It is that time of the month again, this is our monthly recap of what SEOs and Webmasters are talking about when it comes to ranking and SEO changes at Google. This is based off a WebmasterWorld thread where webmasters watch Google like a hawk.

The key points in this new thread include:

Google ‘throttling’ results theory back?
Google friendly in search results to SEOs now?
Fresher results due to Caffeine

Outside of that, here are the most important threads we covered on Google in the past 30 days.

Late December 2010 Google Updating Possibly Brewing?Google’s This Site May Be CompromisedNew: Google “Reading Level” Search FilterGoogle’s Reading Level Algorithm Graded By TeachersTook Google 5 Months To Fix A Ranking BugGoogle & The Big Bad Brand WolfGoogle Webmaster Tools Reporting 301 Redirects As BacklinksGoogle’s AROUND(n) Search OperatorHow Google AdWords Sitelinks Impacts Organic TrafficGoogle & ASA Try To Require Disclosure Of Paid Links In UKGoogle Image Search Updating Index Within DaysGoogle Sunsetting Base API For Two Shopping APIsTripAdvisor Debate Turns Into Big Anti-Competitive Story At WSJGoogle: Don’t Spam Maps Categories, Rather Get Customer ReviewsHow To Spam Google Maps For Top Google Place Listings

For last month’s Google webmaster report, see the December 2010 Google Webmaster Report.

Forum discussion at WebmasterWorld.