SEO Daily News Recap for Monday, July 21, 2025
Organic SEO & Search News
New Google Search Console Logo – Google has uploaded a new logo for Google Search Console. The logo looks like a variation of an analytics logo with a magnifying glass, with blue, green, yellow, and a smidge of red in the logo.
Does Ranking Higher on Google Mean You’ll Get Cited in AI Overviews? – Spoiler: SEO still matters.
76% of AI Overview Citations Pull From Top 10 Pages – We studied 1.9M citations from 1M AI Overviews to find out how much AI presence aligns with search visibility.
Paid Search & Platform Innovations
Google Ads Disallows Daily Fantasy Sports In California – Google posted a new policy that immediately prohibits advertising of Daily Fantasy Sports on Google Ads within California.
Google Ads Negative Keyword Lists For Performance Max Campaigns – Google Ads is letting some advertisers add negative keyword lists to their Performance Max campaigns.
Google Maps Business Profile Ask Button – Google is testing moving the “Ask” button to one of the main buttons on some Google local listings.
General Digital Marketing
Snapchat Partners With TOGETHXR to Help Female Athletes Boost Their Presence – The initiative aims to tap into the rising popularity of sports on Snap.
New Study Shows Teens Are Increasingly Relying on AI Chatbots for Social Interaction – Are we pushing too fast, too soon on AI companions?
Digitaloft has been appointed by AG1 – Digitaloft announces its partnership with AG1 to accelerate organic performance in the UK market.
Dive into our detailed sections for more insights and updates.
Organic SEO & Search News
SEO Daily News and Algorithm Updates
TikTok US Sale Faces More Challenges With 59 Days Remaining
It seems like we’re still a way off from a TikTok sell off deal.
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Social Media Today – Latest News
Social Media Giants Hoping Trump Will Back Them in Opposing EU Penalties
Social platforms are taking a stronger stand in defiance of the latest EU penalties.
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Social Media Today – Latest News
New Google Search Console Logo
Google has uploaded a new logo for Google Search Console. The logo looks like a variation of an analytics logo with a magnifying glass, with blue, green, yellow and a smidge of red in the logo.
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Search Engine Roundtable
Daily Search Forum Recap: July 21, 2025
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…
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Search Engine Roundtable
Sites Have Little Control in Google SERPs
Over the years, Google has limited how websites can control their appearance in search results.
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SEO – Practical Ecommerce
The June 2025 Google Core Update: Analysis and Findings including HCU(X) surges, AI Overview impact, YMYL volatility, and more
Glenn Gabe covers the June 2025 core update including helpful content update surges, AI overview impact, YMYL volatility, and more.
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The Internet Marketing Driver
Technical SEO
Zach Davis
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Lenny’s Newsletter
SEO Tools and Data Analysis
AccuRanker vs. Ahrefs: 2025 Review for Agencies
Accuranker excels at detailed rank tracking. Ahrefs offers comprehensive SEO tools. Does your agency need Ahrefs and Accuranker? A marketing pro investigates.
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Local SEO
Google Maps Business Profile Ask Button
Google is testing moving the "Ask" button to one of the main buttons on some Google local listings. I cannot replicate this but the Ask button in this example below comes right after the directions and start buttons, and before the call button.
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Search Engine Roundtable
AI and Machine Learning in SEO
X Sees Revenue Boost After Launch of Latest AI Tools
Can X realign its revenue models around AI instead of ads?
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Social Media Today – Latest News
Does Ranking Higher on Google Mean You’ll Get Cited in AI Overviews?
Spoiler: SEO still matters.
Microsoft Corporate Vice President Compared Copilot To Google AI Mode
Jordi Ribas, Microsoft’s Corporate Vice President of Search and AI, posted a comparison of Microsoft’s Copilot to Google’s AI Mode on LinkedIn. He said, "They’re both excellent AI search products but we’re taking a different approach for some query segments."
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Search Engine Roundtable
Google Adds AI Mode Button To Search Box
After months of testing, it seems Google is rolling out a button for AI Mode directly in the search box on Google’s home page – on Google.com. This seems like a big deal to me, and goes along with AI Mode being the first tab in the main search results.
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Search Engine Roundtable
76% of AI Overview Citations Pull From Top 10 Pages
We studied 1.9M citations from 1M AI Overviews to find out how much AI presence aligns with search visibility.
Content Marketing and Strategy
Snapchat Partners With TOGETHXR to Help Female Athletes Boost Their Presence
The initiative aims to tap into the rising popularity of sports on Snap.
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Social Media Today – Latest News
Career Development and Industry Trends
Digitaloft has been appointed by AG1
Digitaloft announces its partnership with AG1. Digitaloft will support AG1 by implementing a powerful digital PR and SEO strategy, accelerating AG1’s organic performance in the UK market.
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Digitaloft
User Experience and SEO Optimization
New Study Shows Teens Are Increasingly Relying on AI Chatbots for Social Interaction
Are we pushing too fast, too soon on AI companions?
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Social Media Today – Latest News
Paid Search & Platform Innovations
Paid Search and Advertising
X Restricts Emoji Use in Promoted Posts
X is informing advertisers that they can now only include one emoji in their ad copy.
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Social Media Today – Latest News
Google Ads Disallows Daily Fantasy Sports In California
Google posted a new policy on Friday, July 18, 2025, that immediately prohibits advertising of Daily Fantasy Sports on Google Ads within California. This is based on a new law by the California attorney general that says daily fantasy is illegal in the state.
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Search Engine Roundtable
Google Ads Optimization Score Column With Tips
Google Ads is adding a tips icon in the Optimization Score column within the Google Ads reporting. Clicking on the icon will bring up tips and recommendations that Google thinks will help improve your campaign optimization scores.
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Search Engine Roundtable
Google Ads Negative Keyword Lists For Performance Max Campaigns
Google Ads is letting some advertisers add negative keyword lists to their Performance Max campaigns. This is despite Google’s very own help documentation specifically saying, "Negative keyword lists aren’t available to use in your Performance Max campaigns."
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Search Engine Roundtable
Job Postings
Job Postings
7/21/2025
SEO Agency Account Manager ~ Results Repeat ~ Remote (US – PA, NJ, NY +5 More)
Results Repeat is an award-winning, woman-owned digital marketing agency dedicated to delivering outstanding results for our clients for the past decade. We are seeking a highly motivated PPC Account Manager to join our growing team. Results Repeat has been named as one of the Best Places to work in Philadelphia in 2024 by the Philadelphia […]
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SEO Agency Jobs – SEOjobs.com
Job Postings
7/21/2025
SEO Analyst ~ Hozio ~ $25-35/hr ~ onsite ~Holbrook NY (US)
What You’ll Do: Conduct comprehensive keyword research to identify high-value opportunities and inform content strategies. Perform technical SEO audits, identify issues, and provide actionable recommendations for website optimization (e.g., crawlability, indexability, site speed, schema markup). Analyze website performance using tools like Google Analytics, Google Search Console, Ahrefs, SEMrush, Moz, etc., to identify trends, opportunities, and […]
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SEO Agency Jobs – SEOjobs.com
Job Postings
7/21/2025
Director (SEO & Demand Generation Content) ~ Freshworks ~ $168-276k ~ Remote (US)
Company Description Organizations everywhere struggle under the crushing costs and complexities of “solutions” that promise to simplify their lives. To create a better experience for their customers and employees. To help them grow. Software is a choice that can make or break a business. Create better or worse experiences. Propel or throttle growth. Business software […]
