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 Keyword Planner Estimates Are Based On Ads Not Organic Search

There was some confusion about where the Google Keyword Planner tool gets their estimates. Is it based on organic searches or does Google only look when there are ads available for those keywords. The answer is…

Nettie Stevens Google Doodle: The XY Sex Chromosomes

Today on Google’s home page is what looks like a scientist looking through a microscope at XY chromosomes. It is Nettie Stevens 155th birthday, she discovered the sex chromosomes, XY.

She was born on July 7, 1861 in Vermont and passed at the age of 50 from cancer on May 4…

Google Sandwiches In First Result For Some Queries

Google is now sandwiching in some of the first search results between two line separators. Google has used line separators in many ways in the search results but now they seem to be doing it for highly relevant queries…

Google Now On Tap Now With Translation, Discover & Barcode Search

Google added three new features to Google Now On Tap, which works on Android devices running Marshmallow or higher…

Matt Cutts In Army Tactical Body Armor
As you know, Matt Cutts has joined the Digital Defense department at the Pentagon for the next three months and this week was his first week on the job. He shared a photo of him wearing tactical body

Other Great Search Forum Threads:

Here’s a mystery for you. I’ve been told there’s a ship made out of concrete at…, Google+ – Dan Russell
How Are You Earning Backlinks For Organic Results In Google?, Cre8asite Forums
Loss of Indexed Pages – Causes?, WebmasterWorld
Twitter is Testing Live Sports Coverage, WebmasterWorld