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

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Reports: Google CPCs Continue To Decline And Yahoo/Bing’s Rise While Spend Overall Grows In Q1 By all accounts, paid search spending rose in Q1 2012 as… Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.

Posted by Stephanie Chang Introduction Handling expired content can be an overwhelming experience for any SEO in charge of a dynamic website, whether it be an e-commerce, a classified (example: job search, real estate listings), or a seasonal/promotional (example: New York Fashion Week) site. Even something as fundamental as glancing at the Google Webmaster Tools account for the site can evoke gut-wrenching emotions, especially if the site has amassed tens of thousands of 404 errors

Part of Rosetta Stone’s trademark infringement lawsuit against Google Inc., dismissed in 2010, have been revived by a federal appeals court. Google will once again face the courts over their sale of trademarked terms as AdWords keywords

Home Depot is known to be the hub for builders of all kinds but does that include link builders…

By all accounts, paid search spending rose in Q1 2012 as compared to the previous year, but by how much depends on the source, and the sector. Covario, which serves mostly high-tech clients, says paid search in the Americas grew 15% in the first quarter, while Adobe’s Efficient Frontier,…

Google recently ogled at a plethora of new patents; so, it’s likely its competitors will follow suit, as Microsoft has done on Monday, purchasing more than 800 patents from AOL.  As the New York Times article instructs, the $1.3 million-dollar pursuit of patents seems commonplace amidst the modern-day Web setting. Chasing and claiming tech patents Follow SEJ on Twitter @sejournal

Google today announced a number of new features for Google+, including navigation and design changes to create a “seamless social experience.” More than 170 million people now have Google+ accounts, but what do people think of the update?

We all try to send loads of search traffic to our websites.

YouTube Live did something completely different to celebrate its first birthday. Its gave three gifts to YouTube Partners, wrapped up as new features, further opening a new category of content for partners to create and advertisers to consider.