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SEO Daily News Recaps for Tuesday, August 12, 2025

Posted on August 13, 2025

SEO Daily News Recap for Tuesday, August 12, 2025

Organic SEO & Search News

New Insight Suggests That xAI is Seeing Solid Increases in Revenue Intake – Elon’s xAI project is generating more revenue, though the challenge ahead of it remains significant.

LinkedIn Expands Newsletter Access, Previews Coming Premium Package for SMBs – LinkedIn’s Premium Business Suite will include a range of easy-to-use promotion tools.

Threads Reaches 400 Million Users, Closing in on X’s Usage – Threads is steadily becoming a real competitor for X.

Is GEO the Same as SEO? – Optimizing for generative AI is different from traditional search engines. The distinction lies in the underlying technology.

Paid Search & Platform Innovations

Snapchat Launches ‘McDonaldland’ AR Experience – Snapchat will play a part in McDonald’s latest multi-platform promotion.

LinkedIn Adds ‘Mini Sudoku’, its Sixth In-App Game – LinkedIn’s added yet another in-app puzzle game.

Google Expands its Use of AI to Detect Invalid Ad Traffic – Invalid traffic can increase ad costs, and skew your performance data.

Google Ads Updated Several Policy Help Center Articles – Google has updated fourteen different help center documents, specific to Google Ads policy.

General Digital Marketing

Elon Musk Threatens Legal Action Over Apple’s App Store Rankings – Elon says that Apple is deliberately restricting promotion of both X and xAI.

YouTube Add New CTA Options for Promote, More Images in Community Posts – Also, now you can re-process edited auto-dubbed clips.

24 Best ChatGPT Alternatives (August 2025) – Whether you’re a writer, developer, or just looking to increase your productivity through AI-powered solutions, here are 24 ChatGPT alternatives to try out.

Google Merchant Center Ads Promotion Preview & Chat Checkbox – Google Merchant Center now lets you preview your promotions, your sponsored ads, before adding them. Google also added two check boxes to your customer service section for live versus chatbot support.

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


8/12/2025


Elon Musk Threatens Legal Action Over Apple’s App Store Rankings

Elon says that APple is deliberately restricting promotion of both X and xAI.

Source:
Social Media Today – Latest News


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SEO Daily News and Algorithm Updates


8/12/2025


YouTube Add New CTA Options for Promote, More Images in Community Posts

Also, now you can re-process edited auto-dubbed clips.

Source:
Social Media Today – Latest News


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SEO Daily News and Algorithm Updates


8/12/2025


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Source:
Search Engine Land


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SEO Daily News and Algorithm Updates


8/12/2025


Daily Search Forum Recap: August 12, 2025

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…

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Search Engine Roundtable


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SEO Daily News and Algorithm Updates


8/12/2025


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Source:
Search Engine Land


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SEO Daily News and Algorithm Updates


8/12/2025


Google Search Energy-Saving Green Leaf Label

Google is now showing the energy-saving label with a green leaf icon in the product listings side panel within Google Search. We saw these on special compare and save type of search box but now they may be shown in the product listings box.

Source:
Search Engine Roundtable


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SEO Daily News and Algorithm Updates


8/12/2025


Bing Testing Recent Searches At Top Of Page

Microsoft is testing placing "Recent searches" at the top of the Bing Search results page. This is instead of it being placed at the bottom or the side.

Source:
Search Engine Roundtable


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SEO Daily News and Algorithm Updates


8/12/2025


Google Trends Not Showing Trends With Four Hour Filter

Google Trends seems to be broken or stalled over the past few hours. If you filter Google Trends for a specific region and then say only show me trends over the past four hours, you may only see a few keywords show up and not pages of keywords, like you’d normally expect.

Source:
Search Engine Roundtable


Technical SEO


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Technical SEO


8/12/2025


24 Best ChatGPT Alternatives (August 2025)

Whether you’re a writer, developer, or just looking to increase your productivity through AI-powered solutions, here are 24 ChatGPT alternatives to try out.

Source:
Unknown Source


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Technical SEO


8/12/2025


Is GEO the Same as SEO?

Optimizing for generative AI is different from traditional search engines. The distinction lies in the underlying technology.

Source:
SEO – Practical Ecommerce


SEO Tools and Data Analysis


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SEO Tools and Data Analysis


8/12/2025


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Source:
Search Engine Land


Local SEO


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Local SEO


8/12/2025


How Many Categories Does Your Google Business Profile Need?

If you’ve read Google’s guidelines, you’ve probably seen what they say: “Choose the fewest number of categories it takes to describe your overall core business.”

Source:
Sterling Sky Inc


AI and Machine Learning in SEO


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AI and Machine Learning in SEO


8/12/2025


New Insight Suggests That xAI is Seeing Solid Increases in Revenue Intake

Elon’s xAI project is generating more revenue, though the challenge ahead of it remains significant.

Source:
Social Media Today – Latest News


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AI and Machine Learning in SEO


8/12/2025


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Source:
Search Engine Land


Content Marketing and Strategy


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Content Marketing and Strategy


8/12/2025


Essential reading for product builders—part 2

10 more timeless essays you probably haven’t read but should

Source:
Lenny’s Newsletter


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Content Marketing and Strategy


8/12/2025


Essential reading for product builders—part 2

10 more timeless essays you probably haven’t read but should

Source:
Lenny’s Newsletter


E-commerce and Affiliate SEO


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E-commerce and Affiliate SEO


8/12/2025


Threads Reaches 400 Million Users, Closing in on X’s Usage

Threads is steadily becoming a real competitor for X.

Source:
Social Media Today – Latest News


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E-commerce and Affiliate SEO


8/12/2025


Google Search From Online Stores Section

Google is testing a new section in the Google Search results titled "From online stores." We’ve seen a similar section for nearby stores but I am not sure if we’ve seen the online stores version.

Source:
Search Engine Roundtable


User Experience and SEO Optimization


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User Experience and SEO Optimization


8/12/2025


LinkedIn Adds ‘Mini Sudoku’, its Sixth In-App Game

LinkedIn’s added yet another in-app puzzle game.

Source:
Social Media Today – Latest News

Paid Search & Platform Innovations


Paid Search and Advertising


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Paid Search and Advertising


8/12/2025


LinkedIn Expands Newsletter Access, Previews Coming Premium Package for SMBs

LinkedIn’s Premium Business Suite will include a range of easy-to-use promotion tools.

Source:
Social Media Today – Latest News


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Paid Search and Advertising


8/12/2025


Snapchat Launches ‘McDonaldland’ AR Experience

Snapchat will play a part in McDonald’s latest multi-platform promotion.

Source:
Social Media Today – Latest News


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Paid Search and Advertising


8/12/2025


Google Expands its Use of AI to Detect Invalid Ad Traffic

Invalid traffic can increase ad costs, and skew your performance data.

Source:
Social Media Today – Latest News


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Paid Search and Advertising


8/12/2025


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No Description Available

Source:
Search Engine Land


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Paid Search and Advertising


8/12/2025


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Source:
Search Engine Land


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Paid Search and Advertising


8/12/2025


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Source:
Search Engine Land


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Paid Search and Advertising


8/12/2025


Google Merchant Center Ads Promotion Preview & Chat Checkbox

Google Merchant Center now lets you preview your promotions, your sponsored ads, before adding them. Google also added two check boxes to your customer service section for live versus chatbot support.

Source:
Search Engine Roundtable


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Paid Search and Advertising


8/12/2025


Google Ads Updated Several Policy Help Center Articles

Google has updated fourteen different help center documents, specific to Google Ads policy. Google said the updates "improved organization and readability" of those help center articles.

Source:
Search Engine Roundtable

Job Postings


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Job Postings


8/12/2025


SEO Senior Specialist ~ GM ~ Hybrid (Warren, MI, USA)

Job Description This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to GM Global Technical Center- Cadillac Tower three times per week, at minimum. This job may be eligible for relocation benefits. We are seeking a highly motivated and analytical SEO Senior Specialist with a minimum of 3 years […]

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In-house SEO jobs – SEOjobs.com


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Job Postings


8/12/2025


SEO Specialist ~ Xplor ~ Remote (UK/EU)

Company Description At Xplor, we believe that helping people make the most of each day is the most rewarding way to spend ours. We give small and medium-sized businesses cloud-based, intuitive technology solutions that enable them to manage all the hassles of running and growing a business, so business owners can get back to doing […]

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SEO Agency Jobs – SEOjobs.com

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