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The Google Toolbar PageRank Demystified

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the might-still-be-myth-and-rumor dept.

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. Re:Nooooo! by truthsearch · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Half the internet got their PR up to 5. Half of those who were already at 5 got bumped up to 6. To me 5 is the new 4 and 6 is the new 5. 9 is reserved for Slashdot, 8 for Wikipedia, and 7 for lots of useless but popular blogs.

    But in the end it doesn't really matter except for bragging rights. Although those bragging rights can help raise sponsors...

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  2. I call goofiness! by Roadkills-R-Us · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Try to search for information on a specific product, esp. a piece of hardware. In a lot of cases you have to get tricky to see anything in the first page or two (I get 50 results per page) besides lots of sites claiming the lowest price on whatever you're looking for. I love it (NOT) when I see something like "Lowest prices... comparison of ..."; I go there, and there's not even a useful *link* to a comparison.

    I'd be *much* happier with google if they gave me a box to click to "turn off shopping sites".