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…

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Now Link Google My Business And AdWords, Get Account-Level Location Extensions Google is introducing the ability to set up location extensions at the account… Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article

Google Webmaster Tools has added a new reporting feature to help marketers troubleshoot rel-alternate-hreflang annotations (an attribute that communicates with Google if there are requirements for alternate languages on a web page).

Google is introducing the ability to set up location extensions at the account level by linking your Google My Business account to your AdWords account. No longer will location extensions need to be set up separately for each campaign

The Google Doodle team outdid itself during this year’s World Cup, posting a total of 63 World Cup inspired Google logos from the start of the tournament until yesterday’s final game. To kick-off the FIFA 2014 World Cup, Google posted the above image of Rio De Janerio on its global… Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.

LinkedIn recently launched a new app for iOS called Connected, which is designed to encourage users to more frequently reach out to others within their network. The app resembles LinkedIn’s website, in that it has a feed highlighting news mentions, job changes, work anniversaries, and birthdays. You can also receive push notifications if you sync your contacts and calendar with the app

The SEO space is very negative these days, not many smiles unless you work at large brands. A WebmasterWorld thread has a common topic come up, the topic of us being corkscrews and how the answers will dominate and weed out the source of the content, leaving us with nothing left…

Google’s Quality Rating Guidelines document has been leaked once again! Version 5.0 was leaked a few days ago, where Google has reportedly completely revamped the guidelines. Jennifer Slegg has documented most of the new guidelines on her blog. You can also read the full new 160 page..

Google Maps has updated its app for iPhone and iPad. The new version adds features and content and even makes the app more visually appealing

Google is now soliciting feedback on their implementation of EU’s Right To Be Forgotten ruling through a new Advisory Council.