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 Announces 24th Panda Refresh; Not Related To January 17th
Despite it being just five days from extremely strong signs of a Google update, which Google denied, Google announced yesterday on Twitter that they have pushed out a new Panda refresh.
This would make the 24th revision or refresh to the Panda update since launching in February 2011.

Hey Matt, Links In Press Releases Do Impact Your Search Engine
Right after Christmas Matt Cutts said something pretty bold within a Google Webmaster Help thread that I covered as Google Says Press Release Links Won’t Help Your Search Rankings. But is it true…

Google Improves Handwrite Search On Mobile
Google announced they have made a few improvements to Google Handwrite Search that they launched in July 2012.

The main improvement is that you can now write and overlap your writing on smartphone screens…

Google’s Cost Per Click Prices Finally Rise As GOOG Beats Estimates
As you can see, Google’s stock (GOOG) is up 4.5% in after hours (pre-market) trading. Why…

Google Android Train
Christopher Wiseman posted a picture of his latest creation on Google+. It is of an Android train he made completely out of 3 do-it-yourself droids, some legos, train parts and his own creativity.

Other Great Search Forum Threads:

Google + Audi: Enhancing Navigation For a driver, in-car…, Google Maps – Google+
Last week we introduced the first part of our optimization…, Google AdSense – Google+
Firefox OS Developer Preview Phones Announced, WebmasterWorld
Geotargeting our widgets… adding individual states?, WebmasterWorld