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:

Friday’s Google Penguin Changes Revert Back Again
Friday morning we reported more fluctuations around Penguin hit sites. Well, those changes seemed to have reverted themselves 24-hours later.

Let me give you the timeline I am working on and yes, I know some of you are sick of this…

Google Mortgage Calculator Answer Box
Pete Meyers from Moz posted on Google+ that he spotted a new Google Answer for the search [interest calculator], which brought up a mortgage calculator box…

Heat Map Click Test On Google Maps New 3-Pack Layout
About a month ago, Google dropped the local carousel and switched to a three-pack local layout in the Google search results.

It is a much clearer look and I personally always disliked the carousel.

That being said…

Google Maps Location Search Adds Weather & Facts
Google announced on Google+ that the new Android version of the Google Maps app has added real-time weather data and quick facts to when you do searches of locations.

It also added automatic re-routing when a road closes along your original route…

Google Penguin 3.0: The Drunken Penguin
With all the craziness going on around Google’s Penguin update, Springboard SEO decided to post a picture of how Webmasters and SEOs see this latest update. Yep, as a drunken penguin. All the back an

Other Great Search Forum Threads:

We never thought a video would be watched in numbers greater than a 32-bit…, Google+ – YouTube
Twitter Offers Its App Install Analytics, Answers, For Free, WebmasterWorld
New Stuff – December! Sharing and socializing the insight you’ve gained after…, Google+ – Google Consumer Surveys
SerpBook is dead., blackhatworld.com