Instagram Reaches 3 Billion Users, Launches New UI

Instagram becomes Meta’s third 3 billion user app.

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Social Media Today – Latest News

YouTube’s Rolling Out an Option to Remove Video End Screens

You know those "Up next" overlays?

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Social Media Today – Latest News

Daily Search Forum Recap: September 24, 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 Search sponsored results have a featured stores section. Google is testing shading the stock sections. Bing is testing colored lines. Microsoft Ads with free shipping icons.

Search Engine Roundtable Stories:

Bing Tests Colorful Lines In Search Results

Microsoft Bing is testing colorful lines and separator sections in the Bing Search results. The colors are in blue…

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Search Engine Roundtable

Google Testing Shaded Stock Price Interface In Search

Google is testing a shaded box design for the stock pricing and information in the Google Search results. Google has these shaded designs in other areas as well but for now, this may just be a test.

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Search Engine Roundtable

Microsoft Bing Testing Colorful Lines In Search

Microsoft Bing is testing colorful lines and separator sections in the Bing Search results. The colors are in blue, orange and gray (and maybe more).

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Search Engine Roundtable

AI Overview citations: Why they don’t drive clicks and what to do

Data from 20,000+ queries shows AI Overviews match Position 6 results – offering high visibility, but far fewer clicks than blue links.

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Search Engine Land

How safe are your media operations, really? Discover Digital Media Safety

In digital media, operational errors happen often. Digital Media Safety prevents them before they cost money, time and trust.

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Search Engine Land

Google Launches SMB Resource Center Focused on AI

The new mini-site includes links to a range of tips and tools to help build your business.

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Social Media Today – Latest News

Cloudflare offers way to block AI Overviews – will Google comply?

Cloudflare’s new Content Signals limit AI use of your content via robots.txt. However, it’s unclear whether Google or others will comply.

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Search Engine Land

Zero-Click Search in the Age of AI: A Guide for Content Marketers

Zero-click search is a serious challenge facing SEO professionals. Here are my tips for optimizing for SERP features and AI to maximize the impact of your content.

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5 Holiday Shopping Trends to Define Thanksgiving and Christmas 2025

Learn about 5 key shopping trends set to shape the 2024 holiday season. Discover consumer and retailer attitudes ahead of Thanksgiving and Christmas.

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Google clarifies API key process for local inventory feeds

Google simplified the process for merchants to obtain API keys for local inventory feeds, clearing a hurdle to faster Shopping integration.

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Search Engine Land

Google Search Live is live in U.S., with voice and camera AI mode

Google Search Live lets users talk with Search and share camera views for AI-powered answers, context, and links in real time.

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Search Engine Land

The rising consumer to enterprise AI playbook

Inside Fyxer’s path from $1 to $17 million in 8 months

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Kyle Poyar’s Growth Unhinged

Using ALL CAPS in Title Tags: The SEO Tactic You’re Ignoring

Want to grab attention on the SERPs without spending a dime? Here’s a surprisingly effective SEO trick we’ve tested for years – one that feels like it should be filed under “things not to do”– but actually works like magic:

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Sterling Sky Inc

People Also Ask SEO: How to optimize, rank and track

Capture long-tail traffic through People Also Ask results. See how to identify opportunities and build content that stands out.

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Search Engine Land

The Most Followed Gen Z Celebrities on Instagram [Infographic]

With huge followings, these celebrities hold significant sway over in-app trends.

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Social Media Today – Latest News

TikTok Unveils New Tools to Highlight Charitable Causes in the App

TikTok’s Change Makers program aims to highlight creators looking to use the platform for good.

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Social Media Today – Latest News

The origins of SEO and what they mean for GEO and AIO

The story of how SEO got its name reveals why AI-era acronyms – AIO, GEO, AEO – face the same challenges of credit, clarity, and consensus.

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Search Engine Land

YouTube Establishes Creator Policy Group to Liaise With UK Parliament

The group will represent creators in policy discussions.

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Social Media Today – Latest News

Sterling Sky Acquires Ranking Academy – Sterling Sky Inc

We are thrilled to announce some incredibly exciting news at Sterling Sky! We have officially acquired Ranking Academy, one of the most respected and

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Sterling Sky Inc

Meta Will Open Three New Retail Outlets in the Lead Up to Christmas

The stores will enable people to try out Meta’s latest AI glasses models.

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Social Media Today – Latest News

Google tests Brand Profiles in Merchant Center Next

Google is testing Brand Profiles in Merchant Center Next, giving retailers new ways to showcase their story, values, and offers directly in Search.

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Search Engine Land

YouTube to reinstate banned channels: What it means for advertisers

The return of banned YouTube creators could reshape ad reach and placements – and pose risks for brands and marketers.

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Search Engine Land

Google Search Featured Stores Sponsored Ads Section

Google is testing a new sponsored ads section in the search results named Featured Stores. This reminds me of the from online stores but that was organic/free, not ads.

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Search Engine Roundtable

Microsoft Advertising Bing Ads With Free Shipping Text Attributes

Microsoft is testing showing text attributes that can say things like "Free Shipping on Qualified Orders" with an icon next to the search ads on Bing Search. This is not just the CTA buttons that these ads have supported for a while but additional text attributes.

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Search Engine Roundtable

Website Lead, SEO, AEO & GEO ~ CDW ~ $63,000-$87,800 ~ Remote (USA)

At CDW, we make it happen, together. Trust, connection, and commitment are at the heart of how we work together to deliver for our customers. It’s why we’re coworkers, not just employees. Coworkers who genuinely believe in supporting our customers and one another. We collectively forge our path forward with a level of commitment that […]

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Senior SEO Strategist ~ Bold Orange ~ $75k-95k ~ Hybrid ~ Minneapolis, MN (US)

Bold Orange is a customer experience company. We believe authentic human connections are the single most important driver of business and societal progress. We exist to create these connections across the customer lifecycle, from acquisition to engagement to retention. Our culture is one of curiosity, collaboration, proactivity and always bringing the outside perspective to our […]

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SEO Agency Jobs – SEOjobs.com

AI-SEO & Content Writer Specialist ~ Nurp ~ $75,000-$90,000 annual ~ Remote (USA)

POSITION SUMMARY  Nurp is seeking an AI-focused Content & SEO Optimization Specialist to lead our visibility strategy across both traditional search engines and next-gen AI-powered platforms like ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Perplexity, and Grok. This is not a traditional SEO role. We’re looking for a hybrid thinker—someone who understands both search and AI discovery engines, and can demonstrate strategies for: Building topical […]

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