TikTok drops second season of ‘In The Mix’ podcast

Four new episodes feature interviews with musicians Bebe Rexha, Lykke Li, Malcolm Todd and Josh Groban, along with returning host Jack Coyne of Trackstar.

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Social Media Today – Latest News

Google AI Overviews & AI Mode gain preferred sources, plus new perspectives carousel and highly cited labels

Google says these are "new ways to help you find high-quality content and firsthand perspectives."

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Search Engine Land

Sundar Pichai & Nick Fox Of Google Interviewed

There are two interviews that is probably worth a listen of Google’s CEO, Sundar Pichai and Google’s SVP of Knowledge & Information, out of Google I/O and Google Marketing Live. If you listen, you can see the direction Google Search is headed – and duh, it is AI.

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Search Engine Roundtable

Daily Search Forum Recap: May 27, 2026

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 Sundar Pichai and Nick Fox were both interviewed separately about the future of Google Search. Google Search Console’s Discover report is missing data from May 21st…

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Search Engine Roundtable

Google Discover Search Console Report Bug On May 21

Google has confirmed another bug with the Search Console Discover performance report on May 21st. Google said there was another data logging issue that may cause a decrease in clicks and impressions for May 21, 2026.

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Search Engine Roundtable

Kalshi and Polymarket weekly trading volume hits $6B

Kalshi and Polymarket are turning internet culture into tradable markets. Learn what’s fueling the rise of “bet-on-anything” platforms in the US.

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Codex Goals: How to turn 4-hour tasks into set-it-and-forget-it workflows

Watch now | 🎙️I break down the /goal feature in Codex, including a live demo, three real use cases, and the 6-part framework for writing goals that actually run

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OpenAI Shows More Links In ChatGPT Leading To 150% Increase In Referrals

New data out of Similarweb says that since OpenAI began surfacing more prominent links to brands in the ChatGPT answers, referral traffic is up 150%. Also pageviews per visit is up 24% and time on site is up 11%.

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Search Engine Roundtable

AI Traffic vs AI Citations: What Clicks and Cited Pages Show About the AI Search Journey – International SEO Consultant, Author & Speaker | Aleyda Solis

There’s a tempting way to talk about AI search right now: AI traffic is growing, organic search is declining, and everything is shifting. It’s simple and dramatic but it’s not the most useful way to understand what’s actually happening. To get a clearer view, I analyzed April 2026 USA Semrush data for the top sites … AI Traffic vs AI Citations: What Clicks and Cited Pages Show About the AI Search Journey

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SEO Blog by Aleyda

Google Local Results With Check Real-Time Stock

Google is testing letting searchers check for real-time stock, inventory, of products through the local pack in the search results. There is this new button being tested next to view "more places" in the local pack that says, "Check real-time stock."

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Search Engine Roundtable

YouTube introduces more prominent AI labels

The platform updated its disclosure placement to a more visible position and improved its detection features.

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Social Media Today – Latest News

YouTube adds conversational custom feed generation

The platform’s prompt update reflects the way people interact with artificial intelligence chatbots and aligns with a more casual discovery style.

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Social Media Today – Latest News

OpenAI confirms conversion-focused ads are coming to ChatGPT

The latest OpenAI rollout brings ROI-focused campaign optimization and conversion tracking directly into ChatGPT ads.

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Search Engine Land

The micro-macro shift: How to measure AI visibility now that precision is gone

AI visibility is now a macro measurement problem. Here’s how to build a defensible framework for tracking recommendation trends.

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Search Engine Land

Pinterest releases 2026 summer fashion report

The platform partnered with denim giant Levi’s to showcase the top trends for the season, with a focus on sports-related styling.

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Social Media Today – Latest News

YouTube tests new fan engagement option for musicians

The feature, now in beta, allows music creators to share exclusive content with just the top 1% of their channel’s audience.

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Social Media Today – Latest News

Users behave differently in AI Overviews vs. AI Mode

New clickstream data shows AI Overviews reshape user behavior, from reverse scrolling to longer SERP evaluation across search intents.

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Search Engine Land

The SEO-GEO gap: How AI search traffic differs from organic traffic

Data from 10 websites shows why original research, tools, and answer-first content outperform generic educational articles in GEO.

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Search Engine Land

Meta introduces new subscription add-ons and AI packages

The company’s paid options for Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp will offer additional features, while its artificial intelligence plans will offer more capacity.

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Social Media Today – Latest News

Google launches Real-Time Policy Reviews for faster ad approvals

Google is introducing Real-Time Policy Reviews to speed up ad approvals with instant feedback during campaign creation.

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Search Engine Land

Google Ads will start deleting historical reporting data after set retention periods

Google Ads will begin deleting over 37 months reporting data in June unless advertisers export it beforehand.

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Search Engine Land

How to get your Google Ads seen in AI Overviews

Here’s how feeds, landing pages, and audience signals help Shopping, Performance Max, and AI Max campaigns appear in AI Overviews.

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Search Engine Land

Google Ads Real-Time Policy Reviews

Google is rolling out what it calls Real-Time Policy Reviews within Google Ads for Responsive Search Ads and rolling out to other campaign types later in the year. Google wrote, "this feature provides instant feedback during the ad creation process, significantly reducing the time it takes for your ads to begin serving."

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Search Engine Roundtable