Lost API key!

[alsenor]

I had one of those, I know, because I had installed some sites on the backlink tracking page.
Today I ran a spyware remover that also removed my useful cookies, and therefore I can not even get to my backlink tracker stats.
What to do now?

[digitalpoint]

Login to the keyword tracker and go to Edit Preferences, you should have your Google API key listed there.

[alsenor]

So it does - thanks!
Funny, now my cookie worked again as well.
Still give me all zeroes only for that site though.
It always comes up the same way while running:
Query Thread Running...
Remaining... Keywords: 1, Links: 2 Refresh (http://www.digitalpoint.com/tools/keywords/)
It can't really be, that this is a meaningful status report, can it?

[digitalpoint]

There was a problem with the Google API servers last night, so some people might see a "ghost" status. Run the "Check All" and it should clear it.

[alsenor]

No, still shows the same status and all zeroes result.
Could this be because of the "top 200" limit in the search?

[digitalpoint]

No, it shouldn't cause the thread to hang... maybe the API server is still having a few problems...

[fryman]

I just used the tool without any problems, you should try again, I'm sure it's working now.

[alsenor]

It doesn't look like it "hangs" in any way, at least not with my check, but I don't understand the result - it never shows any backlinks at all.

Back Links Over Time
www.erotical.list4.us/ (http://www.erotical.list4.us/) Date Links Aug 1, 2004 0

[digitalpoint]

It has no reported links by Google...

http://www.google.com/search?q=link:www.erotical.list4.us

[alsenor]

Obviously, which my whole thread has been about!

I *know* that there are dozens of links to that site out there, because I have placed many of them myself, and many have been placed by exchanges.
I Google blind? How can one trust those figures if the facts speak against them?

[digitalpoint]

Google doesn't publicly show all links... Generally it's PageRank 4 or higher links only.

[alsenor]

I am not sure I understand. According to what you say my other site in the report (The Battle Group (http://www.ggholiday.com/bg/)) would have to be backlinked from 90(!) pages with a page rank of 4 or better? By definition there could only be four of those, right?

[digitalpoint]

No, PageRank (publicly shown at least) is a scale between 0 and 10. You can check a page's PageRank at http://rankwhere.com/google-page-rank.php

[alsenor]

Oh, I see. I confused that with the actual ranking, as in "top ten".
So how does Google rank pages for that scale, and what does it mean to us?

[digitalpoint]

The simple answer is, the more links a page has, the higher the PageRank will be for it.

[alsenor]

The simple answer is, the more links a page has, the higher the PageRank will be for it.You ARE talking of BACKlinks, right?

[digitalpoint]

Right you are...

[alsenor]

Ok then, I guess I'll have to post a hellafalot more to get counted! http://forums.digitalpoint.com/images/icons/icon9.gif

[respree]

Google doesn't publicly show all links... Generally it's PageRank 4 or higher links only.

I believe there's been some recent changes to Google's PR4 filter.
http://forums.searchenginewatch.com/showthread.php?t=668

[hulkster]

Remember that Shawn's tool comes with a unlimited money-back guarantee if you aren't happy with the results ... ;-)

[dchoe]

back to the topic.. is there a way to get my api key if isn't stored on any other website? or should i just get a new account

[digitalpoint]

https://www.google.com/accounts/NewAccount?continue=http://api.google.com/createkey&followup=http://api.google.com/createkey

If you use the same email address, it will send it to you again.

[dchoe]

cool thanks :)