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: Will Pipes In URLs Work?

Yesterday, I wrote that Google was cool with pipes in title tags. But I did mention that back in 2010, Google said don’t use pipes in URLs.

So I asked Gary Illyes if that is still true, should you not use pipes in URLs these days…

Will Google Ban Their Parent Company’s Web Site? Alphabet abc.xyz

As you know, Google’s co-founders launched a new company named Alphabet, which will be the parent company of Google and many of the other companies that were under Google.

They launched a new site at abc…

Google Now Part Of Alphabet, Inc. – No Joke

You’ve already probably heard the news, it is literally everywhere you look, Google, Inc. is now a company of Alphabet, Inc.

Google’s co-founders, Sergey Brin and Larry Page, started a new company named Alphabet…

Google Map Maker Has Officially Reopened In Six Countries
Pavithra Kanakarajan, a Product Manager on the Google Map Maker announced in the Google Map Maker Help forums that Google Map Maker has reopened in six countries yesterday. This

Last Call For Speaker Pitches For SMX Israel

Today is the last day to submit your speaker pitches for SMX Israel. I plan on personally reviewing the hundred or so submissions over the next several days. So please submit your pitch today (I won’t be extending the deadline) by filling out this form.

Again…

Google German: Yup, We Are On ABC-Strasse
On Google+, Google Germany posted a picture of the street sign their office is on, ABC-Strasse 19. They joked, “We do not want to say what we could tell in advance … but the best from the ABC-Straß

Other Great Search Forum Threads:

5 steps to a mobile-friendly site – check out these resources for getting…, Google+ – AdSense
App Indexing drives growth for Daily Mail / MailOnline, Cookpad, and Tabelog …, Google+ – Google Developers
Google Hangouts for Android is getting a sleek new look + a few more…, Google+ – Google
Google+ Great news today with Alphabet…, Google+ – Yonatan Zunger
Community Member of the Week – Amy Bishop (08/10), AdWords Community
Google’s "watch Time" Patent, Cre8asite Forums
Oops! One Journalist Found Hidden Code In A Google Report, Cre8asite Forums
Our 3rd #NoHacked blogpost spotlights two-factor authentication →…, Google+ – Google Webmasters