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:

PDFs Ranking Well In Google – Monetize Them
A WebmasterWorld thread has some SEOs discussing that for some of their query niches, Google tends to be ranking a lot of PDF documents at the top of the page.

Personally, I have not seen this but I can believe it…

Google Updates AdWords Editor Update
Google released a new update to the AdWords Editor – we are now at version 9.7.1 up from version 9.5.1.

The new features and changes include:

Improved targeting options

User interest categories: On the audiences tab…

Google Shares The Evolution Of Their Search Engine
Google is really a fascinating company, so when you step back and look at how they evolved, it is both fun and education…

Google Anchor Sitelinks With HTML Entities
Kim Clinkunbroomer shared on Google + (link might not work for all) that some of the anchor sitelinks do allow for some HTML entities, at least for now – I am sure Google will disable them soon…

Green Android Tattoos
Jason Mayes from Google posted pictures of a bunch of Googlers getting what looks like temporary green Android tattoos on their arms. He posted the pictures on his Google + profile the other day.

Other Great Search Forum Threads:

18 Tools to Speed Up Link Building, Sphinn
E.U. Directive on Privacy To Hit Facebook and Other Social Media Sites, WebmasterWorld
The current economy and AdWords spending, WebmasterWorld
Wondering whether or not some of my pages with several links on them will be considered spam by Google., Google Webmaster Help
Cash Offered For A Blog Link, Cre8asite Forums
Entire Div Clickable Links?, Google Webmaster Help
Feature 2: Enhanced CPC bids – Share your experiences and tips on using this AdWords product feature, Google AdWords Help
Top 2011 Searches From Bing Show a Year of Breakthroughs and Heartbreaks, WebmasterWorld