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:

Poll: You Or Your Clients Hit By The Google Fred Algorithm?

I want you to check your own sites and/or client sites and let me know if you saw a huge 50% or higher decline on March 7th…

90% Of SEOs Achieve Ranking Success Within A Year

A few months ago, I covered the topic of how long does it take to rank well in Google. In a Google video on how to hire an SEO, Google said…

Google: Use Info Command To Find Canonical URL
Have you ever noticed that sometimes, Google shows a slightly different URL for your content in their search results? So maybe they show your normal…

Google Pool Table Top Down View
Here is an artsy photo of a pool table at the Google office. It looks like it was taken from the top of a staircase…

Other Great Search Forum Threads:

@sam_partland Pretty sure there’s no specific change for “,” vs “,” in URLs, flips between versions like that can happen, but traffic should be stable.., John Mueller on Twitter
How to optimize paginated pages for Google SEO?, WebmasterWorld
Get ready for National Small Business Week, The Google Advertiser Community

This post was scheduled to go live today but was written earlier – I am currently offline today.