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…

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Unsurprisingly, Gmail’s team is already working hard at integrating their service with Google+ – and vice verca. Mark Striebeck, a Google Engineer on the Gmail team, indicated that the company is “working on several Gmail / Google+ integrations.” Those changes are still in a brainstorming phase, however, with the company seeking more information.

The field trial for Google+ has hit a major bump in the road.

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Today On Google+: Booming Adoption, Suspension Info, Spam Blocking & More! Below is today’s top news relating to Google+, as reported on Search Engine Land…

Those who have been around on the web for a long time are almost certainly familiar with the Yahoo Site Explorer. This service, while it offered a good spread of webmaster-oriented features, was used most popularly as one of the three places each site  must submit a sitemap (the other two being Google Webmaster Tools and Microsoft Webmaster Central)

Below is today’s top news relating to Google+, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. Adoption Rates & 10 Million+ Users? Google+ Vaulting Past 10 Million User Mark by eWeek’s Clint Boulton covers the stats behind Google+’s massive user influx

While Bing has attempted a variety of features and services to combat the almighty(?) Google, a few have really stuck. The Bing shopping features, the travel-related niche searches, and Bing Maps have been among the more popular features drawing users to Microsoft’s search engine

CDBaby* is an online distributor of independent music. Founded by well-known entrepreneur Derek Sivers, the service became a huge hit with independent musicians because it offered the first easy way for artists to distribute and sell their music online

The Google eBookstore has seen a lot of attention from Google over the last few months, with an expansion to the affiliate network, updated APIs, new partnerships with major libraries, improved device compatibility, and more. Now Google is taking another step forward with the Story HD from iriver