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SEO Daily News Recaps for Monday, June 16, 2025

Posted on June 17, 2025

SEO Daily News Recap for Monday, June 16, 2025

Organic SEO & Search News

5 AI-Powered Workflows Every SEO Should Be Using Today – With LLMs becoming savvier and faster, more marketing teams are looking for ways to implement AI solutions to unlock creativity and untapped potential. Here are five AI-powered workflows that combine the Moz API and Relevance AI to take your marketing efforts to new heights.

Who are the Best SEO Professionals? – Lily Ray – Learn about which SEO professionals are best at the below tasks. These rankings are based on thousands of hours of industry research. Who is the best SEO at eating spaghetti? Continue reading Who are the Best SEO Professionals?

The AI Search Content Optimization Checklist [With Google Sheets] – I’ve created an AI Search Content Optimization Checklist, going through the most important aspects to take into account to optimize your content for AI search answers along with their importance and how to take action. Check it out.

Does AI Search Traffic Convert Better Than Traditional Search? – For Ahrefs, Yes: 0.5% of Visitors Drove 12.1% of Signups – Search engines keep telling us traffic from AI search is better quality, but is it? At least for Ahrefs, the answer is… yes.

Content Marketing Analytics, Without the Fluff – Busy marketers, this one’s for you: the essential metrics to track content performance without drowning in data.

Paid Search & Platform Innovations

WhatsApp Launches Ads in Status Updates, Channel Subscriptions – WhatsApp is looking to integrate ads into the app (again).

TikTok Launches New AI-Powered Ad Creation Tools, Integrations with Adobe and WPP – Some handy new video creation features for TikTok advertisers.

Google Ads Testing New Charts Interface – Google Ads seems to be testing a new charts and graphing user interface with larger boxes and visuals in the campaign tab.

Microsoft Tests Removing Its Name From Bing Search Box – Microsoft is testing removing its own name from the Bing search results box at the top left of the page.

Google Merchant Center Updates User Interface Elements – Google has made some more minor changes to the Google Merchant Center user interface. Specifically, Google moved where the merchants access settings section is and also updated the sidebar with collapsible menu items.

General Digital Marketing

Reddit Announces New Conversation Research Tools and Updated Ad Options – Some handy new data tools from Reddit.

Pinterest Partners with Instacart to Help Maximize Ad Targeting for

Dive into our detailed sections for more insights and updates.

Organic SEO & Search News


SEO Daily News and Algorithm Updates


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SEO Daily News and Algorithm Updates


6/16/2025


Meta Hints at New Oakley-Branded Smart Glasses

Meta’s new smart glasses are set to be launched later this week.

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Social Media Today – Latest News


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SEO Daily News and Algorithm Updates


6/16/2025


Daily Search Forum Recap: June 16, 2025

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.

Google Search is testing AI audio overviews…

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Search Engine Roundtable


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SEO Daily News and Algorithm Updates


6/16/2025


Microsoft Tests Removing Its Name From Bing Search Box

Microsoft is testing removing its own name from the Bing search results box at the top left of the page. So it just says Bing, with the Microsoft logo next to it, when it normally says Microsoft Bing with the Microsoft logo next to it.

Source:
Search Engine Roundtable


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SEO Daily News and Algorithm Updates


6/16/2025


Google Merchant Center Updates User Interface Elements

Google has made some more minor changes to the Google Merchant Center user interface. Specifically, Google moved where the merchants access settings section is and also updated the sidebar with collapsible menu items.

Source:
Search Engine Roundtable


Technical SEO


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Technical SEO


6/16/2025


The AI Search Content Optimization Checklist [With Google Sheets]

I’ve created an AI Search Content Optimization Checklist, going through the most important aspects to take into account to optimize your content for AI search answers along with their importance and how to take action. Check it out.

Source:
SEO Blog by Aleyda


SEO Tools and Data Analysis


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SEO Tools and Data Analysis


6/16/2025


Content Marketing Analytics, Without the Fluff

Busy marketers, this one’s for you: the essential metrics to track content performance without drowning in data.

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Content Marketing – SEO Blog by Ahrefs


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SEO Tools and Data Analysis


6/16/2025


OpenAI’s ChatGPT Updates To Improve Tracking In Analytics

OpenAI has updated the ChatGPT interface to add additional UTM parameters to help with tracking more clicks from ChatGPT to your website. Now, under the "more" section, those links contain these UTM parameters, before they did not.

Source:
Search Engine Roundtable


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SEO Tools and Data Analysis


6/16/2025


80% of Our AI Search Traffic Goes to Our Homepage, Product Pages, and Free Tools

For years, Google and Bing have told SEOs to focus on users and create great content. They’re saying the same thing for the AI era, but is it true?

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Data & Studies – SEO Blog by Ahrefs


AI and Machine Learning in SEO


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AI and Machine Learning in SEO


6/16/2025


5 AI-Powered Workflows Every SEO Should Be Using Today

With LLMs becoming savvier and faster, more marketing teams are looking for ways to implement AI solutions to unlock creativity and untapped potential. Here are five AI-powered workflows that combine the Moz API and Relevance AI to take your marketing efforts to new heights.

Source:
moz (en-US)


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AI and Machine Learning in SEO


6/16/2025


Does AI Search Traffic Convert Better Than Traditional Search? For Ahrefs, Yes: 0.5% of Visitors Drove 12.1% of Signups

Search engines keep telling us traffic from AI search is better quality, but is it? At least for Ahrefs, the answer is… yes.

Source:
Data & Studies – SEO Blog by Ahrefs


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AI and Machine Learning in SEO


6/16/2025


OpenAI Improves ChatGPT Search Response Quality

OpenAI announced it has released several improvements to the ChatGPT search response quality. These improvements include "more comprehensive, up-to-date responses," according to the AI company.

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Search Engine Roundtable


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AI and Machine Learning in SEO


6/16/2025


The Forgotten Coupling – With AI Overviews Surging in Web Search, Don’t Overlook Image Search, Video Mode, and the News Tab in Search

Glenn Gabe explains that even with AI Overviews surging in the search results, clicks and impressions can remain stable in other search verticals (like image search, video mode, and the News tab in Search).

Source:
The Internet Marketing Driver


Content Marketing and Strategy


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Content Marketing and Strategy


6/16/2025


Pinterest and e.l.f. Beauty Team Up to Help Users Tap into Pin Trends

The activation will highlight your ideal color palette in Pins.

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Social Media Today – Latest News


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Content Marketing and Strategy


6/16/2025


Answer Engine Optimization, Explained

AEO is not new. But with the rise of generative AI, optimizing content to appear as sources or citations is crucial.

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SEO – Practical Ecommerce


Career Development and Industry Trends


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Career Development and Industry Trends


6/16/2025


Who are the Best SEO Professionals? – Lily Ray

Learn about which SEO professionals are best at the below tasks. These rankings are based on thousands of hours of industry research. Who is the best SEO at eating spaghetti?Continue readingWho are the Best SEO Professionals?

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Lily Ray


User Experience and SEO Optimization


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User Experience and SEO Optimization


6/16/2025


Threads Adds Spoiler Tags for Posts

A new option to encourage more TV show discussion in the app.

Source:
Social Media Today – Latest News


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User Experience and SEO Optimization


6/16/2025


A designer’s guide to Cursor: How to build interactive prototypes with sound, explore visual styles, and transform data visualizations | Elizabeth Lin

How to use Cursor for rapid prototyping: interactive sound elements, data visualization, and aesthetic exploration without coding expertise

Source:
Lenny’s Newsletter


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User Experience and SEO Optimization


6/16/2025


Google Search Audio Overview

Tired of all that reading in the Google Search results, is it too hard to read the AI Overviews? Well, Google has a solution for you, they are called "Audio Overviews." Google will generate an audio version of an AI Overview type of response, that sounds a lot like its NotebookLM technology.

Source:
Search Engine Roundtable

Paid Search & Platform Innovations


Paid Search and Advertising


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Paid Search and Advertising


6/16/2025


Reddit Announces New Conversation Research Tools and Updated Ad Options

Some handy new data tools from Reddit.

Source:
Social Media Today – Latest News


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Paid Search and Advertising


6/16/2025


Pinterest Partners with Instacart to Help Maximize Ad Targeting for Retailers

The collaboration will provide more data for Pinterest ad targeting.

Source:
Social Media Today – Latest News


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Paid Search and Advertising


6/16/2025


WhatsApp Launches Ads in Status Updates, Channel Subscriptions

WhatsApp is looking to integrate ads into the app (again).

Source:
Social Media Today – Latest News


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Paid Search and Advertising


6/16/2025


TikTok Launches New AI-Powered Ad Creation Tools, Integrations with Adobe and WPP

Some handy new video creation features for TikTok advertisers.

Source:
Social Media Today – Latest News


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Paid Search and Advertising


6/16/2025


Google Ads Testing New Charts Interface

Google Ads seems to be testing a new charts and graphing user interface with larger boxes and visuals in the campaign tab. It also seems to give you new ways to layout the data and visualize the data in these charts.

Source:
Search Engine Roundtable

Job Postings


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Job Postings


6/16/2025


SEO Content Analyst ~ Prosites ~ $21-24/hr. ~ Remote (US)

Job Summary The SEO Content Editor is a highly motivated individual with advanced proofing, writing, content curation, and communication skills. This role requires proficiency in SEO content development and the ability to provide constructive and helpful feedback to writers on the team. The SEO Content Editor will help to proofread for grammar, typographical errors, and […]

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SEO Agency Jobs – SEOjobs.com


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Job Postings


6/16/2025


SEO Manager ~ ISSA ~ Remote (US)

ISSA is looking for an SEO Manager! 100% remote but MUST reside in an ISSA-eligible state: (AZ, CT, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, MN, NC, NV, OH, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WI). About ISSA: ISSA is an education and certification company for fitness trainers, personal trainers, strength and conditioning coaches, nutritionists, nutrition […]

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In-house SEO jobs – SEOjobs.com


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Job Postings


6/16/2025


Digital Marketing & SEO Manager (AI) ~ Reap ~ Remote (US)

Why Reap? Reap is a fintech startup founded in Hong Kong in 2018, with over 250 employees across seven countries in 2025 and growing revenues globally. Our mission is to build a frictionless global financial ecosystem enabled by stablecoins that gives everyone access to participate in the global economy through technology. We win by harnessing […]

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In-house SEO jobs – SEOjobs.com


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Job Postings


6/16/2025


SEO Account Manager ~ Croud ~ $80-90k ~ Hybrid/in-office, New York (US)

A genuinely different marketing and media agency. Our Performance Reinvented approach drives growth for brands in a world where there are no funnels, brand and performance are united and analytics leads the way. We’re rooted in our performance heritage, and we bring that mindset to everything we do: brand planning, strategy, integrated media, social, creative, […]

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SEO Agency Jobs – SEOjobs.com


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Job Postings


6/16/2025


SEO Analyst, Contract ~ The Grit Group ~ $50-70/hr ~ Remote (US)

As a contract SEO Analyst on the Grit team, you will work closely with the account team, Director of SEO, and other associates to drive SEO strategy, provide content SEO expertise, and manage reporting / analytics across SEO partnerships. You’ll be hands-on updating meta titles, digging into performance data, or building internal links while also […]

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SEO Agency Jobs – SEOjobs.com


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Job Postings


6/16/2025


SEO Account Manager – The SEOFOMO Hub

Job Description: About Pattern Pattern is a global eCommerce and marketplace growth accelerator and is one of the largest Amazon resellers globally. Our offices are in Utah, London, Dubai, Sydney, Melbourne, Hong Kong, and Guangzhou. With a strong reputation in Australia for eCommerce strategy and implementation support, we are consistently striving for delivery excellence and <a href="https://hub.seofomo.co/job/seo-account-manager-5/" class="more-link">…<span class="screen-reader-text"> SEO Account Manager</span></a>

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The SEOFOMO Hub

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