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 Places For Business Adds Reviews Section
Google announced that Google Places for Business has added a new section for business owners to manage and respond to reviews left on their Google Maps business listings.

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Heaven’s Gate Still Spamming Google Even After Mass Suicide
Hacker News thread points out that heavensgate.com is still live after 16 years. Heaven’s Gate was a religious group/cult where

Mark Traphagen Creates Virante AuthorRank
Honestly, I am not a fan of tools that measure your reach or popularity but with social and authority becoming more of a factor…

Google’s Matt Cutts: Why Google Use To Only Crawl 100 Links Per Page
Google’s Matt Cutts posted a video answering the old question…

A Google Wallet Card
Jason Morris, shared on Google+, a picture of his Google Wallet card, his physical Google Wallet as he calls it. Yes, Google Wallet is now offering a physical credit card, like the PayPal debit card.

Other Great Search Forum Threads:

Making a List, Checking It Twice: The Essential Paid Search…, Google Ads – Google+
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