SEO Daily News Recap for Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Organic SEO & Search News
X Adds React with Video Options to Boost Video Engagement – Another step in X’s push to become a ‘video first’ platform.
Utah’s Making App Stores Responsible for User Age Checking – Apple and Google will have to verify user ages for app downloads.
Meta Faces New Fine in Italy Over Tax Breaches – Meta is seeking the White House’s support to oppose the fine.
New Report Highlights the Rise of AI in Brand Video Production – New insights into the latest branded video content and creation trends.
YouTube Tests Variable Notifications Frequency to Maintain Channel Engagement – YouTube will limit notifications for subscribers who don’t engage with them.
Paid Search & Platform Innovations
X Integrates Grok AI Chatbot with Telegram – Now, Telegram Premium users will be able to consult Grok within their chats.
YouTube Announces its Brandcast 2025 Ad insights Event – Tune in on May 14th for the latest info on YouTube’s brand and marketing opportunities.
Instagram Removes Notes from Feed Posts and Reels – Instagram says that notes on feed posts and Reels haven’t caught on.
YouTube’s Changing the Way it Measures Shorts Views – YouTube will now measure all appearances of Shorts as a view.
Maximize Conversion Value: Google Ads bidding explained – Want Google Ads to focus on your most valuable conversions? Maximize Conversion Value bidding might be the answer.
General Digital Marketing
Daily Search Forum Recap: March 26, 2025 – Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…
How to build a better, smarter, more discoverable site architecture – Learn how to use Screaming Frog, ChatGPT, and Relume to create visualization charts and build a hierarchical navigation menu with wireframes.
It’s not brand vs. growth – How to use your brand to drive growth
Google Testing Quick View Links On Hotel/Lodging Packs/Carousels – Google is testing a new quick view button/link within the Google Search results for hotel and lodging results.
When you click on the quick view button you are taken to the Google Business Profile listing but when you click on the main result you are taken to the website directly (or maybe the other way, I cannot tell for sure).
Dive into our detailed sections for more insights and updates.
Organic SEO & Search News
SEO Daily News and Algorithm Updates
Meta Faces New Fine in Italy Over Tax Breaches
Meta is seeking the White House’s support to oppose the fine.
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Social Media Today – Latest News
Instagram Removes Notes from Feed Posts and Reels
Instagram says that notes on feed posts and Reels haven’t caught on.
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Social Media Today – Latest News
YouTube’s Changing the Way it Measures Shorts Views
YouTube will now measure all appearances of Shorts as a view.
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Social Media Today – Latest News
Daily Search Forum Recap: March 26, 2025
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…
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Search Engine Roundtable
Google Rolls Out AI Overviews To More EU Regions
Google has rolled out AI Overviews to more European regions after we caught them testing these AI Overviews earlier this month. AI Overviews are now officially live in Germany, Belgium, Ireland, Italy, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Spain and Switzerland.
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Search Engine Roundtable
Google March 2025 Core Update Volatility Heats Up At End Of Update
As you know, the Google March 2025 core update was announced on March 13th and it should be just about done rolling out. We saw some volatility related to that core update a few days into the update, then a lot of confusion later on, and now at the tail end of the update, we are seeing more volatility.
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Search Engine Roundtable
Technical SEO
How to build a better, smarter, more discoverable site architecture
Learn how to use Screaming Frog, ChatGPT, and Relume to create visualization charts and build a hierarchical navigation menu with wireframes.
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Search Engine Land
Google Testing Quick View Links On Hotel/Lodging Packs/Carousels
Google is testing a new quick view button/link within the Google Search results for hotel and lodging results. When you click on the quick view button you are taken to the Google Business Profile listing but when you click on the main result you are taken to the website directly (or maybe the other way, I cannot tell for sure).
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Search Engine Roundtable
Google Says Poor Pingdom Score Does Not Affect Your SEO
Google’s John Mueller responded to a concern on Reddit about a site that scored a D with its Pingdom score. Pingdom measures sites uptime and overall page speed metrics. John Mueller responded to the concern saying, "this is not affecting your SEO."
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Search Engine Roundtable
AI and Machine Learning in SEO
New Report Highlights the Rise of AI in Brand Video Production
New insights into the latest branded video content and creation trends.
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Social Media Today – Latest News
X Integrates Grok AI Chatbot with Telegram
Now, Telegram Premium users will be able to consult Grok within their chats.
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Social Media Today – Latest News
Gemini with Personalization: Google takes another step towards Jarvis by tapping into your Search history for Chatbot answers. And wait until AI Mode gets involved.
Glenn Gabe covers ‘Gemini with personalization’ which enables Google’s Gemini to tap into your Search history to answer questions. It’s another important step towards Jarvis.
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The Internet Marketing Driver
AI Makes Up 0.1% of Traffic, but Clicks Aren’t Everything
AI drives significant brand awareness, creates more informed audiences, and delivers more qualified leads—but it’s not just about traffic.
Google rolls out AI Overviews In EU regions
Now AI Overviews are available in Germany, Belgium, Ireland, Italy, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Spain and Switzerland.
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Search Engine Land
Content Marketing and Strategy
It’s not brand vs. growth
How to use your brand to drive growth
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Kyle Poyar’s Growth Unhinged
Getting Executive Buy-In: How to Tie Audience Research to Business Strategy – SparkToro
It’s a tale as old as time, or uh… for as long as you’ve been doing digital marketing: You’ve uncovered powerful audience insights that you fully believe
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SparkToro
Career Development and Industry Trends
AI, SEO, and Client Success: 7 Agency Trends Defining the Year
Navigate the year with AI. From automating tasks and optimizing SEO to building authentic client connections and increasing visibility.
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Search Engine Land
Why SEO fundamentals are 10x more important now
Bread and butter SEO tactics aren’t optional anymore. They’re essential. Here’s why and how to thrive in an AI-driven world.
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Search Engine Land
User Experience and SEO Optimization
X Adds React with Video Options to Boost Video Engagement
Another step in X’s push to become a ‘video first’ platform.
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Social Media Today – Latest News
Utah’s Making App Stores Responsible for User Age Checking
Apple and Google will have to verify user ages for app downloads.
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Social Media Today – Latest News
YouTube Tests Variable Notifications Frequency to Maintain Channel Engagement
YouTube will limit notifications for subscribers who don’t engage with them.
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Social Media Today – Latest News
Paid Search & Platform Innovations
Paid Search and Advertising
YouTube Announces its Brandcast 2025 Ad insights Event
Tune in on May 14th for the latest info on YouTube’s brand and marketing opportunities.
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Social Media Today – Latest News
Maximize Conversion Value: Google Ads bidding explained
Want Google Ads to focus on your most valuable conversions? Maximize Conversion Value bidding might be the answer.
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Search Engine Land
Google Ads Support Get A Call & Text Help
Google Ads has a new option for getting support, at least, for some advertisers. This option is named "Get a call," and it is addition to call us, chat or email support. Google is also trying a way to text for help.
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Search Engine Roundtable
Google Ads Different Auctions For Each Ad Location May Impact CTR & Impression Rates
Ginny Marvin, the Google Ads Liaison, said that you may see a shift in Top/Absolute Top Impression rate and/or a change in overall CTR as a result of the double serving Google Ads experiment. This is where Google can show the same ads in different ad locations because it has different auctions for each ad location.
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Search Engine Roundtable
Job Postings
Job Postings
3/26/2025
SEO Manager ~ OpenText ~ Remote (CAN)
OPENTEXT OpenText is a global leader in information management, where innovation, creativity, and collaboration are the key components of our corporate culture. As a member of our team, you will have the opportunity to partner with the most highly regarded companies in the world, tackle complex issues, and contribute to projects that shape the future […]
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In-house SEO jobs – SEOjobs.com
Job Postings
3/26/2025
SEO Content Marketing Manager ~ Okendo ~ Remote (US)
We believe happy customers make the best marketers. That’s why we built Okendo – the customer marketing platform that creates stronger connections between consumers and the brands they love. Using Okendo, Shopify brands can grow faster and more efficiently by cultivating brand advocacy and maximizing lifetime value. Our unified platform and unique suite of products […]
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In-house SEO jobs – SEOjobs.com
Job Postings
3/26/2025
SEO Consultant ~ Inbound Fintech ~ Remote (UK)
About Inbound FinTech We are an award-winning, rapidly scaling B2B digital consultancy specialising in FinTech and Financial Services. As a HubSpot Elite Partner, we deliver cutting-edge solutions, on the HubSpot platform, tailored to the needs of our industry. Headquartered in London’s 1 Poultry WeWork, our team operates predominantly remotely, fostering a collaborative, innovative, and inclusive […]
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SEO Agency Jobs – SEOjobs.com
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