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: Identical Pages vs Equivalent Pages When Using Canonicals

The topic of when you are allowed to redirect or use a canonical from page A to page B is always an interesting topic.

Google’s John Mueller addressed the topic in a recent Google Webmaster Help thread and he was very careful in the word selection this time…

When News Publishers Nofollow Links To You, When You’re The Source

It is incredibly common for larger news publications to do three of the following things:

(1) Mention your site, without a link, as the source of the information they are citing.

(2) Link to your site, using a nofollow…

Google AdSense Sticky Ads: Anchor, Overlay & Vignette Ads

Google is testing a new AdSense ad format with select publishers…

Google Logo For NFL Scores: Google Gameday Kickoff Doodle

Today on the Google home page in the United States on Google.com is a special Google logo, aka Doodle…

Google Schwag For Fall Season
Tim Moore snapped some pictures of some new Google schwag he received. He said it is the Google Fall Schwag items. Why Fall? All the brown and earth tones. They look awesome and comfy. How do you

Other Great Search Forum Threads:

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Instagram Ad Campaigns in 30 Countries Start 30 September, WebmasterWorld
Is Google’s Street View | Trust Photographer Program Worth It?, localsearchforum.com
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