February 17, 2025
Good morning.
Today’s roundup:
1) Reddit shares plunge after Google algorithm change contributes to miss in user numbers.
2) OpenAI may pay Reddit $70M for licensing deal.
3) Is Google Image Search Down Ranking AI Images?
There is some chatter in the SEO community that Google Image Search may be down ranking, lowering the rankings, of AI-generated images, in favor of non-AI-generated images within the Google Image search results.
4) YouTube citations in Google AI Overviews surge 25%.
5) Google Rolls Out ‘Veo 2’ Video Generation For YouTube Shorts.
6) Hackers Use Google Tag Manager to Steal Credit Card Numbers.
7) Google’s Latest CrUX Update: What It Means for Your Website’s Speed, SEO, and Conversions.
8) Meta Warns Users Its AI Systems Will Scan DMs When Prompted.
9) Advertisers: Google LSA Lead Quality Drops After Auto Lead Credits.
10) Google Ads Customer Match Lists To Have 540 Days Expiration Date.
11) Google Publisher Center Changes: Automatically Generated Publication Pages.
12) Google: How To Tell If Google Sees Tabbed Navigation.
More insights to explore…
Google Ads Posts Notice For Brand Guidelines March 2025 Update.
How to fix ‘Blocked by robots.txt’ and ‘Indexed, though blocked by robots.txt’ errors in GSC.
YouTube Viewing Shifts from Mobile to TV Screens in US.
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