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:

Search Spam vs. Search Relevancy
This morning while brushing my teeth I began thinking of the topic of Panda.

I asked myself, was it aimed at fighting back at “content farms” who target the algorithm to build out content for searchers? Most say yes. If so…

Global Rollout of Google +1
Google’s Google +1 push is now extending globally. If you start to see the +1 button in the search results or on websites internationally, don’t be surprised.

Google said they are rolling it out to “sites like google.co.uk, google.de, google.jp and google…

Google’s Black & Gray Design Is Here To Stay
In conjunction with the new Google + project, Google announced on their main blog, search blog and maps blog the new look to the top bar and search results and map results pages…

Google +: Google’s New Social Network
It is weird, I have yet to see Google +, Google’s new social network, myself. I was on the pre-invite list but for some reason…

Sergey Brin: Google Founder & A Skydiver
Sergey Brin, Google’s co-founder, uploaded a picture of himself sky diving recently. He uploaded the picture to his Picasa album on June 26th. I guess he is looking for more excitement in his life?

Other Great Search Forum Threads:

Google Webmaster Reporting Phantom Errors, WebmasterWorld
Google’s new search engine What Do You Love wdyl.com, WebmasterWorld
I post on alt.fan.adolf-hitler. Beginning yesterday, all my posts are being deleted by Google. Why?, Google Webmaster Help
Keeping Track Of Reciprical Links, HighRankings Forums
Common AdWords Error Messages, Google AdWords Help