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:

Does Yelp Dominate Google’s Local Web Results?
A common issue I see with the Google results are the number of Yelp results a Google search can return for a local type of keyword phrase…

Google’s Matt Cutts Describes How He Finds Low Quality/Spammy Guest Blogging
Guest blogging has been a large topic over the past couple years in the SEO space.
In a recent video by Matt Cutts, Google’s head of search spam, Matt answered the question..

Asynchronous Google AdSense Code Now Default Option
Around July 2013, Google released support for a BETA version of asynchronous AdSense code.
It went over very well, so well that it is now not only out of beta a few months later, it is…

Google: Responsive Design Doesn’t Give You A Ranking Boost
Google’s John Mueller posted in a Stack Exchange thread that responsive design doesn’t give you a ranking boost…

Google: Stop Using Fake Google+ Profiles To Trick Users
I don’t get it and this happens from time to time. A site owner is upset his site is not ranking well. He goes onto the Google Webmaster Help forums to complain and…

Google’s Matt Cutts Computer Screen
Google’s head of search spam, Matt Cutts, shared a photo of him reading Reddit on his laptop while listening to the co-founder of Reddit give a talk. SEOs would pay big bucks to see what is on Matt’s

Other Great Search Forum Threads:

Facebook Acquires Mobile Analytics Company, Onavo, WebmasterWorld
Foursquare Launches Ads System For Small Business, WebmasterWorld
Mark Your Calendars! Upcoming Webinar Schedule, AdWords Community
Spamming on Bing Ads, WebmasterWorld
Welcome To Google SEO News Co-Moderator brotherhood of LAN, WebmasterWorld
Windows 8.1 now available! Microsoft Windows 8, WebmasterWorld