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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?
Comments:
gman
10/24/2007 03:14 pm
This includes seoroundtable.com - i dont think you were PR4 before were you?
Barry Schwartz
10/24/2007 03:19 pm
Correct, actually see http://searchengineland.com/071024-093938.php
paavan solanki
10/25/2007 07:11 am
Yes, i think page rank update in various data center in progress. i have seen flactuation in various sites.
prajith
10/25/2007 09:47 am
i have been waiting for a long time for this.
Doug Heil
10/25/2007 01:42 pm
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.
Mark
10/25/2007 04:00 pm
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
Bloggertizer
10/26/2007 03:02 pm
"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.
bernie
10/28/2007 01:51 am
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
JimG
10/29/2007 12:07 pm
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.
kuldeep
11/06/2007 06:27 am
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.
Shaun
11/12/2007 08:23 am
I guess my website www.myhiphopclothing.com got updated in the 2nd phase of the month instead of the 1st
alogo
11/29/2007 08:46 am
Good
saman
02/10/2008 01:46 pm
Again nothing and the tool bar is showing 0,even no deep crawling happend do anyone know how long will it take.
bedava
02/12/2008 11:14 am
I think the next Pagerank update comming.... :)
Jon Rhodes
02/13/2008 04:27 pm
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.
nile
07/13/2008 11:08 am
Where is the next Page rank update i am waiting
gry
12/31/2009 12:08 am
when should be next page rank update?