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:

Official: Google Penguin 1.1 Now Live
For the past few weeks, we have been reporting on speculation in the forums that Google released a Panda refresh. The Penguin 1.1 update is now officially live.

All of those speculative posts were down right wrong…
Google’s Penguin & Panda Updates Are My Fault?
I received a friendly email over the weekend from a reader.

The email had the subject line that read…
Porn Ads On Your Google Home Page?
There are several threads at the Google Webmaster Help forums with Google users saying they are seeing ads on the Google home page…

Google Updates “Can Competitors Harm Ranking” Statement
The time stamp on the Google document that answers the question Can competitors harm ranking…
65% Of SEOs Hurt By Google’s Penguin Update
About a month ago, we polled our readers asking how they were impacted by the Google Penguin update.

We have well over a 1,000 responses and I wanted to share them with you. Keep in mind, those who were negatively impacted are probably more likely to take the poll…

Only 14% Of SEOs Trust Google
Last week I ran a poll asking SEOs if they trust Google.

We have over 500 responses in and I wanted to break it down for you.

Most SEOs do not trust Google…

Google Salsa
Dobromir Montauk, a Googler, posted pictures of the Google Salsa at a Google dance festival the other day. Hey, they have the moves but they also these neat t-shirts.

Other Great Search Forum Threads:

Ask HN: Is Disqus “Truly SEO-Compatible” like they say it is?, Hacker News
Is Google Page Rank Update May 25, 2012 Just Notice !, DigitalPoint Forums
Authorship warning message, Google Webmaster Help