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:

When Do Expired Redirects Stop Passing Signals With Google?

We cover redirects here a lot, I mean a lot, and Google has documented a lot of these things for us around redirects but often…

WWW vs Non-WWW: Google Says It Does Not Matter

Which is better, to have a www or not to have the www to start you domain name…

Google: CSS Size Generally Doesn’t Hurt Your Rankings

Google’s John Mueller said on Twitter that the size of your CSS file generally doesn’t have a negative impact on your rankings in Google. He said Google can handle ”

A Scholarship Business Based On Links Has Shut Down

Marie Haynes (Marie_Haynes) via Jon Cooper (@PointBlankSEO) posted on Twitter a screen shot of a business that banked on getting links from colleges…

Napping In The Google Logo
Here is a photo from Melis Karaca from the Google European office where she is napping in the large Google logo in the lobby of that office. It looks like she went for a tour of the office and got a

Other Great Search Forum Threads:

Back to school doesn’t have to mean back to traffic. See how @googlemaps can help you navigate 🚗🚗🚗🚗 → https://t.co/gkdHcl7JkO https://t.co/4UCghyZuDw, Google on Twitter
Sharing videos on mobile just got easier!, YouTube Help
@Basti2405 Ah, got it. Thanks! I don’t see an issue with that, the noindex will take it out regardless., John Mueller on Twitter
@Soni_Jeetu85 I don’t think switching to the wrong kind of redirect will improve things :)., John Mueller on Twitter
Expanding the ability to appeal more videos, YouTube Help
How to deal with a negative seo attack?, Google Webmaster Help
If you enter a wrong URL when creating an AdSense account, your application, Google AdSense – Google+