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http://www.SERoundtable.com/ - Google finally pushed out a Penguin algorithm refresh, it was done early Saturday morning and named Penguin 1.1. We thought Google released a Panda refresh a day or so ago but it wasn't confirmed. Google Product Search is being decommissioned and replacing it is a paid Google Shopping service. Google seems to be showing less rich snippets suddenly. Google+ Local is replacing Google Places, some cool changes but worry comes with it. We also have details and FAQs on what businesses should do or not do with Google+ Local changes. Google in China is being censored like crazy and there is a video that shows how bad it is. Google updated the "can competitors harm my rankings" statement. Amit, the head of Google search, was happy to overhear a conversation in Starbucks about how Penguin and Panda stops SEO tricks. And Amit is to blame for Penguin and Panda, not me. I posted two skewed polls, one saying 65% of SEOs were hurt by the Penguin update and 14% of SEOs fully trust Google. That was this past week in search at the Search Engine Roundtable. Official: Google Penguin 1.1 Now Live : http://www.seroundtable.com/google-penguin-11-15206.html Google Panda 3.7 Refresh Rumors : http://www.seroundtable.com/google-panda-37-15227.html Webmasters Feel Hurt By Google Shopping Move To Paid Placement : http://www.seroundtable.com/google-shopping-paid-15233.html Google Pruning Rich Snippets In Search Results? : http://www.seroundtable.com/less-google-rich-snippet-15216.html Google+ Local Replaces Google Places : http://www.seroundtable.com/google-plus-local-15220.html Manage Your Google+ Local Page : http://www.seroundtable.com/google-local-management-15223.html Google To China: Our Search Engine Is Being Manipulated : http://www.seroundtable.com/google-china-censorship-15230.html Google Updates "Can Competitors Harm Ranking" Statement : http://www.seroundtable.com/google-can-competitors-harm-me-15210.html Overheard In Starbucks: Google Penguin & Panda Updates Prevent Tricks : http://www.seroundtable.com/google-singhal-penguin-starbucks-15226.html Google's Penguin & Panda Updates Are My Fault? : http://www.seroundtable.com/google-seo-threats-15213.html My SEO Polls Are 87.3% Skewed : http://www.seroundtable.com/seo-polls-skewed-15218.html 65% Of SEOs Hurt By Google's Penguin Update : http://www.seroundtable.com/penguin-poll-15207.html Only 14% Of SEOs Trust Google : http://www.seroundtable.com/seo-trust-google-results-15208.html