Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…

The SMX West conference is underway and day one is now over. SMX West is taking place in San Jose, California at the San Jose Convention Center.

Google Ireland is sporting the winning logo of the Google Ireland Doodle 4 Google contest .

Below is live coverage of the Do Not Track & Search Marketing panel from the SMX West 2011 conference.

Today Foursquare announced “Foursquare 3.0,” an enhanced version of its mobile applications that adds new content, features and options for users.

Below is live coverage of the NAME panel from the SMX West 2011 conference. This coverage is provided by Barry Schwartz of RustyBrick and Keri Morgret of Strike Models. Disclaimer: The coverage is brought to you in real time…

Hubspot, a software company that makes tools for online marketing, has garnered a $32 million series D funding round from Google Ventures, along with Sequoia Capital and Salesforce.com. The firm’s original investors also participated in the round. Hubspot, founded in 2006 by two MIT alums,..

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Below is live coverage of the Google Places panel from the SMX West 2011 conference. This coverage is provided by Brian Ussery aka beussery

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: The Farmer Panda Impact Nobody Is Talking About I’ve seen a few hundred articles and columns and blog posts about the GFP update, ranging from small SEO…