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:
- Watch Matt Cutts Respond To If He Will Return To Google Search
Last night on episode 274 on This Week In Google, Matt Cutts was a guest. And he was able to talk about his announcement about extending his already long leave with Google. Here is the video: At around 9 minutes and 50 seconds into the video, they ask him..... - Google AdWords Local Forwarding Numbers
Google announced on Google+ that call extensions now support local forwarding numbers, so you can show searchers local numbers to them, which may increase the chances they will call your local business... - Coming Soon: Google Analytics AdWords Shopping Campaigns Report
Google noted on Google+ that they are coming out with a new Google Analytics report for helping AdWords advertisers who use shopping campaigns track those campaigns... - Google Maps App Goes To A New Slick Interface
Google announced they are rolling out a completely new design and interface for both the Android and iOS versions of the Google Maps app. The new design goes with the "material design" principles, giving it a fluid and smooth interface... - Google Maps Pegman Movember
Google Maps has dressed up their Pegman for Movember, with a huge mustache. November is the month where many grow facial hair to support a good cause, so it looks like the Pegman got a jump start.
Other Great Search Forum Threads:
- Migrated content claims to be 301ed but I can view it in Safari, WebmasterWorld
- Unlock the Power of Auction-Time Bidding in AdWords In order to help people…, Google+ - Google Ads
- Anyone noticed #GooglePlus links in #GoogleWebmasterTools like this? #LinkBuilding #Penguin3.0 #Panda 4.1 http://t.co/Y3FH1isbsW, Sandeep Malviy on Twitter