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 Warning: Get A Free Product To Review, Nofollow That Link & Disclose

Friday, Google posted a warning on the Webmaster blog that if you get a product to review from a manufacturer or wherever, make sure that you nofollow any links back to the person/company who sent you that product…

Google Confirms They Do Use Site Authority Signals For New Pages

Google’s John Mueller confirmed in a Google+ hangout last Tuesday that Google does use site wide or site authority to determine where new pages that have no page specific signals should rank in search…
Google Local Guides Can Add Photos In Their Reviews

Did you know that starting a few weeks ago, the Google Local Guides unlocked a special feature in the Google Maps app that let’s them not just add reviews but also add photos to their reviews…

Google: Content In aside Tag Treated Similarly To Other Content On Your Page

Google’s John Mueller confirmed on Twitter that content placed in the <aside> tag is treated similarly to other content on the page…

Google Tokyo View
Jason Morrison from Google spent some time in Tokyo at the Google office there. Jason shared this picture on Google+ of the view from that office. He said “Its nice to be back home, but I’m going to

Other Great Search Forum Threads:

Google is testing a human based alternative to their Home Services Ad. Very un…, Google+ – Mike Blumenthal
Why research skills really do matter. It’s easy to search quickly, but taking…, Google+ – Dan Russell
Are you reviewing a product on your site that you got for free? Check out a few…, Google+ – AdSense
We’re beginning to move Google’s blogs to a new domain, “googleblog.com,” in…, Google+ – Google