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.

In this week’s wrap-up, VIP contributor Christina Baldassarre gives a beginner’s guide to social media strategy, and Ryan Clutter gives the latest SEO tools. The post SEJ Wrap-Up: SEO Tools That Work & A Beginner’s Guide to Social Strategy by @megcabrera appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. The post SearchCap: Verizon buys Yahoo, Google Maps wifi mode, Google AdWords features appeared first on Search Engine Land. Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.

John Mueller replied on Twitter to someone asking if they should remove comments that pretty much praise the blog post but don’t add any more value. Such as “great post” types of comments or as the user put it “This article really inspired me…

An update to Google Maps is rolling out to select Android users.

Smart Bidding reporting is getting more robust, and the bid automation tool will continue to take more conversion signals into account, says Google. The post Google’s Smart Bidding will soon include ability to set Target CPA by device in AdWords appeared first on Search Engine Land

In a press release issued this morning, Verizon has announced it will acquire Yahoo for roughly $4.83 billion in cash. The post Yahoo Acquired by Verizon for Nearly $4 Billion in Cash by @SouthernSEJ appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

The Conversions metric finally takes over for AdWords’ original conversion tracking method. The post Google sunsetting AdWords Converted Clicks in September appeared first on Search Engine Land. Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article

In may we reported Google AdWords is banning payday loans and other high interest and risky loans from advertising on AdWords. But July 13, 2016, the date it would go live…

It’s been a great year for Snapchat and it’s no surprise that Facebook is eyeing up many of its most successful features.