SEO Daily News Recap for Wednesday, August 27, 2025
Organic SEO & Search News
Meta Shares Latest Data on Policy Enforcements and Content Trends – Some concerning trends in Meta’s latest enforcement data.
Daily Search Forum Recap: August 27, 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 August 2025 Spam Update Rolls Out – Google has announced a three-week rollout of the August spam update, aiming for benefits.
Paid Search & Platform Innovations
Google Ads Renames Chat To Ads Advisor – Google Ads renamed the “Chat” section or button in the interface to “Ads Advisor.”
Loyalty Goal In Google Ads & Merchant Center Loyalty Offerings – Google introduces new loyalty offerings in Merchant Center and loyalty goals in Google Ads.
Survey Says Only 4% Of Searchers Don’t Click From Google AI Overviews – NP Digital survey reveals insights on user behavior within Google AI Overviews.
General Digital Marketing
X Tests Alternative Way to View Quote Posts – A new tweak to X’s engagement UI.
WhatsApp Adds AI-Powered Suggestions to Improve Your DMs – Enhance your DMs with AI-powered suggestions on WhatsApp.
Your next job will require AI skills – Leaders discuss the importance of AI skills in upcoming job requirements.
Dive into our detailed sections for more insights and updates.
Organic SEO & Search News
SEO Daily News and Algorithm Updates
Meta Shares Latest Data on Policy Enforcements and Content Trends
Some concerning trends in Meta’s latest enforcement data.
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Social Media Today – Latest News
Daily Search Forum Recap: August 27, 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 has announced a three-week rollout of the August spam update – hopefully you will all see benefits from it. Google is testing AI Mode in the EU. A new survey says that only 4% of searchers don’t click from Google AI Overviews. Google Ads has new loyalty goals for advertisers. Google Ads renamed the chat button to "Ads Advisor…
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Search Engine Roundtable
Google August 2025 Spam Update Rolls Out
Google has released the August 2025 spam update on August 26, 2025 at around 12:00 pm ET. This update applies globally and to all languages and will take a few weeks to complete.
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Search Engine Roundtable
AI and Machine Learning in SEO
WhatsApp Adds AI-Powered Suggestions to Improve Your DMs
So now, you can make yourself appear like you have more of a personality in your DMs.
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Social Media Today – Latest News
Survey Says Only 4% Of Searchers Don’t Click From Google AI Overviews
A new survey from NP Digital says that only 4% of the 1,000 people surveyed said they do not click from the Google AI Overviews. 13.3% of people surveyed said they do click every single time within an AI Overview, 30.5% said they often click, 41.5% said they sometimes click and 10.3% said they rarely click through.
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Search Engine Roundtable
Google Testing AI Mode In European Union
While Google expanded AI Mode access to 180+ countries and regions last week, Google is testing AI Mode in currently unsupported regions. Such regions including countries in the European Union, including Romania.
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Search Engine Roundtable
Content Marketing and Strategy
Instagram Launches Video Education Series for Edits App
Valuable pointers on video creation via Instagram’s Edits app.
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Social Media Today – Latest News
TikTok Launches Campaign to Highlight Music Discovery in the App
The campaign will feature artists who got their start in the app.
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Social Media Today – Latest News
Google Launches Image-to-Video Tool for Product Promotions
A new tool to simplify video creation.
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Social Media Today – Latest News
Career Development and Industry Trends
Pinterest Adds New Elements to its Pinterest Academy Education Platform
New ways to learn about Pin marketing, and demonstrate that knowledge.
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Social Media Today – Latest News
Your next job will require AI skills
Leaders from Clay, Vercel, Wiz and Zapier on how to hire AI-native GTM talent (and how to get an AI-native job)
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Kyle Poyar’s Growth Unhinged
User Experience and SEO Optimization
X Tests Alternative Way to View Quote Posts
A new tweak to X’s engagement UI.
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Social Media Today – Latest News
Paid Search & Platform Innovations
Paid Search and Advertising
Google Ads Renames Chat To Ads Advisor
Google Ads renamed the "Chat" section or button in the Google Ads interface to "Ads Advisor." The Chat feature was spotted earlier this year in January, and I guess Google would rather call it an "advisor" and not "chat."
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Search Engine Roundtable
Loyalty Goal In Google Ads & Merchant Center Loyalty Offerings
After seeing the loyalty pricing and discounts in the Google search results and shopping ads, Google has now announced that they have new loyalty offerings in Merchant Center and also loyalty goal in Google Ads.
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Search Engine Roundtable
Job Postings
Job Postings
8/27/2025
SEO/AI Consultant ~ We Are Rosie ~ $85 per hour ~ Remote (USA)
Job Description We are seeking an experienced LLM/AI Strategy Consultant to serve as an extension of our client’s leadership team, working directly with the client’s SEO and Content Leads on a critical strategic initiative. This role requires someone who can both think strategically and execute tactically—a true “thought leader and doer” who can dive deep […]
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