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September 26th, 2007

Is Google ditching pagerank?

Posted by Garett Rogers @ 6:56 pm

Categories: Google, Google Speculation

Tags: Google Inc., Toolbar, PageRank, Garett Rogers

Rumor has it that Google may be getting rid of the elusive, but very important PageRank — that friendly green status bar on the Google Toolbar that website owners try to build up. PageRank is what made Google’s search results as good as they are — it is one of the many factors that help the search engine determine how to rank results.

The webmasters at Digital Point want some clarification though. It’s been far too long since the last “Pagerank toolbar export” happened, and that doesn’t sit will with people who put effort into building links.

We, the webmasters at Digitalpoint and I think thousands, even millions of other SEO enthusiasts are wondering when will the next Pagerank toolbar export take place?

As we put a lot of work into link building and making our sites better all the time, toolbar Pagerank is very important to us;

but this is the longest delay ever. Furthermore, nobody knows what will happen to Pagerank.

So Google, please be so kind and tell us what’s going on and when the next estimated FULL update is coming! Is Google dropping the toolbar pagerank for good?

Perhaps Google is starting to incorporate Orion — the search algorithm invented by Australian student, Ori Allon, and snatched up by Google. When the news first broke, Ori said he expected the algorithm to be complete within 18 months. How long ago was that? Oh, about 18 months ago.

Garett RogersGarett Rogers is employed as a programmer for iQmetrix, which specializes in retail management software for the wireless industry. See his full profile and disclosure of his industry affiliations.


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  • Most Recent of 5 Talkback(s)
RE: Is Google ditching pagerank?
I do hope they ditch it. I'm sick of prospective advertisers using it as a gauge of quality.

Get rid of page rank! Please!... (Read the rest)
Posted by: jaspsoft Posted on: 10/03/07 You are currently: a Guest | | Terms of Use
I read a week or so ago...  BillyG_n_SC | 09/26/07
That's rather rich...  jducoeur | 09/27/07
Amen! (nt)  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/27/07
RE: Is Google ditching pagerank?  G Brent LeVasseur | 10/01/07
RE: Is Google ditching pagerank?  jaspsoft | 10/03/07

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