SEO Daily News Recap for Thursday, June 12, 2025
Organic SEO & Search News
Google Search Not Serving New Content: Google Search, the main search engine, is not serving new content. It might be an indexing issue or a serving issue, but if you try to find new content across news sites, like the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post and others, you won’t see any.
How To Build AI Tools To Automate Your SEO Workflows [MozCon 2025 Speaker Series]: Are you stuck doing repetitive SEO tasks manually? Learn how to automate workflows and build no-code AI tools to scale smarter—no coding skills needed.
Google Softens Its Stance On Automated Translation After Reddit Implementation: In the early days, Google was not a fan of using tools to automatically translate your pages and then have Google index and rank those pages, even with Google Translate. But now as AI is getting better at it, Google is now okay with it, assuming the translation is helpful and useful to your users.
Paid Search & Platform Innovations
Google Ads Policy Now Says Individual Accounts Can Be Paused Over Manager Account Violations: Google has added a new section to its policy on pausing Google Ads accounts. It says Google “may pause your individual account if it is linked to a Manager account that is currently in violation of the third-party policy.”
Google Ads Asset-Level Performance Max Reporting Rolling Out: Some are starting to see the new asset-level reporting within Google Ads for Performance Max campaigns.
Google Search Stock Level Colors: Google is testing adding colors to the in stock and out of stock labels or extensions in the search result snippets. So if a product is in stock, the icon will be green and if the product is out of stock, the icon will be red.
General Digital Marketing
WhatsApp Adds Animated Emojis, Combined Avatar Stickers, and More: WhatsApp’s also added video stickers, which are like custom GIFs.
Pinterest Partners with LTK to Expand its Product Listings: LTK hosts affiliate marketing promotions with a range of influencers.
Meta Takes Legal Action Against AI Apps That Generate Fake Nude Images: Meta’s seen a rise in posts and ads from tools that generate non-consensual images.
Dive into our detailed sections for more insights and updates.
Organic SEO & Search News
SEO Daily News and Algorithm Updates
Google Search Not Serving New Content
Google Search, the main search engine, is not serving new content. It might be an indexing issue or a serving issue, but if you try to find new content across news sites, like the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post and others, you won’t see any.
Source:
Search Engine Roundtable
Meta Takes Legal Action Against AI Apps That Generate Fake Nude Images
Meta’s seen a rise in posts and ads from tools that generate non-consensual images.
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Social Media Today – Latest News
Simplifying the search results page | Google Search Central Blog | Google for Developers
No Description Available
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Google Search Central Blog
Daily Search Forum Recap: June 12, 2025
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…
Source:
Search Engine Roundtable
Google Search Stock Level Colors
Google is testing adding colors to the in stock and out of stock labels or extensions in the search result snippets. So if a product is in stock, the icon will be green and if the product is out of stock, the icon will be red.
Source:
Search Engine Roundtable
SEO Tools and Data Analysis
Snapchat Adds New Creator Tools, Updated Analytics Elements
Also, an updated video editing UI.
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Social Media Today – Latest News
How To Build AI Tools To Automate Your SEO Workflows [MozCon 2025 Speaker Series]
Are you stuck doing repetitive SEO tasks manually? Learn how to automate workflows and build no-code AI tools to scale smarter—no coding skills needed.
Source:
moz (en-US)
Local SEO
Google Business Profiles Changes Add Updates To Posts
Google seems to be flip-flopping between calling it Google Posts and Google Updates within Google Business Profiles. When a business owner wants to post an announcement of sorts on their Google local listing, they can click "Add update" or now "Posts" with a plus-sign.
Source:
Search Engine Roundtable
AI and Machine Learning in SEO
Google Softens Its Stance On Automated Translation After Reddit Implementation
In the early days, Google was not a fan of using tools to automatically translate your pages and then have Google index and rank those pages, even with Google Translate. But now as AI is getting better at it, Google is now okay with it, assuming the translation is helpful and useful to your users.
Source:
Search Engine Roundtable
86% of Top Mentioned Sources Are Not Shared Across ChatGPT, Perplexity, and AI Overviews
Looking at the 50 most mentioned websites for AI Overviews, ChatGPT, and Perplexity, only 7 websites are in the top 50 results for all of them.
Content Marketing and Strategy
X Highlights Back-to-School Marketing Opportunities [Infographic]
New engagement insights from the X ads team.
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Social Media Today – Latest News
In a Zero-Click World, Traffic is a Terrible Goal – SparkToro
60% of marketers say their top goal for the next 12 months is "increasing traffic." And 59% say their primary KPI is… also traffic. To all those folks,
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SparkToro
E-commerce and Affiliate SEO
Pinterest Partners with LTK to Expand its Product Listings
LTK hosts affiliate marketing promotions with a range of influencers.
Source:
Social Media Today – Latest News
TikTok Rolls Out New Badges to Highlight Seller Performance
The badges will highlight brands based on customer service benchmarks.
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Social Media Today – Latest News
User Experience and SEO Optimization
WhatApp Adds Animated Emojis, Combined Avatar Stickers, and More
WhatsApp’s also added video stickers, which are like custom GIFs.
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Social Media Today – Latest News
Instagram Launches New Artist Inspiration Intiative, Additional In-App Features
Including the option to rearrange your profile grid display.
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Social Media Today – Latest News
Reddit Enables Users to Convert Comments to Posts, Adds Comment Analytics
A new way to spark expanded conversations on Reddit.
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Social Media Today – Latest News
35 years of product design wisdom from Apple, Disney, Pinterest and beyond | Bob Baxley
From Apple to Pinterest: hard-won wisdom on design, culture, and craft
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Lenny’s Newsletter
Paid Search & Platform Innovations
Paid Search and Advertising
Google Ads Policy Now Says Individual Accounts Can Be Paused Over Manager Account Violations
Google has added a new section to its policy on pausing Google Ads accounts. It says Google "may pause your individual account if it is linked to a Manager account that is currently in violation of the third-party policy."
Source:
Search Engine Roundtable
Google Ads Asset-Level Performance Max Reporting Rolling Out
Some are starting to see the new asset-level reporting within Google Ads for Performance Max campaigns. I am not sure how widespread the rollout is but some are starting to see these reports in their Google Ads advertiser console.
Source:
Search Engine Roundtable
Job Postings
Job Postings
6/12/2025
SEO Coordinator ~ Staples ~ $60-65k (CAD) ~ Hybrid (Richmond Hill, CAN)
Some of what you will do: Support SEO strategy implementation, focusing on planning, execution, reporting, and content creation for Staples and Staples Professional. Collaborate with the Senior SEO Manager, SEO team, and key stakeholders to boost organic search outcomes and achieve growth targets. Specifically, You Will: Campaign Support: Collaborate with the SEO team and site […]
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In-house SEO jobs – SEOjobs.com
Job Postings
6/12/2025
SEO Manager ~ Expatrio Global Services GMBH ~ $40-50k ~ Hybrid (Berlin, DE)
JOIN EXPATRIO Expatrio is an ambitious Berlin-based start-up in the field of Fintech and Edtech and currently has a vacancy for the position: SEO Manager (f/m/x) Our goal is to support international talent in every step of their journey to Germany. If this goal appeals to you, then keep reading! YOUR ROLE Conceptualizing SEO content […]
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In-house SEO jobs – SEOjobs.com
Job Postings
6/12/2025
SEO Specialist ~ Similar AI ~ €45,500 ~ Hybrid ~ Leiden Zuid-Holland (Netherlands)
Role Summary You will build strategies and work with our subscription customers to implement them using Similar AI’s innovative suite of tools and AI agents—SiteTopic.io, NewPages.io, InternalLinking.io, and ContentGen.io. This full-time role involves technical SEO, strategy formulation, client management, and hands-on implementation through automated recipes in a dynamic, innovation-driven environment. Key Responsibilities Ongoing Customer Engagement: Maintain […]
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In-house SEO jobs – SEOjobs.com
Job Postings
6/12/2025
Sr. SEO Associate ~ Merkle Cardinal Path ~ $70K-$85K ~ Remote (US)
Job Description: WE WELCOME CANDIDATES WHO ARE LEGALLY ELIGIBLE TO WORK IN THE UNITED STATES. As a Senior SEO Consultant at Merkle | Cardinal Path, you will be delivering SEO strategies and recommendations to a world class clientele across multiple industries and verticals. This is a fast-paced, client facing role requiring advanced SEO knowledge […]
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SEO Agency Jobs – SEOjobs.com
Job Postings
6/12/2025
SEO Strategist ~ OuterBox ~ $52-65k ~ Remote (US)
Job Type Full-time Description OuterBox is seeking a talented SEO Strategist to create and execute integrated search engine optimization strategies that improve relevant traffic, search engine rankings, and ultimately drive qualified leads (and/or sales) for their clients. This individual is a part of the Integrated Marketing Team and works closely on integrated strategies with the […]
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SEO Agency Jobs – SEOjobs.com