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The Panda Bear is on the move again, with a major update that started in the States last Friday and is rolling out across the world. Source: searchengineland.com

We will have to wait and see what exactly changes have been made, but a tweet from Google states "Less than 1% of queries noticeably affected in the U.S. & 1% worldwide"

Mean while, Google has announced the 39 tweaks it made to the search results in May
Search quality highlights: 39 changes for May - Inside Search

I wish we could get away without paying our Corp Tax

Didn't they buy someone recently who had big debts, which then off set their corp bill? Or did I just imagine that...

It's a tough one, especially with something like a forum that is generating regular posts. People (especially me) often quote from other sources. I normally look to see if there is any obvious "copy and we'll hunt you down" type comments, and always attribute back any link, but other than assuming people have common sense, and unless you analyze every post, then you can only really react to a takedown notice.

To be fair, we have had a couple already, usual aggressive lawyer type letter, but a simple delete post button does the job

I guess the American culture is a lot more about suing and big companies slugging it out in court, although compensation culture is unfortunately already here in the UK. Hopefully the same mindset won't be exported round the rest of the world

There are 1000's of forums, so you are sure to find one for your particular sector or niche. eg an electrician may frequent an electrician forum etc. This in theory should give you a locally targeted network or audience.