SEO Daily News Recap for Monday, September 1, 2025
Organic SEO & Search News
Control AI Answers about Your Brand – Search engine optimization has shifted from traditional organic rankings to AI-generated citations.
65 Most Popular AI Tools Ranked (August 2025) – Canva is the most popular AI tool with 278.2M monthly visits. It’s followed by DeepL, QuillBot, ChatGPT, and Gemini.
Top 10 Google Trends Alternatives (2025) – Discover 10 of the best Google Trends alternatives in 2025 to research trends, topics, and keywords.
Paid Search & Platform Innovations
Google AI Mode With Compare Checkboxes For Products & Local Business Listings – Google now has the ability within AI Mode to compare listed products or local businesses by selecting the listing and having AI Mode compare the ones you selected.
Google AI Mode Model Updated – Google has supposedly updated the models that run AI Mode, showing improvements for complex STEM questions.
Google Testing AI Overview With Knowledge Panel – Google may be testing a new format for AI Overviews in the search results, combining knowledge panel features.
General Digital Marketing
xAI is Back in Contention for Government Contracts – That could lead to new opportunities for Elon’s X Corp empire.
New Details Emerge About Meta’s ‘Hypernova’ Smart Glasses – Meta is planning to make a major wearables announcement at its Connect conference later this month.
How to turn meeting notes into prototypes that your sales team can immediately demo to customers – Watch now | 🎙️ Acolyte Health’s CPTO on using AI to transform stakeholder meetings, create interactive prototypes in minutes, and solve product-engineering debates by building instead of arguing.
Dive into our detailed sections for more insights and updates.
Organic SEO & Search News
SEO Daily News and Algorithm Updates
New Details Emerge About Meta’s ‘Hypernova’ Smart Glasses
Meta’s planning to make a major wearables announcement at its Connect conference later this month.
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Social Media Today – Latest News
Daily Search Forum Recap: September 1, 2025
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…
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Search Engine Roundtable
Google AI Mode Model Updated
Google has supposedly updated the models that run AI Mode. Robby Stein from Google wrote on X, "We’re seeing big improvements for complex STEM questions."
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Search Engine Roundtable
Google’s Danny Sullivan Speaks At WordCamp On How Google Search Keeps Evolving
Danny Sullivan, the former Google Search Liaison, spoke at WordCamp on Friday on the topic of How and why Google Search keeps evolving. The video is up for anyone to watch, it is 45 minutes and doesn’t have much new in it but it is a good refresher.
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Search Engine Roundtable
Google Crawl Changes Are Independent Of Big Google Updates
Google’s John Mueller was asked again if a change in crawling patterns is related to Google algorithm updates. In which he said again, No, it is not.
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Search Engine Roundtable
Technical SEO
Google AI Mode With Compare Checkboxes For Products & Local Business Listings
Google now has the ability within AI Mode to compare listed products or local businesses by selecting the listing and having AI Mode compare the ones you selected. Then AI Mode will just compare the ones you selected in the follow-up query.
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Search Engine Roundtable
SEO Tools and Data Analysis
65 Most Popular AI Tools Ranked (August 2025)
Canva is the most popular AI tool with 278.2M monthly visits. It’s followed by DeepL, QuillBot, ChatGPT, and Gemini.
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Top 10 Google Trends Alternatives (2025)
Discover 10 of the best Google Trends alternatives in 2025 to research trends, topics, and keywords.
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Unknown Source
AI and Machine Learning in SEO
xAI is Back in Contention for Government Contracts
That could lead to new opportunities for Elon’s X Corp empire.
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Social Media Today – Latest News
Control AI Answers about Your Brand
Search engine optimization has shifted from traditional organic rankings to AI-generated citations.
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SEO – Practical Ecommerce
Google Testing AI Overview With Knowledge Panel
Google may be testing a new format for AI Overviews in the search results. This one does not have the AI Overview label on the AI Overview, plus it seems to combine knowledge panel features.
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Search Engine Roundtable
81 AI SEO Statistics for 2025 (Fresh and Original Data)
Discover 81+ AI SEO statistics from our latest data studies. This list is updated monthly to keep it fresh.
Google AI Mode: All You Need to Know
Google’s AI Mode is transforming search into a conversational experience powered by Gemini 2.5. Learn how it works, its impact on SEO, adoption trends, and strategies to optimize your brand for AI-powered search.
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General SEO – SEO Blog by Ahrefs
User Experience and SEO Optimization
How to turn meeting notes into prototypes that your sales team can immediately demo to customers | Anjan Panneer Selvam (Acolyte Health)
Watch now | 🎙️ Acolyte Health’s CPTO on using AI to transform stakeholder meetings, create interactive prototypes in minutes, and solve product-engineering debates by building instead of arguing
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Lenny’s Newsletter
Job Postings
Job Postings
9/1/2025
SEO Strategist ~ Smartbug Media ~ Remote (Canada)
SmartBug Media is the full service digital agency of choice for organizations looking to create resilient growth across the entire customer lifecycle. From marketing to sales, revenue operations to customer success, and e-commerce to integration, SmartBug combines sound strategies and technology with top talent to de-risk the future and set the course for continued success. […]
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SEO Agency Jobs – SEOjobs.com
Job Postings
9/1/2025
AI-First Content & SEO Optimization Specialist ~ Nurp ~ $75,000-$90,000 per year ~ Remote (USA)
POSITION SUMMARY Nurp is seeking an AI-focused Content & SEO Optimization Specialist to lead our visibility strategy across both traditional search engines and next-gen AI-powered platforms like ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Perplexity, and Grok. This is not a traditional SEO role. We’re looking for a hybrid thinker—someone who understands both search and AI discovery engines, and can demonstrate strategies for: […]
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In-house SEO jobs – SEOjobs.com
Job Postings
9/1/2025
iGaming Team Lead SEO ~ North Star Network ~ Remote (WW)
North Star Network is a fast-growing international media group at the crossroads of sports and gaming. 🎯 Our goal? To dominate SERPs with top-tier content that engages, informs, and converts. We’re seeking a SEO Team Lead to elevate our websites across Asia, English-speaking Africa, and Europe. With a passionate SEO team based in Lille, Paris, and remote locations worldwide, you’ll thrive in […]
Job Postings
9/1/2025
Senior SEO Specialist (Latam Markets) ~ North star network ~ Remote (US)
We are looking to hire a technically savvy, content-driven, and results-oriented Senior SEO Specialist. The ideal candidate will lead both technical and content SEO initiatives to drive organic growth, improve site performance, and enhance search visibility across key markets. As our Senior SEO Specialist you will SEO Strategy & Execution: Develop and execute a data-driven […]
