Facebook WIll Now Allow Private Groups to Switch to Public Instead

A significant change, which could be of concern to some group members.

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Social Media Today – Latest News

TikTok Announces Nominees for the US TikTok Awards

The awards will celebrate the best creators and influencers in the app.

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Social Media Today – Latest News

Daily Search Forum Recap: November 3, 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 new ad layout is driving accidental clicks on search ads. Google and Bing are indexing Grokipedia, the AI-generated online encyclopedia, like crazy. Raptive sued Google saying they use its data to cheat them, it can cost billions. Reddit said its search traffic is flat…

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Search Engine Roundtable

Reddit Search Traffic Flat, AI Not Traffic Driver & 50% Of Reddit’s Traffic Is Dependent On Google Search

Reddit announced earnings late last week and it boggles me how people love this stock. I am not a financial expert of analysis but Reddit has been saying for some time that 50% of its traffic comes from Google Search. Reddit also said on this Q3 earnings call that its search traffic is flat and that AI is not a traffic driver, at least not yet.

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Search Engine Roundtable

Google adds Chrome Web Store user agent

Google added a new user agent to the Google user-triggered fetchers named Google-CWS.

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Search Engine Land

Google says verify your cloud hosting provider with Search Console

If you are hosting images, videos or other content on third-party cloud services, you probably want to verify those in Search Console.

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Search Engine Land

How Many Companies Use AI? (New 2025 Data)

According to 2025 data, 78% of companies use AI in their daily operations globally, while 90% either already use it or plan to start.

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How to Monitor Brand Mentions (Top 4 Methods)

Learn what brand mentions are, why they matter, and how to monitor them using effective tools like Semrush and Exploding Topics.

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Google Recommends You Verify Your Hosted Cloud Provider Host In Search Console

Google’s John Mueller posted a PSA yesterday, reminding SEOs and developers to verify the host name of cloud providers they are using to host images, videos, and other content. Specifically, you should use a DNS CNAME to the bucket, then verify with DNS with Search Console.

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Search Engine Roundtable

Regex in GSC Reveals ChatGPT Searches

Search Console reports AI-bot queries as if they’re human. Here’s how to isolate the bots from real people.

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SEO – Practical Ecommerce

“Vibe analysis”: How Faire’s data team uses AI to investigate conversion drops, analyze experiment results, and convert raw data into executive-ready insights

Watch now | 🎙️ Faire’s data leaders on using AI to investigate conversion drops, analyze experiment results, and turn raw data into executive-ready insights—all without writing SQL from scratch

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Meta Reports Improved App Promotion Performance via AI Targeting

Meta says that its evolving AI models are driving more valuable results for app advertisers.

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Social Media Today – Latest News

This week on How I AI: “Vibe analysis” with Faire + vibe coding a kid-friendly AI fortune teller

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

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7 focus areas as AI transforms search and the customer journey in 2026

AI is reshaping how people search, decide, and buy. Discover the key shifts defining 2026 and how to stay visible everywhere.

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Search Engine Land

Google & Bing Are Indexing Grokipedia – AI Generated Wikipedia

Grokipedia, an AI-generated online encyclopedia launched a week ago with over 800,000 AI-generated pages, and both Google and Bing have already indexed hundreds, if not thousands, of those AI-generated pages.

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Search Engine Roundtable

Google AI Overviews guide research, but Search still wins the sale

Google’s AI Overviews are taking over the research phase of shopping, but traditional search still wins the sale, new BrightEdge data shows.

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Search Engine Land

Pinterest Publishes Trend Inspired and Celebrity Curated Gift Guides

So now, you can buy Pamela Anderson’s favorite farm boots. If you want.

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Social Media Today – Latest News

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Join our 2026 contributor roster! We’re seeking expert voices in SEO, PPC, AI, and analytics to share insights with millions of marketers.

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Google Shares the Top Trending Products of 2025

The top trending products, and also, Google’s own promotions.

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Social Media Today – Latest News

Facebook’s New TV Ad Highlights In-App Connection

Which is not the primary reason why people use the app.

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Social Media Today – Latest News

Snapchat Pitches Marketers on Holiday Shopping Opportunities

According to Snapchat, the time is now to start your holiday campaigns.

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Social Media Today – Latest News

Google Local Services Ads vs. Search Ads: Which drives better local leads?

Find out how ad setup, targeting, and lead quality vary between LSAs and Search campaigns – and when to use each for better local results.

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Search Engine Land

Publishers Say Google Used Their Data to Cheat Them, Files Sweeping Antitrust and Fraud Lawsuit

Raptive, an advertising-sales company representing thousands of websites (content publishers), filed a 93-page complaint against Google in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. The suit says "Google has carried out a sophisticated, anticompetitive, and deceptive scheme for well over a decade" by "manipulating auctions for ad space across the Internet."

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Search Engine Roundtable

Google’s New Search Ad Layout Is Causing Accidentally Clicks

A few weeks ago, Google launched a new ad layout with the large "Sponsored results" label that groups numerous ads under that one label, and then sticks a "Hide sponsored results" button after you have already seen the ads. Well, it is leading to accidental ad clicks based on what I am reading and hearing across the industry.

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Search Engine Roundtable

How Google’s AI Overviews are accelerating change in paid search

Adthena analyzed 21 million SERPs over two four-week periods to reveal where visibility is falling and which industries are being hit first.

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Search Engine Land

Software Engineer II, AI Search ~ Bloomreach ~ $125,000-$160,000 ~ Remote (USA)

Bloomreach is building the world’s premier agentic platform for personalization.We’re revolutionizing how businesses connect with their customers, building and deploying AI agents to personalize the entire customer journey. We’re taking autonomous search mainstream, making product discovery more intuitive and conversational for customers, and more profitable for businesses. We’re making conversational shopping a reality, connecting every shopper with tailored guidance and product expertise […]

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Web & SEO Specialist ~ Gravitee ~ Remote (WW)

Join the API Revolution at Gravitee – Where Innovation Meets Growth Since our beginnings in 2015, Gravitee has grown into a global force, recognised as a 2024 Gartner Magic Quadrant™ Leader for API Management. What started with four developers challenging the complexities of APIs has evolved into a revolutionary platform powering API and event stream ecosystems […]

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