Google Looking To Reduce Search & Ad Units

Just when you thought the layoffs were over (remember January 2023), Google is offering a buyout program across search and ad units, including knowledge and information and central engineering units as well as marketing, research and communications teams, CNBC has reported.

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Search Engine Roundtable

Google Search Removal-Based Demotion Systems Changes From High To Significant Volume

Google has made a small but I assume meaningful change to the search ranking systems document, the section for "Removal-based demotion systems." Google changed the wording from a "high" volume to a "significant" volume throughout that section.

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Search Engine Roundtable

Daily Search Forum Recap: June 11, 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’s John Mueller implied unrelated content can hurt a site’s ranking in Google Search. Google updated its removal-based demotion content in a very slight way. Google added new loyalty markup support. Google AI Overviews show Reddit mostly…

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Search Engine Roundtable

Google Adds Markup Support For Loyalty / Membership Programs

Google added new markup support for loyalty and membership programs with special pricing. This was supported in Google Merchant Center but now is supported in under Organization structured data combined with loyalty benefits under Product structured data, Google announced.

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Search Engine Roundtable

Unrelated Content A Google SEO Ranking Issue?

Google’s John Mueller responded to a complaint about indexing issues and ranking drops within Google Search, citing that the possible reason is unrelated content on the site. John said in response to the complaint, "One of the things I noticed is that there’s a lot of totally unrelated content on the site."

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Search Engine Roundtable

The 10 Most Cited Domains for ChatGPT, Perplexity, and AI Overviews Across 78.6M Searches

We analyzed ~76.7M AI Overviews, 957k ChatGPT prompts, and 953.5k Perplexity prompts to see which websites are mentioned most often in AI Assistants.

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Data & Studies – SEO Blog by Ahrefs

Meta Launches AI Video Restyling Tools in Edits and the Meta AI App

Meta’s got a new AI video editing tool, which can reimagine the context of clips.

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Social Media Today – Latest News

Pinterest Adds AI-Powered Collages, Updated Trend Insights

Some new, AI-powered tools to help customize, and optimize, your Pin displays.

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Social Media Today – Latest News

Meta Takes Next Steps Towards the Development of True Artificial Intelligence

Meta’s undertaking new research to develop machines that can actually think.

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Social Media Today – Latest News

Marketers Using AI Publish 42% More Content [+ New Research Report]

We surveyed 879 marketers to understand how generative AI is changing content marketing: the workflows, the costs, the results…and the risks.

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Content Marketing – SEO Blog by Ahrefs

ChatGPT Sources Mostly From Wikipedia While Google AI Overviews Sources Mostly From Reddit

A study from Profound of OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews and Perplexity shows that while ChatGPT mostly sources its information from Wikipedia, Google AI Overviews and Perplexity mostly source their information from Reddit.

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Search Engine Roundtable

Reddit Shares New Data on its Value for Product Discovery

Reddit is playing an increasing role in helping people find relevant products online.

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Social Media Today – Latest News

Snapchat Shares New Trend Insights, and How Brands Can Tap Into Them

New insights from Snap, which could help to guide your Snap marketing approach.

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Social Media Today – Latest News

LinkedIn Launches Video Creation Integration for Adobe Express

Now you can create LinkedIn video content using Adobe’s array of tools.

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Social Media Today – Latest News

Snap Launches ‘Lens+‘ Paid Subscription Offering for Advanced AR Features

Lens+ will give users access to exclusive AR and AI features.

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Social Media Today – Latest News

Microsoft Advertising New Custom Report Builder

Microsoft Advertising posted its June report showing off some new features added to the ad platform. The big item is the new custom report builder, but also PMax updates, import tool updates and Shopify integrations.

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Search Engine Roundtable

SEO Specialist (Legal & Risk) ~ Thomson Reuters ~ $56-104k ~ Hybrid (Ann Arbor, US)

Are you ready to leverage your SEO expertise and analytical skills to drive transformative digital experiences and organic growth in a dynamic Fortune 500 company, while collaborating with industry-leading digital experts? Thomson Reuters is seeking an SEO specialist to join the Digital Activation team in the Marketing organization, focusing on organic lead generation and visibility […]

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SEO Project Manager ~ Focus Digital ~ $65-75k ~ Remote (US)

Description At Focus Digital, we help small and medium-sized businesses systematically generate inbound, organic, highly qualified leads with SEO, Google Ads, and web design. By strategically publishing website content, we position our clients as thought leaders in their industries, driving rankings on Google, earning qualified traffic from prospects actively searching for their services, and converting […]

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Demand Generation Specialist (SEO & Analytics) ~ BPM ~ Remote (US)

BPM – where caring and community is in our company DNA; we are always striving to be our best selves; and we’re compelled to ask the questions that lead to innovation. Working with BPM means using your experiences, broadening your skills, and reaching your full potential in work and life—while also making a positive difference […]

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