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 Local Maps Spam Invades Knowledge Graph
Linda Buquet, a top contributor in the Google Local forums, posted a thread in the Google Webmaster Help forums complaining about a massive spam attack in Google that started working on August 22, 2013…

Dell’s Google Start Page Dies With iGoogle
A few days ago, iGoogle officially went offline and with that, Dell’s start page for their native browser.

You’ve all seen this page. The moment you turn on a new Dell computer, open up Internet Explorer…

Google Ads: Search Network With Display Select
Google announced yesterday a new campaign type named Search Network With Display Select.

Google said “this new campaign type offers better results on the display network than the old Search & Display Networks campaign type…

Google AdWords Tests New “Ad” Label
We covered this on the mobile ad side about two months ago, where Google is testing showing an “ad” label on the AdWords ad…

Google Train Doodle For Raymond Loewy
Today on the Google home page is yet another logo celebrating the life on Raymond Loewy on his 120th birthday. Raymond Loewy was a well respected industrial designer who designed some of the most iconic brand logos and designs we still see and recognize today…

Google +1 Pinata: Filled With…
Steve Grove, the Director of Community Partnerships at Google+ shared a new office accessory at the GooglePlex. Yea, that is right, a +1 pinata in Google colors. I am told the thing is empty, but if

Other Great Search Forum Threads:

Learn and share in Google Search Tips & Tricks, Google Web Search Help
Rich snippets are automatically added to Google SERPs for…, Kaspar Szymanski – Google+