Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.

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

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Wissam Dandan posted a screen shot of a Google Mobile test on Google+. The test is where Google is placing a “Quick View” button, a very large one, in blue, in the mobile smartphone search result. If you click on that button…

I’ve thought about writing my 2013 SEO game plan since I hit the submit button for last year’s version.

It’s the last week of 2012. If you’re reading this column, you are forsaking at least a bit of much needed rest for some serious B2B SEO planning in 2013. For me, the few days ahead are about research, preparation, and getting milestones in place for client initiatives (and probably..

Yahoo appears to be testing a new home page design. Techno-Net captured it on a video and posted that video on YouTube for all to see. Here are the changes I noticed in this new design test: Cleaner User Interface Search Bar Sticks At The Top Left Menu Bar Is Static Remove Story Blocks In Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.

Hi, Google. As we head into a new year, please try to remember that we’re people, too and sometimes we need real help understanding what you expect of us – not just a cryptic message of “be better” and a spanking if we don’t do it your way.

Facebook’s IPO, the London Olympics, the U.S.

In last week’s post about myth-busting social media , I asked what other marketing tactic or channel has attracted as much conjecture, blind advocacy and malarkey.  Only SEO can compare to social media when it comes to the volume of misperceptions and out-dated information posing as “best practices” online. They say that the only things you can count on in life are death and taxes.