SEO Daily News Recap for Thursday, March 6, 2025

US TikTok Negotiations Stall With Only a Month Left to Arrange a Deal

TikTok may or may not be banned in the U.S. officially next month.

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Social Media Today – Latest News

LinkedIn Continues to Add European Users

LinkedIn’s DSA report provides insight into the platform’s actual active users.

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Social Media Today – Latest News

Daily Search Forum Recap: March 6, 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 launched its AI mode, but it is in beta and you need to be added to a waitlist, I give you a full breakdown on it. Google AI Overviews are now officially powered by Gemini 2.0. Google is testing new favicon designs in search. Bing Ads is testing auto expand sitelinks. Google’s Search Liaison may have an assistant…

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Search Engine Roundtable

Google Search Liaison Gets Help From An Assistant

Rajan Patel, a VP, Engineering for Search at Google and the Co-founder of Google Lens, is now also offering an assist to Danny Sullivan, the Google Search Liason. For the past several weeks, Rajan Patel’s X profile also was tagged as being associated with the Google Search Liaison account.

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Search Engine Roundtable

Google Testing More Favicon Designs In Google Search

Google is testing more favicon designs within Google Search. I mean, we cover these way too often but hey, I like favicons, don’t you?

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Search Engine Roundtable

I have early access to Google’s new AI Mode

Table of Contents sort-tool Directing users to the AI Mode tabFeatures available within AI ModeFinal thoughtsAfter opting in to the waitlist and being a Gemini Advanced user, I’ve just been given early access to Google’s new AI Mode within labs after receiving the confirmation email. To access the AI Mode labs experience, I’m needing to […]

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SEO Blog by Brodie Clark

Digital Marketing Analytics Made Simple With This Free AI Tool

See what’s working, forecast trends, and fix strategy gaps without becoming a data expert (or breaking the bank).

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General Marketing – SEO Blog by Ahrefs

How to use OpenAI’s Deep Research for smarter SEO strategies

ChatGPT is great, but Deep Research is next-level for SEO. Discover how it delivers real-time insights, citations, and competitive advantages.

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Search Engine Land

Google AI Overviews Now Powered By Gemini 2.0

In December, Google told us they are testing powering AI Overviews using Gemini 2.0. We think we even saw Google testing this in the wild with deeper AI Overviews with tons of links. Well, now, in the U.S. AI Overviews are officially powered by Gemini 2.0, it is no longer a test.

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Search Engine Roundtable

Google AI Mode Is Live In Labs – How To Access It

Google has officially announced Google AI Mode, after hearing rumors about it for months and then seeing leaked screenshots of it a few weeks ago. Google said AI mode gives you more advanced reasoning, thinking and multimodal capabilities so you can get help with even your toughest questions.

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Search Engine Roundtable

Managing complex marketing campaigns

Managing complex campaigns can be overwhelming—but with the right strategies, tools, and collaboration, you can drive efficiency and impact.

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Search Engine Land

Notion’s lost years, its near collapse during Covid, staying small to move fast, the joy and suffering of building horizontal, more | Ivan Zhao (CEO and co-founder)

Ivan Zhao (co-founder and CEO of Notion) reveals how a lean team, a passionate community, and a contrarian building product approach turned Notion into one of the most beloved products in the world

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Lenny’s Newsletter

Instagram Previews More Features of its Coming ‘Edits’ App

Instagram’s coming video editing platform will have a range of handy features.

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Social Media Today – Latest News

Threads Tests ‘Interests’ Display on User Profiles

A new way to encourage more users to follow profiles.

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Social Media Today – Latest News

Reddit Looks to Facilitate More Activity With New Posting Updates

Some new updates to make it easier to participate in subreddit communities.

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Social Media Today – Latest News

Meta Implements New Requirements for Advertisers Targeting Singapore

Some new measures to meet updated Singapore advertising requirements.

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Social Media Today – Latest News

Google testing channel reporting for Performance Max campaigns

Google’s testing of channel reporting potentially addresses advertiser concerns of the blackbox nature of PMax campaigns.

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Search Engine Land

Microsoft Bing Ads Auto Expand Sitelinks

It looks like Microsoft is testing search ads that auto expand to reveal sitelinks under those ads within the Bing Search results. You don’t need to click or do anything and the ad will dynamically expand to show more sitelinks underneath the search ad unit.

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Search Engine Roundtable

How to do PPC keyword gap analysis

Expand your PPC reach, uncover missing keywords and outsmart the competition with these tips and tools.

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Search Engine Land

Sr. SEO Manager – The SEOFOMO Hub

About this Role We are seeking a skilled and experienced Senior SEO Manager to execute and optimize SEO strategies across multiple leading brands, including Fandom, GameSpot, TV Guide, Metacritic, Fanatical, etc.  This role is focused on implementing tactical SEO initiatives and managing day-to-day operations. Reporting to the Director of SEO, the Senior SEO Manager will <a href=”https://hub.seofomo.co/job/sr-seo-manager/” class=”more-link”>…<span class=”screen-reader-text”> Sr. SEO Manager</span></a>

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The SEOFOMO Hub

SEO Specialist ~ Alberta Motor Association ~ Remote (CAN)

You’re A FAST-THINKING, TROUBLE-SHOOTING, TASK-JUGGLING dynamo. Location: Edmonton South (hybrid) or Remote within Canada ** This is a 12-month temporary full-time position ** Do optimizing webpages, link building and managing SEO strategies give you the warm and fuzzies? Do none of your family and/or friends know or understand what you do? That’s okay, we understand. […]

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In-house SEO jobs – SEOjobs.com

SEO Manager ~ Ascend Learning ~ Remote (US)

We Impact Lives Through Purpose-Driven Work in A People First Culture Ascend Learning is the connection between a powerful portfolio of brands serving students, educators, and employers with outcomes-based, data driven solutions across the lifecycle of learning. Our values-driven culture unifies our teams and inspires a mindset of action, innovation, and collaboration, with a relentless […]

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In-house SEO jobs – SEOjobs.com

SEO Specialist ~ Binance ~ Remote (UK)

Binance is a leading global blockchain ecosystem behind the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume and registered users. We are trusted by over 250 million people in 100+ countries for our industry-leading security, user fund transparency, trading engine speed, deep liquidity, and an unmatched portfolio of digital-asset products. Binance offerings range from trading and […]

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In-house SEO jobs – SEOjobs.com

Technical SEO Manager ~ NoGood ~ $80-100k ~ Remote (US)

Description Ready to join one of the fastest-growing marketing agencies in the country? You’ve arrived at the right place! We are: NoGood is an award-winning, tech-enabled growth consultancy that has fueled the success of some of the most iconic brands. We are a team of growth leads, creatives, engineers and data scientists who help unlock […]

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SEO Agency Jobs – SEOjobs.com