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:

October 2012 Google Webmaster Report: Panda, Penguin, EMD & Images
September and early October was one crazy month for SEOs and Webmasters as it related to Google search.
It started with our report on the Google EMD update and continued when we learned about an algorithm update to Panda. We also…

Google’s New Link Schemes: Widely Distributed Footer Links
As you know, Google updated their webmaster guidelines and I highlighted a few of the changes a week or two ago.
One change I want to bring out is mentioned in the revised link schemes document that specifically calls out footer links. It…

Google’s Search Quality Team Renamed Google Knowledge Team
A WebmasterWorld thread cites recent Search Engine Watch story that says that Google’s Matt Cutts said his team, formerly known as the Search Quality Team, has been renamed to the Google Knowledge Team…

Most Say You Cannot Fully Recover From Google Panda
About a month ago, we asked our readers if you can fully recover from Google Panda.
68% of those who responded and there were about 200 responses, said you cannot fully recover from Panda….

Google At Democratic National Convention
Google was at the Democratic National Convention and they took 30+ shipping containers to set up their temporary offices. Boxman Studios said We had the privilege of working with Google at the 2012 DNC…

Other Great Search Forum Threads:

Changing AdSense country – minefield or piece of cake?, WebmasterWorld
Forum wrapup — October 5, 2012, Google Maps Help