December 29, 2025 Organic SEO & Search News Google December 2025 Core Update Done Rolling Out – Google’s latest core update has completed its rollout after…

Google December 2025 core update rollout is now complete

Source: Search Engine Land

By: Barry Schwartz

12/29/25

Source: Search Engine Land by Barry Schwartz. Read the original article This is the third core update of 2025 and it took over 18 days to complete.

Google algorithm updates 2025 in review: 3 core updates and 1 spam update

Source: Search Engine Land

By: Barry Schwartz

12/29/25

Source: Search Engine Land by Barry Schwartz. Read the original article Google is confirming fewer and fewer search algorithm updates, but that doesn’t mean there is less ranking volatility.

Top 10 SEO expert columns of 2025 on Search Engine Land

Source: Search Engine Land

By: Danny Goodwin

12/29/25

Source: Search Engine Land by Danny Goodwin. Read the original article AI optimization, llms.txt, the end of the web, and more! These 10 SEO columns got the most pageviews on Search Engine…

Google December 2025 Core Update Done Rolling Out

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

12/29/25

Source: Search Engine Roundtable by barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz). Read the original article TL;DR Summary of Google December 2025 Core Update Complete Rollout The Google December 2025 Core Update finished rolling out after…

Top 10 SEO news stories of 2025

Source: Search Engine Land

By: Danny Goodwin

12/29/25

Source: Search Engine Land by Danny Goodwin. Read the original article SEO vs. GEO. AI Mode expands. AI Overviews kill clicks. Goodbye, num=100. These were among the most popular and biggest SEO…

Daily Search Forum Recap: December 29, 2025

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

12/29/25

Source: Search Engine Roundtable by barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz). Read the original article TL;DR Summary of Search Forum Highlights: Google, Microsoft, and SEO Insights Google’s John Mueller questions the necessity of using ccTLDs…

Google AI Overviews Testing Speaker Play Button In US

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

12/29/25

Source: Search Engine Roundtable by barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz). Read the original article TL;DR Summary of Google Tests Read-Aloud Feature for AI Overviews in US Search Results Google is experimenting with a read-aloud…

SEO Daily News Recaps for Sunday, December 28, 2025

12/29/25

SEO Daily News Recap for Sunday, December 28, 2025 Organic SEO & Search News Google Algorithm Update: Google rolls out a major algorithm update impacting website rankings. Businesses are advised to monitor…

Google Testing Replacing Gemini Button With Browse With AI In Chrome

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

12/29/25

Source: Search Engine Roundtable by barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz). Read the original article TL;DR Summary of Google Tests New “Browse with AI” Button in Chrome Google is experimenting with replacing the Gemini button…

SEO Daily News Recaps for Saturday, December 27, 2025

12/28/25

SEO Daily News Recap for Saturday, December 27, 2025 Organic SEO & Search News Measuring Business Impact: Experts share insights on measuring business impact post-rollout to optimize strategies for success. Podcast Content…

🧠 Community Wisdom: Measuring business impact after rollout, clarity vs. capacity as the real bottleneck, what makes podcast content valuable, keeping secondary users engaged, and more

Source: Lenny's Newsletter

By: Kiyani

12/27/25

Source: Lenny’s Newsletter by Kiyani. Read the original article TL;DR Summary of Community Wisdom Weekly Edition This week’s Community Wisdom newsletter shares key insights from our exclusive Slack community. Subscribers get valuable…

SEO Daily News Recaps for Friday, December 26, 2025

12/27/25

SEO Daily News Recap for Friday, December 26, 2025 Organic SEO & Search News Google SEO Advice: Pick A Reasonable Site Name To Rank For – Google’s John Mueller emphasizes the importance…

Daily Search Forum Recap: December 26, 2025

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

12/26/25

Source: Search Engine Roundtable by barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz). Read the original article TL;DR Summary of Daily Search Forum Highlights: OpenAI ChatGPT Ads, Google Ads 2025, and SEO Insights OpenAI is exploring ChatGPT…

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