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SEO Daily News Recaps for Monday, September 8, 2025

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SEO Daily News Recap for Monday, September 8, 2025

Organic SEO & Search News

Google expands AI Mode beyond English – Google AI Mode now works with Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, and Brazilian Portuguese.

GEO and SEO: Convergence, divergence or something in between – As AI reshapes search, GEO may emerge as its own discipline, remain part of SEO, or settle in the middle. Here’s how the future could unfold.

Google can’t decide if the web is thriving – or dying – Is the web alive or dead? To Google, it’s Schrödinger’s cat – a paradox that shifts depending on who’s talking and where.

Paid Search & Platform Innovations

Google AI Overviews Using Individual Business Profile Reviews – Google seems to be using the reviews on your Google Business Profile listings to give responses in its AI Overviews.

Google AI Mode May Use Your Search & Maps Activity To Personalize Results – Google AI Mode within Search Labs personalizes your results for dining-related topics. Google is now showing a disclaimer when doing so.

Google Search Testing Alternatives To People Also Search For – Google is testing alternatives to the title “People also search for” at the bottom of the Google Search results.

General Digital Marketing

CapCut Adds New Features Including LinkedIn Integration – CapCut’s got some new tools to assist in your video editing process.

Meta Faces More Questions Over Teen Safety in AI and VR – Reports suggest that Meta has ignored health concerns about its evolving tools.

Pinterest Shares Tips for Holiday Campaign Planning – Some valuable planning tips from the Pinterest team.

Dive into our detailed sections for more insights and updates.

Organic SEO & Search News


SEO Daily News and Algorithm Updates


Daily Search Forum Recap: September 8, 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 initially said that AI Mode will become the default search experience soon…

Source:
Search Engine Roundtable


Google can’t decide if the web is thriving – or dying

Is the web alive or dead? To Google, it’s Schrödinger’s cat – a paradox that shifts depending on who’s talking and where.

Source:
Search Engine Land


Google Court Doc: Open Web Is In Rapid Decline

Google’s CEO, Sundar Pichai, said in May that web publishing is not dying. Nick Fox, VP of Search at Google, said in May that the web is thriving. But in a court document filed by Google on late Friday, Google’s lawyers wrote, "The fact is that today, the open web is already in rapid decline."

Source:
Search Engine Roundtable


Google Search Testing Alternatives To People Also Search For

Google is testing alternatives to the title "People also search for" at the bottom of the Google Search results. I am seeing "Related your search," "Search for next," and "Also search for."

Source:
Search Engine Roundtable


Technical SEO


Google Says Go With Traditional TLD Even If You Need A Hyphen In Domain Name

Google’s John Mueller said in a Reddit thread that he would personally go with a traditional TLD (i.e., .com) even if it means having to put a hyphen in the domain name. This is instead of picking a TLD that may be considered lower quality or cheap.

Source:
Search Engine Roundtable


SEO Tools and Data Analysis


CapCut Adds New Features Including LinkedIn Integration

CapCut’s got some new tools to assist in your video editing process.

Source:
Social Media Today – Latest News


International SEO


AI and Machine Learning in SEO


Meta Faces More Questions Over Teen Safety in AI and VR

Reports suggest that Meta has ignored health concerns about its evolving tools.

Source:
Social Media Today – Latest News


Google expands AI Mode beyond English

Google AI Mode now works with Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, and Brazilian Portuguese.

Source:
Search Engine Land


Scott Wu

Watch now | 🎙️Cognition Labs’ CEO shares how his team uses their AI coding agent Devin as a first-line responder for engineering tasks, multiplayer problem-solving, and asynchronous development

Source:
Lenny’s Newsletter


Google AI Overviews Using Individual Business Profile Reviews

Google seems to be using the reviews on your Google Business Profile listings to give responses in its AI Overviews. If you search for your favorite doctor reviews, you may see Google cite reviews listed in the reviews section of your Google Business Profile.

Source:
Search Engine Roundtable


Google AI Mode May Use Your Search & Maps Activity To Personalize Results

Google AI Mode within Search Labs personalizes your results for dining-related topics. Well, now Google is showing a disclaimer when it does that. The disclaimer reads, "Personalized for you: Now when you ask for restaurant recommendations in Al Mode you’ll get more relevant responses that use your Search and Maps activity."

Source:
Search Engine Roundtable


Content Marketing and Strategy


E-commerce and Affiliate SEO


User Experience and SEO Optimization


GEO and SEO: Convergence, divergence or something in between

As AI reshapes search, GEO may emerge as its own discipline, remain part of SEO, or settle in the middle. Here’s how the future could unfold.

Source:
Search Engine Land

Paid Search & Platform Innovations


Paid Search and Advertising


Reddit Highlights the Value of Reddit Ads for Tech Marketers

The data shows that Reddit ads can help tech marketers reach engaged audiences.

Source:
Social Media Today – Latest News


Google Ads adds new reporting for AI Max campaigns

Google Ads’ AI Max now reveals traffic driven by expanded keyword matches and landing pages.

Source:
Search Engine Land


Facebook ad costs jump 21% in 2025, but still beat Google

Facebook’s 2025 ad benchmarks show cheaper traffic ads but pricier leads, still beating Google on cost.

Source:
Search Engine Land


What AI means for paid media, user behavior, and brand visibility

AI is collapsing funnels and changing how ads are discovered. Staying relevant means evolving how campaigns, content, and brand connect.

Source:
Search Engine Land

Job Postings


Job Postings


9/8/2025


SEO Manager ~ CSG ~ $95,077.22-$152,123.54 ~ Remote (USA)

Hi, I’m Cassie Alexander, your Recruiter and guide to joining CSG! We are excited to learn more about you and your unique background. We’re seeking a strategic, data-driven SEO Manager to lead and evolve our organic search efforts across global digital properties. In this role, you’ll blend technical SEO, content strategy, and AI-powered tools to […]

Source:
Senior Level SEO Jobs – SEOjobs.com


Job Postings


9/8/2025


Senior SEO Manager ~ Ferocious Media ~ $75k to $85k USD ~ Remote (US)

Job Description:  The Sr. SEO Manager will work closely with other SEO team members and will play a pivotal role in driving organic growth and enhancing online visibility and quantifiable results for our clients as well as assisting in improving and organizing the SEO department. This role will require you to be self-disciplined and self-motivated, […]

Source:
SEO Agency Jobs – SEOjobs.com


Job Postings


9/8/2025


Sr. Manager, Social SEO ~ Achieve ~ $160,000 – $185,000 + ~ Remote (USA)

Company Description Achieve is a leading digital personal finance company. We help everyday people move from struggling to thriving by providing innovative, personalized financial solutions. By leveraging proprietary data and analytics, our solutions are tailored for each step of our member’s financial journey to include personal loans, home equity loans, debt consolidation, financial tools and […]

Source:
In-house SEO jobs – SEOjobs.com