2nd Google PageRank in October 2007

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October 24, 2007

2nd Google PageRank in October 2007

A DigitalPoint Forums thread is reporting yet another large PageRank update taking place in the Google Toolbar.

So you know, there already was a PageRank update this month and it is unusual for there to be large PageRank updates twice in a month.

Of course, PageRank is only Toolbar PageRank and it does not officially represent a site's authority and rank, more on that here.

Some suspect that this update is again attacking paid links.

Forum discussion at DigitalPoint Forums.

Update: I posted a longer piece on this at Search Engine Land named Google's PageRank Update Goes After Paid Links?

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posted rustybrick in Google PageRank/SERP Updates at October 24, 2007 7:14 AM Comments (16)

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This includes seoroundtable.com - i dont think you were PR4 before were you?

Posted by gman at October 24, 2007 11:14

Correct, actually see http://searchengineland.com/071024-093938.php

Posted by Barry Schwartz at October 24, 2007 11:19

Yes, i think page rank update in various data center in progress. i have seen flactuation in various sites.

Posted by paavan solanki at October 25, 2007 03:11

i have been waiting for a long time for this.

Posted by prajith at October 25, 2007 05:47

This should not be a surprise to those of you who sell ads to link brokers, etc and those of you involved with link type schemes. How long have I and a "few" others been warning you about the coming of this?? oh, let's see; about two years now I think. it's about time.

Posted by Doug Heil at October 25, 2007 09:42

Google has finnaly leveled the playing field for everyone. There will be better site wiht better content heading to the top for a change. Just hope my is one of them

Posted by Mark at October 25, 2007 12:00

"Google has finnaly leveled the playing field for everyone. There will be better site wiht better content heading to the top for a change."

What are you smoking? All this means is there's one less option for a new site to use to market itself. If you think you're going to rank higher because of content, you're high. OnN page content is probably one of the more insignificant factors in where you rank int eh results.

Posted by Bloggertizer at October 26, 2007 11:02

Content can't be king in an internet of Dis-information. How will Google know the truth? devaluing link sales is only to increase googles own adwords market

Posted by bernie at October 27, 2007 21:51

Frankly I am glad to see it but you must look at the original intent of a search engine. It is to provide specific information to its users. Paid links are just that, paid links. So the sites with lots of cash can really improve their page rank while the poor ones suffer, not right.

Posted by JimG at October 29, 2007 08:07

PageRank has nothing to do with your website rankings on search engines. So, whether it be Zero or Ten; its just a calculation (which is not even clear) from your back links. But still in consideration of many webmasters and SEOs too.

Posted by kuldeep at November 6, 2007 01:27

I guess my website www.myhiphopclothing.com got updated in the 2nd phase of the month instead of the 1st

Posted by Shaun at November 12, 2007 03:23

Good

Posted by alogo at November 29, 2007 03:46

Again nothing and the tool bar is showing 0,even no deep crawling happend do anyone know how long will it take.

Posted by saman at February 10, 2008 08:46

I think the next Pagerank update comming.... :)

Posted by bedava at February 12, 2008 06:14

I hope so, it has been a while now! Got a new site with no page rank, and it is difficult to get links because of this.

Posted by Jon Rhodes at February 13, 2008 11:27

Where is the next Page rank update i am waiting