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 Says Website Submissions Service Can Hurt Your Web Site
Most Search Engine Optimization experts find search engine submission services to be a waste of time and a scammy type of service.
That being said, Google’s John Mueller took it a step up by saying using these services may hurt your rankings….
Google Instant Way Too Fast On Opera
A Google Web Search Help thread has reports of a really annoying Google bug that happens when Opera browser users try to use Google on some machines.
The issue is…
Terrain Data Now Part Of Google’s Base Maps
Google announced they have now made terrain and vegetation data as part of the base map view on Google Maps.
Here is a before and after view…

Google Pays Respect To Bob Ross On 70th Birthday With The Joy of Painting Logo
Today would be the 70th birthday of the well-known American TV personality, Bob Ross. He was the man who you saw painting on the television network, PBS all the time. Google has a Doodle today…
Windows 8 Launches & Google Gets Nervous
Friday, Microsoft launched Windows 8 to consumers. It is Microsoft latest operating system and one of their most significant changes to the operating system ever…

Danny Sullivan Gets Lifetime Achievement Award
Danny Sullivan gave the keynote address at the Bend WebCAM conference a couple days ago. At the event, he was given the “lifetime achievement” award while on stage. Matt Siltala took a picture and t…

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