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Starting today anyone can analyze any (describable) audience in SparkToro – SparkToro

Source: SparkToro

By: Rand Fishkin

01/20/26

Source: SparkToro by Rand Fishkin. Read the original article TL;DR Summary of SparkToro’s New Natural Language Audience Research Feature SparkToro now offers a revolutionary **natural language audience research tool** that allows users…

Google Does Not Endorse LLMs.txt Files

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

01/20/26

Yep, back on comments from Google on the LLMs.txt file. Another question came up on Bluesky asking if the fact that some Google properties still have the LLMs.txt files up, if that…

SEO Daily News Recaps for Monday, January 19, 2026

01/20/26

SEO Daily News Recap for Monday, January 19, 2026 Organic SEO & Search News Threads Continues to Add Users as X Sees Ongoing Declines – Is Threads actually now beating X in…

More Advertisers To Add Microsoft Advertising To Marketing Mix

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

01/20/26

Source: Search Engine Roundtable by barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz). Read the original article TL;DR Summary of Will You Include Microsoft Advertising in Your 2026 Marketing Strategy? The recent LinkedIn poll by Microsoft Advertiser…

Google AI Mode Showing Product Inventory & Pricing In Light Font

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

01/20/26

Google AI Mode is showing really light colored fonts for product pricing and inventory when you click on a product. This differs from the normal font type in the main Google Search…

Some Google AI Overviews now use Gemini 3 Pro

Source: Search Engine Land

By: Barry Schwartz

01/19/26

Source: Search Engine Land by Barry Schwartz. Read the original article Google now uses Gemini 3 Pro to generate some AI Overviews in Google Search. Google said for more complex queries Gemini…

SEO Analyst ~ Vital Design ~ $50,000-$75,000 ~ Hybrid (Portsmouth, NH, United States)

Source: SEO Agency Jobs – SEOjobs.com

By: SEOJobs

01/19/26

Source: SEO Agency Jobs – SEOjobs.com by SEOJobs. Read the original article Join our awesome team of digital marketing experts as our newest SEO Analyst! You will help Vital build and enhance…

The Rise of Gen AI Apps [Infographic]

Source: Social Media Today - Latest News

By: Andrew Hutchinson

01/19/26

Generative AI apps are set to see 118% download growth in 2026.

TikTok Adds Teen Safety Measures in EU, Outlines Economic Contribution

Source: Social Media Today - Latest News

By: Andrew Hutchinson

01/19/26

New data from TikTok, as it looks to reduce regulatory pressure.

Meta Says That the Science Does Not Support Teen Social Media Bans

Source: Social Media Today - Latest News

By: Andrew Hutchinson

01/19/26

Meta has outlined the scope of work that it’s undertaking to better protect teens. 

Threads Continues to Add Users as X Sees Ongoing Declines

Source: Social Media Today - Latest News

By: Andrew Hutchinson

01/19/26

Source: Social Media Today – Latest News by Andrew Hutchinson. Read the original article TL;DR Summary of Meta’s Threads Poised to Surpass Twitter (X) in User Engagement by 2026 Threads is rapidly…

SEO Specialist ~ Rival Digital, LLC. ~ $60,000-$85,000 ~ Remote (USA)

Source: SEO Agency Jobs – SEOjobs.com

By: SEOJobs

01/19/26

Source: SEO Agency Jobs – SEOjobs.com by SEOJobs. Read the original article As an SEO specialist, you will be responsible for optimizing our home service clients’ portfolios for search engines and driving…

Senior SEO Manager ~ Discovered Labs ~ $50k-$80k ~ Remote (UK/WW)

Source: SEO Agency Jobs – SEOjobs.com

By: Nick LeRoy

01/19/26

Source: SEO Agency Jobs – SEOjobs.com by Nick LeRoy. Read the original article About Discovered Labs At Discovered Labs we work with $10M – $50M ARR companies to help them get more…

Software Is Fine

Source: Software Snack Bites

By: Shomik Ghosh

01/19/26

Source: Software Snack Bites by Shomik Ghosh. Read the original article TL;DR Summary of The Future of AI Native Software and Market Dynamics AI native software startups are poised to disrupt traditional…

Head of SEO ~ Covers and Legend ~ $120,000-$150,000 ~ In-office (USA) ~ Port Chester, NY, United States

Source: SEO Agency Jobs – SEOjobs.com

By: SEOJobs

01/19/26

Source: SEO Agency Jobs – SEOjobs.com by SEOJobs. Read the original article Head of SEO – About Covers and Legend Here at Covers, we’re a top digital media company in the sports…

🎙️ This week on How I AI: Claude Code for Product Managers

Source: Lenny's Newsletter

By: Lenny Rachitsky

01/19/26

Source: Lenny’s Newsletter by Lenny Rachitsky. Read the original article TL;DR Summary of How Teresa Torres Uses Claude Code for Smarter AI Productivity Teresa Torres leverages Claude Code to streamline task management,…

Inside SearchGuard: How Google detects bots and what the SerpAPI lawsuit reveals

Source: Search Engine Land

By: Olivier de Segonzac

01/19/26

Source: Search Engine Land by Olivier de Segonzac. Read the original article We fully decrypted SearchGuard, the anti-bot system protecting Google Search. Here’s exactly how Google tells humans and bots apart.

What AI Means for SEO

Source: General SEO - SEO Blog by Ahrefs

By: Ryan Law

01/19/26

Source: General SEO – SEO Blog by Ahrefs by Ryan Law. Read the original article TL;DR Summary of How SEO and AI Assistants are Shaping the Future of Search SEO remains crucial…

Google’s Core Updates, Explained

Source: SEO - Practical Ecommerce

By: Ann Smarty

01/19/26

Source: SEO – Practical Ecommerce by Ann Smarty. Read the original article TL;DR Summary of Google’s 2025 Holiday Core Update and Its Impact on SEO Google’s 2025 holiday Core Update significantly altered…

GEO myths: This article may contain lies

Source: Search Engine Land

By: Philipp Götza

01/19/26

Source: Search Engine Land by Philipp Götza. Read the original article Why AI search advice spreads without proof, how to evaluate GEO claims, and which recommendations actually stand up to scrutiny.

SEO Executive ~ Arosys Technologies P Limited ~ $70,000-$90,000 ~ In-office (USA) ~ Sunnyvale, CA, United States

Source: In-house SEO jobs – SEOjobs.com

By: SEOJobs

01/19/26

Source: In-house SEO jobs – SEOjobs.com by SEOJobs. Read the original article We are looking for a motivated and results-driven SEO Executive to join our growing SaaS team. In this role, you…

Claude Code for product managers: research, writing, context libraries, custom to-do system, and more | Teresa Torres

Source: Lenny's Newsletter

By: Claire Vo

01/19/26

Source: Lenny’s Newsletter by Claire Vo. Read the original article TL;DR Summary of How Teresa Torres Uses Claude Code for Personalized Productivity Teresa Torres has developed a customized productivity system using Claude…

Peter Drucker warned us. Positionless Marketing is the answer

Source: Search Engine Land

By: Optimove

01/19/26

Source: Search Engine Land by Optimove. Read the original article In turbulent times, structure, not talent, limits marketing performance. Positionless Marketing removes that constraint.

ChatGPT Gets Googled More Than YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok

Source: Data & Studies - SEO Blog by Ahrefs

By: Despina Gavoyannis

01/19/26

Source: Data & Studies – SEO Blog by Ahrefs by Despina Gavoyannis. Read the original article TL;DR Summary of ChatGPT’s Rapid Rise in Global Search Interest Surpassing Major Platforms ChatGPT surpassed top…

ChatGPT Gets Googled More Than YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok

Source: Data & Studies - SEO Blog by Ahrefs

By: Despina Gavoyannis

01/19/26

Source: Data & Studies – SEO Blog by Ahrefs by Despina Gavoyannis. Read the original article TL;DR Summary of ChatGPT’s Rapid Rise in Global Search Interest Surpassing Major Platforms ChatGPT overtook major…

Digitaloft appointed as the digital PR partner for Prep Kitchen

Source: Digitaloft

By: Elena Nagle

01/19/26

Source: Digitaloft by Elena Nagle. Read the original article Digitaloft, an organic growth agency, has been appointed as the digital PR partner for Prep Kitchen, the high-protein ready-made meal delivery service. The…

Our Top 5 Blog Posts of 2025 (And What Made Them Work)

Source: Content Marketing - SEO Blog by Ahrefs

By: Louise Linehan

01/19/26

Source: Content Marketing – SEO Blog by Ahrefs by Louise Linehan. Read the original article TL;DR Summary of Top Performing Content Insights from 2025 for SEO Success in 2026 Research-based content leveraging…

Daily Search Forum Recap: January 19, 2026

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

01/19/26

Source: Search Engine Roundtable by barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz). Read the original article TL;DR Summary of Key Updates in Search and AI Technologies OpenAI will soon test ads in ChatGPT on free and…

Google AI Overviews Now Powered By Gemini 3 Pro For Some Queries

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

01/19/26

Source: Search Engine Roundtable by barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz). Read the original article TL;DR Summary of Google Integrates Gemini 3 Pro AI for Enhanced Complex Query Processing Google has officially enabled Gemini 3…

Google Is Appealing Its Search Monopoly Ruling

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

01/19/26

Source: Search Engine Roundtable by barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz). Read the original article TL;DR Summary of Google Appeals Illegal Search Monopoly Ruling Google has officially appealed the court ruling that labeled it an…

Google Warns On Hosting On Free Subdomain Hosts

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

01/19/26

Source: Search Engine Roundtable by barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz). Read the original article TL;DR Summary of Why Free Subdomain Hosting Can Hurt Your Website’s SEO Free subdomain hosting platforms often attract spam and…

OpenAI To Test Ads On ChatGPT

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

01/19/26

Source: Search Engine Roundtable by barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz). Read the original article TL;DR Summary of OpenAI Introduces Ads in ChatGPT Free and Low-Cost Tiers OpenAI will begin testing ads in ChatGPT responses…

Google Says Link Spam In Comments Have No Effect On SEO/Search

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

01/19/26

Source: Search Engine Roundtable by barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz). Read the original article TL;DR Summary of Google’s John Mueller Clarifies Impact of Comment Section Link Spam on SEO Google’s John Mueller states that…

SEO Specialist ~ Exadel ~ $80,000-$110,000 ~ Remote (USA)

Source: SEO Agency Jobs – SEOjobs.com

By: SEOJobs

01/18/26

Source: SEO Agency Jobs – SEOjobs.com by SEOJobs. Read the original article Why Join Exadel We’re an AI‑first global tech company with 25+ years of engineering leadership, 2,000+ team members, and 500+…

The non-technical PM’s guide to building with Cursor | Zevi Arnovitz (Meta)

Source: Lenny's Newsletter

By: Lenny Rachitsky

01/18/26

Source: Lenny’s Newsletter by Lenny Rachitsky. Read the original article TL;DR Summary of How a Non-Technical Meta PM Builds Real AI Products with Cursor Zevi Arnovitz, a product manager at Meta without…

SEO Analyst ~ Coalition Technologies ~ $15-$35/hr. ~ Remote (USA)

Source: SEO Agency Jobs – SEOjobs.com

By: SEOJobs

01/18/26

Source: SEO Agency Jobs – SEOjobs.com by SEOJobs. Read the original article WHY YOU SHOULD APPLY: Coalition Technologies is devoted to delivering clients the highest quality work while providing our team a…

SEO Daily News Recaps for Saturday, January 17, 2026

01/18/26

SEO Daily News Recap for Saturday, January 17, 2026 Organic SEO & Search News X Announces $1 Million Prize For Top X Article This Month – X is making a splashy push…

How to Overcome the “Link in Comments” Problem on LinkedIn and Other Social Platforms – SparkToro

Source: SparkToro

By: Rand Fishkin

01/17/26

Source: SparkToro by Rand Fishkin. Read the original article TL;DR Summary of How to Outsmart Social Media Algorithms That Demote Links **Social platforms like LinkedIn and Twitter intentionally reduce the visibility of…

X Announces $1 Million Prize For Top X Article This Month

Source: Social Media Today - Latest News

By: Andrew Hutchinson

01/17/26

Source: Social Media Today – Latest News by Andrew Hutchinson. Read the original article TL;DR Summary of X’s $1 Million Prize to Boost Long-Form Content Creation X is offering a $1 million…

🧠 Community Wisdom: Managing fragmented AI usage across teams, avoiding generic UX when building with AI, tracking funnel metrics at the pre-PMF stage, thoughts on Anthropic’s Cowork, and more

Source: Lenny's Newsletter

By: Kiyani

01/17/26

Source: Lenny’s Newsletter by Kiyani. Read the original article TL;DR Summary of Community Wisdom Weekly Highlights This week’s Community Wisdom newsletter brings exclusive insights from our members-only Slack group. Subscribers receive carefully…

SEO MANAGER ~ Pinnacle Advertising ~ $60,000-$80,000 ~ Hybrid (Schaumburg, IL, United States)

Source: SEO Agency Jobs – SEOjobs.com

By: SEOJobs

01/17/26

Source: SEO Agency Jobs – SEOjobs.com by SEOJobs. Read the original article We are looking for a Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Manager to join our SEO team to identify and implement search…

SEO Daily News Recaps for Friday, January 16, 2026

01/17/26

SEO Daily News Recap for Friday, January 16, 2026 Organic SEO & Search News Vibe Coding Your Own SEO Tools — Whiteboard Friday – Ready to learn how to “vibe code” custom…

Google search ad clicks hit five-year high as Q4 spend rises 13% – Report

Source: Search Engine Land

By: Anu Adegbola

01/16/26

Source: Search Engine Land by Anu Adegbola. Read the original article Google search and Shopping ad clicks are surging, offering advertisers a rare opportunity to reach high-intent audiences while CPCs remain stable.

Director of Strategy (Sales) ~ Foundation ~ CAD 100,000+ ~ Remote (WW)

Source: SEO Agency Jobs – SEOjobs.com

By: SEOJobs

01/16/26

Source: SEO Agency Jobs – SEOjobs.com by SEOJobs. Read the original article Foundation is a remote digital marketing agency helping ambitious organisations grow through strategy-led, full-funnel marketing across channels, including paid media,…

SEO Strategist ~ Seer Interactive ~ $65,000-$75,000 ~ Remote (USA)

Source: SEO Agency Jobs – SEOjobs.com

By: SEOJobs

01/16/26

Seer Interactive is a digital marketing consultancy that harnesses compassion, data, technology, and AI to make a mark on our communities—our coworkers, our clients, our industry, and our neighbors. We relentlessly pursue…

Amy Hebdon discusses the PPC decision that cost her a good client relationship

Source: Search Engine Land

By: Anu Adegbola

01/16/26

Source: Search Engine Land by Anu Adegbola. Read the original article Amy Hebdon shares lessons from early mistakes in her career, emphasizing the importance of managing relationships alongside campaigns.

Google Ads tests A/B experiments for Shopping ad product data

Source: Search Engine Land

By: Anu Adegbola

01/16/26

Source: Search Engine Land by Anu Adegbola. Read the original article Google Ads is testing A/B experiments for Shopping Ads, letting advertisers compare product titles/images to see what performs better.

Manager, SEO ~ BOLD ~ In-office (USA) ~ 15,500 – 17,500/mo. (PLN) ~ Remote (Poland, EU)

Source: SEO Agency Jobs – SEOjobs.com

By: SEOJobs

01/16/26

Source: SEO Agency Jobs – SEOjobs.com by SEOJobs. Read the original article Get AI-powered advice on this job and more exclusive features. We are looking for a strong SEO leader who can…

OpenAI will begin testing ChatGPT ads in the U.S.

Source: Search Engine Land

By: Anu Adegbola

01/16/26

Source: Search Engine Land by Anu Adegbola. Read the original article Ads in ChatGPT could give advertisers a new, high-intent way to reach users directly within relevant conversations.

Google Ads makes Manual CPC easier to find

Source: Search Engine Land

By: Anu Adegbola

01/16/26

Source: Search Engine Land by Anu Adegbola. Read the original article Advertisers can now access Manual CPC directly in campaign setup, making it easier to set bids without bypassing recommended options.

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