Threads Continues to Add Users as X Sees Ongoing Declines

Is Threads actually now beating X in daily active users?

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Social Media Today – Latest News

TikTok Adds Teen Safety Measures in EU, Outlines Economic Contribution

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

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Social Media Today – Latest News

Software Is Fine

Everyone is freaking out about software.

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Software Snack Bites

Daily Search Forum Recap: January 19, 2026

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 will be testing ads in ChatGPT very soon. Google’s Gemini 3 Pro now powers some AI Overviews. Surprise, surprise…

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Search Engine Roundtable

GEO myths: This article may contain lies

Why AI search advice spreads without proof, how to evaluate GEO claims, and which recommendations actually stand up to scrutiny.

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Search Engine Land

Google’s Core Updates, Explained

Unlike Spam Updates, Core Updates generally do not penalize but, instead, alter how the algorithm treats certain queries.

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SEO – Practical Ecommerce

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

Google’s John Mueller said that link spam left in the comments section have no effect on Google Search or SEO, (and maybe even your website’s performance in Google Search?). He wrote on Bluesky, "These links all have no effect – they’re from spammers dropping links into comments. These would not have any effect, positive nor negative, on your site."

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Search Engine Roundtable

Google Is Appealing Its Search Monopoly Ruling

Google is appealing the ruling that it is an illegal search monopoly – which surprises no one. Plus, Google asked the court to pause the remedies during the appeal phase.

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Search Engine Roundtable

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

We fully decrypted SearchGuard, the anti-bot system protecting Google Search. Here’s exactly how Google tells humans and bots apart.

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Search Engine Land

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

Watch now | 🎙️ How a product coach built a personalized productivity system using Claude Code in the terminal

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Lenny’s Newsletter

Google Warns On Hosting On Free Subdomain Hosts

Google’s John Mueller once again warned about hosting your website on free subdomain hosting service because they are magnets for a "lot of spam & low-effort content."

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Search Engine Roundtable

Some Google AI Overviews now use Gemini 3 Pro

Google now uses Gemini 3 Pro to generate some AI Overviews in Google Search. Google said for more complex queries Gemini 3 Pro is used for AI Overview.

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Search Engine Land

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

ChatGPT’s global search interest overtook Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and YouTube earlier this year, and nobody noticed.

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Data & Studies – SEO Blog by Ahrefs

The Rise of Gen AI Apps [Infographic]

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

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Social Media Today – Latest News

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

Your weekly listens from How I AI, part of the Lenny’s Podcast Network

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Lenny’s Newsletter

What AI Means for SEO

Learn why the three pillars of SEO—content creation, link building, and technical health—are all crucial to appearing in AI search results.

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General SEO – SEO Blog by Ahrefs

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

Google announced late on Friday that Gemini 3 Pro is now powered Google AI Overviews for complex queries. Google actually said this last November, but then edited its story to say it was just AI Mode that was powered by Gemini 3 Pro and not AI Overviews. Now both AI Overviews and AI Mode can use Gemini 3 Pro.

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Search Engine Roundtable

Digitaloft appointed as the digital PR partner for Prep Kitchen

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 partnership aims to drive brand awareness, build authority and deliver measurable results.

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Digitaloft

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

We’re sharing the content that worked hardest for us in 2025, to give you an idea of what might work for you in 2026.

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Content Marketing – SEO Blog by Ahrefs

Peter Drucker warned us. Positionless Marketing is the answer

In turbulent times, structure, not talent, limits marketing performance. Positionless Marketing removes that constraint.

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Search Engine Land

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

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

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Social Media Today – Latest News

OpenAI To Test Ads On ChatGPT

OpenAI announced on Friday it will begin testing ads in the ChatGPT responses in the coming weeks. The ads will show on the free product and low-cost subscription tier, ChatGPT Go. The ads will show under the main response and not influence the answers ChatGPT gives you. Advertisers will not get conversations with ChatGPT. The ads will be clearly labeled as ads.

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Search Engine Roundtable

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

Join our awesome team of digital marketing experts as our newest SEO Analyst! You will help Vital build and enhance website SEO strategies using the latest front end technologies. We have both SEO Analyst and Senior SEO Analyst positions at Vital – compensation varies depending on experience. Responsibilities Optimize website structure, resolve technical issues, and […]

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SEO Agency Jobs – SEOjobs.com

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

About Discovered Labs At Discovered Labs we work with $10M – $50M ARR companies to help them get more leads, users and customers from Google, Bing and AI assistants such as ChatGPT, Claude and Perplexity. We do this through a mixture of technical optimisations, content marketing, and off-site brand amplification (PR, backlinks, Reddit marketing). High-level […]

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SEO Agency Jobs – SEOjobs.com

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

As an SEO specialist, you will be responsible for optimizing our home service clients’ portfolios for search engines and driving traffic to their websites. You will work closely with our chief strategist and content team to develop and implement effective SEO strategies that align with clients’ business objectives, increase brand visibility, and improve user experience. […]

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SEO Agency Jobs – SEOjobs.com

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

Head of SEO – About Covers and Legend Here at Covers, we’re a top digital media company in the sports betting industry, with a clear sense of purpose and a belief that success comes from the strength of our team and our culture. We’re proudly part of Legend. At Legend, we’re building next-level player experiences. […]

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SEO Agency Jobs – SEOjobs.com

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

We are looking for a motivated and results-driven SEO Executive to join our growing SaaS team. In this role, you will be responsible for executing SEO strategies, optimizing our digital presence, and driving organic growth across our website, product pages, and content assets. The ideal candidate is curious, analytical, and keeps up with the latest […]

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In-house SEO jobs – SEOjobs.com