SEO Daily News Recap for Wednesday, October 8, 2025
Organic SEO & Search News
Google Announces AI Training Programs for SMBs – The new courses aim to ensure the SMBs are up to date with the latest AI tools.
LinkedIn Limits Competitor Analysis for Non-Paying Company Pages – LinkedIn’s looking to beef up its company page subscription offering.
Google Expands Virtual Try On to Footwear – More ways to see what items will look like on you before you buy online.
Paid Search & Platform Innovations
Meta Updates Marketing API To Put More Focus on AI Targeting Tools – Meta’s AI targeting tool will now be able to test out more placement options.
Google Testing Improved Recipe AI Overviews – Google is testing a new, more publisher-friendly version of the AI Overviews for recipe results.
Google Merchant Center Adds Google Wallet Promotion – Google has added a new promotion option to Google Merchant Center with Google Wallet.
General Digital Marketing
Do Pop-Ups Increase Conversions? – Pop-ups are a controversial topic in digital marketing, with data showing they can be effective despite being perceived as annoying.
Sam Altman’s ChatGPT pivot: From ‘I hate ads’ to ‘maybe they don’t suck’ – OpenAI CEO’s evolving stance on advertising as ChatGPT explores new possibilities.
How to get smarter with AI in PPC – Leveraging AI tools to optimize paid search campaigns with the right prompts and human oversight.
Dive into our detailed sections for more insights and updates.
Organic SEO & Search News
SEO Daily News and Algorithm Updates
Instagram Tests Reels Algorithm Control Options
Instagram’s got a new Reels algorithm control tool — but will people actually use it?
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Bing Search With History
Microsoft is telling Bing Search users when it is using history for some of its search features. Bing will show section named "History" and then say what history is knows about your searches.
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Search Engine Roundtable
Daily Search Forum Recap: October 8, 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 is testing an improved AI Overview for recipes. Google AI Mode is testing links that are italicized. Google Merchant Center added Google Wallet as a promotion type. Bing has search history disclaimers on the search results page. Plus, I am offline today for Sukkos…
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Search Engine Roundtable
Technical SEO
Google AI Mode With Italics Links
Google is testing using the italic font type for the links in AI Mode. So the links have a bit of a slant to them, compared to the other text in the AI Mode response.
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Search Engine Roundtable
SEO Tools and Data Analysis
Edits Gets New Fonts, Halloween Sound Effects, and More
Edits is also getting a new media kit-style option for creators.
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AI and Machine Learning in SEO
Meta Updates Marketing API To Put More Focus on AI Targeting Tools
Meta’s AI targeting tool will now be able to test out more placement options.
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Sam Altman’s ChatGPT pivot: From ‘I hate ads’ to ‘maybe they don’t suck’
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman used to hate ads. Now it seems he’s warming up to them as OpenAI builds the tech to power ChatGPT’s future ad business.
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Search Engine Land
Google Testing Improved Recipe AI Overviews
Google is testing a new, more publisher-friendly version of the AI Overviews for recipe results. The new design has the recipe cards at the top, citations at the bottom and a shorter AI response.
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Search Engine Roundtable
AI Survival Strategies for Publishers
AI is seen as an existential threat to publishers. There are strategies that allow for news to survive and even thrive in the AI-first world. But these may involve some tough challenges.
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SEO for Google News
Content Marketing and Strategy
How to turn ChatGPT into your best pipeline source
A playbook for making AI discovery the best new channel for high-intent leads
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Kyle Poyar’s Growth Unhinged
Career Development and Industry Trends
Google Announces AI Training Programs for SMBs
The new courses aim to ensure the SMBs are up to date with the latest AI tools.
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E-commerce and Affiliate SEO
Google Expands Virtual Try On to Footwear
More ways to see what items will look like on you before you buy online.
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Social Media Today – Latest News
Google’s virtual try-on adds shoes, expands internationally
The AI-powered feature offers advertisers new ways to engage shoppers with interactive, personalized experiences.
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Search Engine Land
Google Merchant Center Adds Google Wallet Promotion
Google has added a new promotion option to Google Merchant Center. The new option is Google Wallet. Google doesn’t detail what this promotion does but it likely lets you promote that you accept Google Wallet for purchases.
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Search Engine Roundtable
User Experience and SEO Optimization
TikTok Outlines Its Evolving Efforts To Detect Underage Users
TikTok is implementing a range of new measures, including AI-powered age checking.
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Social Media Today – Latest News
Do Pop-Ups Increase Conversions?
Pop-ups are annoying. There, I said it. But data doesn’t care if I find pop-ups irritating. And according to our actual, real-life numbers at Sterling Sky, those annoying little boxes are one of the biggest drivers of registrations on our website.
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When AI agents do the shopping: Insights from 100 conversations with ChatGPT Agent mode
As ChatGPT agents book, buy, and convert for users, SEO must evolve. Make your site agent-readable, accessible, and built to convert.
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Search Engine Land
The future of engagement is in your customers’ hands (or pocket)
How marketers can prepare for the rise of messaging-first customer journeys.
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Search Engine Land
Paid Search & Platform Innovations
Paid Search and Advertising
LinkedIn Limits Competitor Analysis for Non-Paying Company Pages
LinkedIn’s looking to beef up its company page subscription offering.
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Unknown Source
Campaign Type added to Google Ads Channel Performance report
Google’s new ‘Campaign Type’ hint suggests the Channel Performance report will expand beyond Performance Max.
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Search Engine Land
How to get smarter with AI in PPC
AI tools can streamline paid search campaigns – but only with the right prompts, privacy settings, and human oversight.
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Search Engine Land
Job Postings
Job Postings
10/8/2025
SEO/GEO Specialist ~ Perrill ~ $70k-$80k ~ Hybrid, Minnetonka MN (US)
Perrill is an award-winning digital marketing agency that exists to power businesses to win online. We are in search of a SEO/GEO Specialist with 3-5+ years of experience to join our team of marketing professionals. As a SEO/GEO Specialist, you will work with our team of digital marketing experts to help our clients reach their […]
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SEO Agency Jobs – SEOjobs.com
Job Postings
10/8/2025
Digital Marketing SEO / SEM Specialist Needed ~ Home Painters Toronto ~ Remote (Canada)
We at Home Painters Toronto Inc. are an entrepreneurial residential painting company which has been in business for over 30 years. In the last 8 years we have experienced tremendous growth and we are currently looking for a digital marketing specialist to manage our online prescence. We are passionate about the client experience, and in love […]
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Mid Level SEO Jobs – SEOjobs.com
Job Postings
10/8/2025
Off-Page SEO Specialist ~ Inspira Education Group ~ $60,000 CAD ~ Remote (CAN)
We are currently seeking a creative and detail-oriented Off-Page SEO Specialist to join our team. In this role, you will play a vital part in strengthening the online authority of our brands (Inspira Advantage, Quad Education, and Juris Education) by identifying high-quality backlink opportunities, executing personalized outreach campaigns, and building long-term relationships with publishers, bloggers, […]
