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The Google Toolbar PageRank Demystified

nywanna writes "SEO is an extremely unpredictable aspect of running an online business. Every month the rules change slightly, and with every rule change we receive new bad information from speculators and those who spew nothing but conjecture. David Harry looks at one of the greatest Google misconceptions and bits of misinformation that exists right now: This brings me to the greatest mythological creature to roam the Google landscape since 'the sandbox'; The Google Toolbar PageRank (TBPR) system. While the jury may still be out on the 'sandbox,' I am here to slay the beast that is the TBPR, right here, right now."

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  1. Nooooo! by Umbral+Blot · · Score: 3, Funny

    Pagerank is useless? Don't tell me that when I just got my pagerank up to 6!

  2. Re:Was it just me? by deprecated · · Score: 3, Funny

    It was just you.

  3. Re:Useless Search Engine Optimization Blather by nadamsieee · · Score: 5, Funny
    This guy said nothing in a long tedious way.

    He should be in marketing... oh, wait... nevermind.

  4. Re:What's SEO? by jdavidb · · Score: 4, Funny

    Well, the problem is that the results returned by Goolge are 99% spam and you have to wade through dozens of pages with results to find one or more that may be of interest.

    Maybe you should search for something besides Viagra.