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

A judge has determined patent-holding company Vringo is entitled to additional royalties from Google in a patent infringement case involving Google AdWords. The order stems from a case brought by Vringo subsidiary I/P Engine in 2011 that claimed filtering technology used in Google AdWords violated..

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

You may have noticed while searching on Google lately that there are now fewer search filtering options available under the ‘More’ drop down menu, as well as on the top menu bar. What you may not have noticed is that these options now adjust dynamically based on what you’re searching for. All the search filters […] Author information Matt Southern Matt Southern is a marketing, communications and public relations professional

Using Knowledge Graph data, Google has made a change that gives searchers extra information about websites listed in the search results, such as when it was founded, who owns it, what type of site it is, and awards it has won.

Facebook is making some changes to how users see updates from individuals and pages in the news feed. This change will definitely hurt businesses running branded pages on Facebook that don’t want to pay for Facebook advertising for visibility

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This week, Google announced AdWords will have a new look and feel that’s more consistent with other Google products. Updates included more white space, softer colors, and less scrolling to access important information

I don’t often cover these reports but I figured it would be nice to compare year end search ranking market share from December 2013…

I don’t often cover these reports but I figured it would be nice to compare year end search ranking market share from December 2013…