Miscellaneous Tech Talk
Anyone notice what happened to Page Rank recently?

Index >> Miscellaneous Tech Talk >>

Author

Message

kanaloa
John C. Derrick

Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2007 5:12 pm

Founder

Joined: 09 Mar 2002
Posts: 43436
Location: Columbia, SC

I noticed it, but only today did some research on it.

Looks like tons of folks took brutal hits in Page Rank from Google.

G :oh-no-u-didnt:

GLE

Check the blog for more info:
http://www.pronetworks.org/blog/index.php/general/19

Back to top

kanaloa
John C. Derrick

Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2007 5:16 pm

Founder

Joined: 09 Mar 2002
Posts: 43436
Location: Columbia, SC

Personally I think this is ridiculous... the Washington Post has a PR of 5? Microsoft only a 9? Ummm

Back to top

Grav!ty
Graham Massey

Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2007 6:19 pm

Vice President
Operations

Joined: 14 Sep 2004
Posts: 20787
Location: Johannesburg

That's amazing. I wonder what's up them? Must have restated their criteria, but how would they do that?

Back to top

kanaloa
John C. Derrick

Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2007 7:09 pm

Founder

Joined: 09 Mar 2002
Posts: 43436
Location: Columbia, SC

Rumor is they are "punishing" sites that link mostly internally. I can't confirm that, but that's the rumor a lot of sites seem to point too.

Back to top

Knight Rider
Reid Jones

Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2007 7:26 pm

PRO Level 17

Joined: 28 Jul 2005
Posts: 2182
Location: CANADA...EH!

Yeah, seems their trying to punish sites. Sites such as link directories have taken a big hit in PR.

Back to top

gries818

Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2007 9:15 pm

Respected Member
of PROnetworks

Joined: 07 Jul 2004
Posts: 6565

kanaloa wrote:

Rumor is they are "punishing" sites that link mostly internally. I can't confirm that, but that's the rumor a lot of sites seem to point too.

Why though?

Back to top

ar1stotle

Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2007 9:18 pm

Moderator
Support Team

Joined: 15 May 2004
Posts: 5819
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana

gries818 wrote:

kanaloa wrote:

Rumor is they are "punishing" sites that link mostly internally. I can't confirm that, but that's the rumor a lot of sites seem to point too.

Why though?

I think pagerank is based on linking, so possibly sites that link internally are messing up their pagerank system by increasing traffic to sites that otherwise wouldn't have high pageranks?

Just a guess, I can't honestly say I understand the system at all.

Back to top

kanaloa
John C. Derrick

Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2007 9:19 pm

Founder

Joined: 09 Mar 2002
Posts: 43436
Location: Columbia, SC