SEO Daily News Recap for Tuesday, January 6, 2026
Organic SEO & Search News
Google to allow Prediction Markets ads under strict rules – Google will allow ads for federally regulated prediction markets in the U.S. starting January 21st, opening Google Ads to a previously restricted category.
Google to require separate product IDs for multi-channel items – Google will require separate product IDs for online and in-store items from March, forcing retailers to split multi-channel products that differ by price or availability.
Microsoft Bing Testing New Home Page Design Promoting Copilot – Bing is testing a new home page design promoting its AI-powered search engine Copilot, a departure from its usual layout.
Paid Search & Platform Innovations
Google Ads To Permit Ads For Prediction Markets – Google Ads will update its policies to allow ads for Prediction Markets in the U.S. starting January 21, 2026, for federally regulated entities.
Google Removes Practice Problems Structured Data Help Documentation – Google drops support for practice problem structured data types, removing help documentation for this feature last November.
Google Hiring AI Answers Quality Senior Software Engineer – Google is looking to hire a Senior Software Engineer for AI Answers Quality team to enhance user experience on search result pages.
General Digital Marketing
Planning for 2026: The AR Shift – Augmented reality glasses will be a reality in 2026, prompting marketers to adapt their strategies.
Meta Appoints Legal Expert with Ties to Trump to Key Role – Meta continues to strengthen its team with political ties, aiming to leverage connections to the White House.
TikTok Launches Regional Event Calendars for 2026 – TikTok introduces regional event calendars to aid content planning for the upcoming year.
Dive into our detailed sections for more insights and updates.
Organic SEO & Search News
SEO Daily News and Algorithm Updates
Meta Appoints Legal Expert with Ties to Trump to Key Role
Meta continues to build its team with an eye towards maximizing its links to the White House.
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Social Media Today – Latest News
Daily Search Forum Recap: January 6, 2026
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…
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Search Engine Roundtable
Best of Lenny’s Newsletter 2026
The 25 best posts from the past year, plus a few all-time classics
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Lenny’s Newsletter
Google Removes Practice Problems Structured Data Help Documentation
Last November, Google announced it was dropping support for a number of structured data types and search features. One of those was practice problem structured data types, and now, Google has removed the help documentation along with it.
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Search Engine Roundtable
Technical SEO
Meta Announces New Display Glasses Functions at CES
Meta’s looking to build more advanced functionality into its next-level glasses.
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Social Media Today – Latest News
Google Adds LLMs.txt To It’s Web Sites For Other Reasons
A month ago, Google added LLMs.txt files to many of its developer and documentation sites including the Search developer docs. As you know, Google pulled it off the Search developer docs within a day or so but the LLMs.txt files still remain on many of Google’s other sites.
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Search Engine Roundtable
SEO Tools and Data Analysis
Top Trending Topics (November 2025)
Learn the talk of the town.
AI and Machine Learning in SEO
Microsoft Bing Testing New Home Page Design Promoting Copilot
Microsoft Bing is testing a new home page design where it promotes its AI-powered search and answer engine, Copilot. It seems to be a limited test and is not fully live yet, but it is a big change to the home page, which normally has the Bing custom background, search box, and the news feed below.
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Search Engine Roundtable
Google Hiring AI Answers Quality Senior Software Engineer
Google posted a new job listing looking to hire a new Senior Software Engineer, Search, AI Answers Quality. The job post says "Help the AI Answers Quality team deliver AI Overviews to users’ hard and complicated queries on the SRP and in AI Mode."
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Search Engine Roundtable
Content Marketing and Strategy
TikTok Launches Regional Event Calendars for 2026
Some handy pointers for your content planning.
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Social Media Today – Latest News
Pinterest Announces New CTV Show
The new infotainment program will help users bring their Pin ideas to life.
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Social Media Today – Latest News
Career Development and Industry Trends
xAI Raises an Additional $20 billion in Investment
But the parent company of X faces an uphill battle to meet its lofty revenue goals.
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Social Media Today – Latest News
Meta Appoints Legal Expert with Tries to Trump to Key Role
Meta continues to build its team with an eye towards maximizing its links to the White House.
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Social Media Today – Latest News
E-commerce and Affiliate SEO
Google to require separate product IDs for multi-channel items
Google will require separate product IDs for online and in-store items from March forcing retailers to split multi-channel products that differ by price or availability.
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Search Engine Land
Paid Search & Platform Innovations
Paid Search and Advertising
Google to allow Prediction Markets ads under strict rules
Google will allow ads for federally regulated prediction markets in the U.S. starting January 21st, opening Google Ads to a previously restricted categories.
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Search Engine Land
A 5-step framework for year-end PPC reports that resonate with leadership
Show leaders how PPC performed, why results changed, and what to do next, with the context and clarity they need for 2026 planning.
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Search Engine Land
Google Ads To Permit Ads For Prediction Markets
Google Ads will update its advertising policies to allow ads for Prediction Markets starting on January 21, 2026. This will be allowed in the United States, but only for federally regulated entities.
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Search Engine Roundtable
How to use LinkedIn targeting in Microsoft Advertising
Here’s how LinkedIn professional attributes support intent, automation, and creative decisions across Microsoft Advertising.
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Search Engine Land
Uncategorized
Planning for 2026: The AR Shift
Augmented reality glasses will become a reality in 2026, and marketers will need to take note.
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Social Media Today – Latest News
Job Postings
Job Postings
1/6/2026
Senior Content Marketing Manager ~ Wpromote ~ $78,000- $95,000 ~ In-office (USA) ~ Dallas, TX, United States
The Role We’re seeking a Senior Content Marketing Manager dedicated exclusively to a major U.S. travel brand, helping one of America’s most iconic companies redefine travel inspiration and organic discoverability. This role will act as the content lead within an embedded, cross-functional Earned & Owned team, working onsite at the client’s office in Dallas, TX. You’ll […]
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SEO Agency Jobs – SEOjobs.com
Job Postings
1/6/2026
(Contract) Sr. Technical SEO Coordinator ~ Ads Up Marketing ~ 3,000 to 5,000k/m ~ Remote (US)
We represent a licensed substance use and mental health treatment program. We are launching a high-priority SEO/GEO/AEO sprint project and need a Senior Technical SEO Specialist for a 1–2 month contract to help execute a detailed onsite and technical SEO roadmap for our site and a smaller sister site. This role requires an expert-level SEO […]
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Mid Level SEO Jobs – SEOjobs.com
Job Postings
1/6/2026
Local SEO Coordinator ~ Argon Agency ~ $18-$25/hr. ~ In-office (USA) ~ Fort Lauderdale, FL, United States
Benefits: Bonus based on performance Flexible schedule Free food & snacks Opportunity for advancement Training & development Wellness resources The Local SEO Coordinator plays a critical role in supporting local search visibility for our clients by managing business listings, citations, and Google Business Profiles. This role is ideal for someone who is detail-oriented, organized, and […]
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SEO Agency Jobs – SEOjobs.com
Job Postings
1/6/2026
B2B – SEO & Growth Content Manager ~ CookUnity ~ $75,000-$85,000 ~ In-office (USA) ~ New York, NY, United States
About CookUnity: Food has lost its soul to modern convenience. And with it, it has lost the power to nourish, inspire, and connect us. So in 2018, CookUnity was founded as the first-of-its-kind platform that connects the world with the source of truly great food: chefs. Today, CookUnity delivers 50 million meals a year from […]
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In-house SEO jobs – SEOjobs.com
Job Postings
1/6/2026
Director of SEO & AI Search ~ Infidigit ~ $85k base + bonus ~ Hybrid Dallas, TX (US)
Director of SEO & AI Search – Go-To-Market & Revenue Location: United States (Remote / Hybrid; Dallas preferred) Experience: Senior (Hands-on, Player–Coach) About Infidigit: Infidigit Inc. is a Delaware-incorporated digital growth agency with a 130+ member global team across India and the US. Recognized with 75+ industry awards, including the Search Engine Land Award, Infidigit […]
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SEO Agency Jobs – SEOjobs.com
