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:

Webmasters Fear Linking Out After Google’s Warnings
A WebmasterWorld thread has some fears that I see are beginning to worry some publishers and webmasters – the fear of linking to external sources…

My Places (Stars) On The New Google Maps Mobile
The new Google Maps has been available for users to try out for a while now and there is no doubt it is missing a lot of legacy features from the old Google Maps – but there are also a lot of changes to how to access some features…

Google Analytics Alerts Of Increase In 404 Pages
Daniel Waisberg, a Google Analytics expert and now a new Googler, posted on the Google Analytics Google+ profile a tip on how to set up custom alerts for increases in 404 page requests.

There is nothing worse for the user experience than to land on a 404, page not found…
Matt Cutts Video Mashup: Highlighting Matt’s Moves
A large German based online marketing news site posted on Google+ a new Matt Cutts video mash up named Best of Matt Cutts: “It’s party in here…

Google Stair Case With Search Trends
Paul Goldston from Reload Media was at Google Engage the other day and snapped a picture of the stair case at the event. This stair case was outfitted with search trends scrolling through each stair.

Other Great Search Forum Threads:

Boost your AdWords account: ROI tips needed, AdWords Community
External Links We Didn’t Place, HighRankings Forums
How to avoid Google’s misunderstanding of unpaid links?, WebmasterWorld
Journey beyond the road. What are you doing today? How…, Google UK – Google+
New stupid referer spammer Website Analytics, WebmasterWorld