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 Lists 5 Most Common Canonical Mistakes
Earlier this week, Allan Scott of Google posted a blog post on the Google Webmaster Blog named 5 common mistakes with rel=canonical.

This is really a must read for any developer, webmaster or site owner with a larger site…

Google Scholar Removes Search By Discipline
A Google Web Search Help thread has complaints from the academia market that Google Scholar has removed a useful feature under the advanced search area. You can now no longer search or filter by discipline when using Google Scholar.

I should point out…

Google: You Don’t Want To Dig Yourself Out Of A Hole
In yesterday’s Matt Cutts Google Webmaster video he answered the question Can I buy a domain that used to have spam on it and still rank…

Google Analytics Adds More Row Data
This is a pretty small change but a welcomed one for many webmasters, internet marketers and SEOs.

Google Analytics has quietly added or expanded the results per row option from 500 to up to 5,000 rows on a page…

Google Maps Bug Won’t Hide Your Address
A Google Business Help thread has complaints that when you select not to show your business address in your Google Maps listing, it still shows it…

Louis Gray Android Figurine
Louis Gray, Googler and well-known blogger, was gifted with a custom Android figurine for his 36th birthday last week. The Android figurine is designed in the Oakland Athletics design with his name a

Other Great Search Forum Threads:

Installing Google as Search Engine Provider for IE, – Google distributing Malware!?, Google
Excited to launch the #glasscollective with Kleiner Perkins…, Google Ventures – Google+
Now you can add yourself as a PAST and CURRENT contributor #Google #Authorship, Threadwatch.org
Discontinuing authorship for former employees, Google Webmaster Help
Do *legitimate* nofollow inbound links actually hurt your site?, WebmasterWorld
Facebook Expands Ads With Partner Categories, WebmasterWorld
From world famous tourist destinations to the streets of…, Google Maps – Google+