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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.

Search Engine Roundtable Stories:

• Video Recap of Weekly Search Buzz :: August 3, 2012
  Honestly, a fairly slow week despite some significant SEO events. SEOmoz introduced MozCast…
• August 2012 Google Webmaster Report
  It is time for the monthly Google Webmaster report where we share all the latest Google SEO related topics of the past month and recap you on anything particularly new going on in the search results…
• Should You Let Google Build Your AdWords Campaigns?
  A WebmasterWorld thread has one AdWords advertiser sharing his experience going through the decision making process of allowing a Google employee to set up a new AdWords campaign for free and see how it goes.

  The outcome was that he decided to see what the AdWords representative can do…

• Did Negative SEO Beat SEOmoz?
  In August, a huge negative SEO debate sparked up and it resulted in Rand Fishkin, the CEO of SEOmoz offering his site up as a sacrificial lamb to the negative SEOs out there to try to see if they can’t hurt SEOMoz’s rankings by implementing negative SEO techniques…
• Where Google Street View Cars Sleep
  Richard Hay from Google posted a nice picture of a garage full of Google Street View cars, a fleet of them. I guess this is where they sleep?

Other Great Search Forum Threads:

• Google Israel has a Tu B’Av Logo, Barry Schwartz – Google+
• AdSense team meeting: worth the time?, WebmasterWorld
• More Sales OR More Money?, WebmasterWorld
• Odd message in WMT, Google Webmaster Help
• Squibble is squashing discussion, Google Webmaster Help

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.

Search Engine Roundtable Stories:

• Official: Google Panda 3.9 Refresh
  Last night, at 7pm EDT, Google announced they pushed out a refresh for the Google Panda algorithm.

  We had some rumors of a Panda refresh a couple weeks ago but Google said there was no such update…

• Google’s New Advanced Index Status Report
  Google added a new feature last night to Google Webmaster Tools that really shows you some nice detail on your index status…
• Your Bing Ranking Data Might Stop Working On August 1st
  As many of you know, the Bing Search API is going paid and Microsoft is decommissioning the old free API next week on August 1st. That means that any of the ranking tools that use the free version would need to upgrade to the paid version, which is not cheap.
• Picture Of A Google Power Searching Certificate
  Yesterday I covered how those who took the Google Power Searching class were upset they didn’t immediately receive their printable certificates upon the class finishing…
• The Real Google Panda Doodle
  Googler Richard Hay shared with me a Google Panda Doodle. It looks like this Panda Doodle was submitted during the Doodle4Google competition by a 3rd grader named Pianpian Wu. This must be one from

Other Great Search Forum Threads:

• I’m in love with yourseosucks.com, Google Webmaster Help
• Link building on a budget, WebmasterWorld
• YouTube Switching Users To Optional Google+ Profiles, WebmasterWorld
• An AdSense Publisher’s Story: Returning to 9-to-5, WebmasterWorld
• Tomorrow, foursquare is launching a promoted updates pilot…, Simon Favreau-Lessard – Google+

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.

Search Engine Roundtable Stories:

• 2 Weeks Later Google Fixes “Search By Image”
  Just about two weeks ago, the Google Search By Image feature stopped working for IE9 users.

  Google offered a couple workarounds but those workarounds are no longer needed.

  Google’s Albert C. said in a Google Web Search Help thread that the issue is now fixed…

• Where Was the June Google Search Quality Highlight Post?
  For the past several months, Google has been providing monthly search quality highlight posts, sharing a number of changes they made to the search side of Google.

  On June 7th, they announced 39 changes for May, on May 4th they announced 52 changes for April and so on…

• Google’s Home Page Too Promotional?
  A Google Web Search Help thread create by a long time Google top contributor says the Google home page is way too spammy…
• Google Maps Video Recap: Hide Address Listing?
  Jade Wang, Google+ Local community manager, posted her weekly video recap of the latest going on in the Google Places / Local / Maps forum…
• Chrome Construction Hats
  Rachel Wente-Chaney posted a picture on Flickr of the preparation for the Google Summit 2012. The lady is posing in a toy Google Chrome construction worker hat. She also has her pin and lanyard all

Other Great Search Forum Threads:

• Butterflies, Richard Hay – Google+
• Facebook ‘likes’ and adverts’ value doubted, WebmasterWorld
• LinkedIn Adds Commenting and Liking, and Trending In Your Network, WebmasterWorld

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.

Search Engine Roundtable Stories:

• Google: Aggregated Statistics Is Not Great Content
  I’ve been following a Google Webmaster Help thread about a site that offers statistics on hockey related content and players. In fact, the site is from 1998 and is supposedly really respected in the industry.

  The webmaster said April 24th, when the Penguin algorithm was released…

• Conway’s Game of Life On Google
  Search on Google for [conway's game of life] and you will find Google’s latest Easter Egg.

  It is a geeky game that needs no intervention. It is actually known as the “Game of Life…

• Study: Stopping SEO Leads To 30% Drop In Top Rankings
  A Cre8asite Forum thread has someone who conducted a small study where he claimed that those who stop maintaining their SEO campaigns saw a 30% drop in top rankings…
• Google Local Troubleshooter Needs Troubleshooting
  A Google Places Help thread tells us that the troubleshooter under “My listing has incorrect information” for Google+ Local support is currently unavailable.

  Yes…

• IE7 Users No Longer Can Change The Google.com Background
  Over two years ago, Google added a way for users to customize the background of Google.com. That feature has been upgraded and improved over the years.

  But as of yesterday, Internet Explorer 7 users can no longer customize the background of Google…

• Who Stole Android Jelly Bean From Google?
  Richard Hay from Google posted a picture on his Google+ page sharing that the Android Jelly Bean Statue is mysteriously missing. He wrote, “someone stole Jelly Bean.” Well, it is probably undergoing

Other Great Search Forum Threads:

• Bing UK Rolls Out ‘Slicker, Cleaner Design’, Faster and Improved SERPs, WebmasterWorld
• comScore: US Search Share, June, Bing Up, Google Up, Yahoo Down, WebmasterWorld
• Penalised Website Wants To Advertise With Me…., HighRankings Forums
• Report: Hackers List Credentials of 400,000 From Yahoo Service, WebmasterWorld

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.

Search Engine Roundtable Stories:

• Google Users Forced To Country Specific TLD
  There are dozens of complaints in the Google Web Search Help forums where users who are based outside of the United States are being forced to use their country specific TLDs.

  For example, users in Germany are forced to go to Google.de…

• Hangout With Google’s Top Contributors on Google+
  Google helped announce on Google+ that the Google Top Contributors are running weekly hangouts to help webmasters with webmaster related issues as it related to Google search.

  The hangouts run every Friday from 11am-12pm PST…

• Google AdSense Changes Ad Labels In Europe
  A WebmasterWorld thread has an AdSense publisher saying that Google has changed the AdSense ads label from Google Ads to read Privacy Info.

  We had a similar change in the US in 2011 when Google changed most the ads from “Ads by Google” to “Ad Choices”…

• Green Android Neon Sign
  Richard Hay, a Network Testing, Google Platforms Engineer, posted a picture of a neon green Android sign. I am not sure where the picture exactly was taken but I’ve never seen an Android sign like th
• Happy Father’s Day Logo From Google
  This year, Google has animated the Google Father’s Day logo. The child (as an E) controls a remote control car with coffee on it. The child delivers the…
• Why There Is No Camaraderie Amongst SEOs
  A few days ago, I posted on Google+ that the disavow link tool that is expected to be released by Google in the upcoming months makes me a “bit sad.”
  I wanted to take the time to explain why…
• Google Hot Searches More Magazine Like With Clustering Keywords
  Google announced they have updated hot trends / searches to add images, news stories, the volume of searches and now they also cluster searches together to form a single keyword group…
• Bing Adds Qwikis To Search Results
  Bing announced they have added Qwikis, think of it as a video based Wikipedia, to the search results. Bing describes them as…
• Google News “Publication Name Does Not Match” Message Error
  Erik from the Google News team posted a thread in the Google News Help forum about an error Google is working on fixing…
• Google France Office Lame?
  Rupert Breheny, A Googler who I think works in the Zurich office, paid a visit to Google’s France office the other day and took some pictures. My question is why does Google’s France office stand out…

Other Great Search Forum Threads:

• Facebook For WordPress Plugin Allows Cross Posting From Blog To Facebook, WebmasterWorld
• Report: Microsoft Mulls Yammer Social Network Acquisition, WebmasterWorld
• Texas Judge Halts Depositions Over Problems With Facebook IPO, WebmasterWorld
• Twitter’s New Expanded Tweets Allow Content Previews, Images and Videos, WebmasterWorld
• Facebook Rolls Out Verified Phone Number Requests For Password Recovery, WebmasterWorld
• Google SE issue %, Google Webmaster Help
• Is It Better To Have A Single Big Domain Or 5 Small Ones?, HighRankings Forums
• This week’s forum wrapup video – June 15, 2012, Google Maps Help
• About two years ago, we launched our interactiveâ¦, Google – Google+
• More transparency into government requests, Google Blogoscoped Forum
• Key note speaker Barry Schwartz at SEMSEO 2012 in Hannover, Google Webmaster Help
• YouTube’s Greece election logo, Google Blogoscoped Forum