Google's Stance on PR

Discussion in 'Google' started by Makubwa, Sep 5, 2007.

  1. #1
    Hi there,

    I am one of many out there that are fed up of waiting for PR update and at the moment I think most of us are way up in the air to see if there will even be an update and if perhaps PR is a thing of the past.....

    Surely google should make an announcement letting all of us know what are the plans for the future and exactly why there has been no PR changes of note recently.

    In a way as we all are google customers i.e we use their services - some more than others but we all have a right to know.

    Sorry about the rant but just feeling fed up!

    I suppose google is like a girl, we cant live with it but we cant live without it either -LOL-
     
    Makubwa, Sep 5, 2007 IP
  2. whym

    whym Peon

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    Who cares about PageRank? There are plenty of web sites with low PR beating ones with high PR. Google uses 100+ methods to rank web sites, and PageRank is only one of these. Traffic is more important than PR.
     
    whym, Sep 5, 2007 IP
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  3. Smaaz

    Smaaz Notable Member

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    #3
    The google forum is like a Deja vu :(
     
    Smaaz, Sep 5, 2007 IP
  4. pets4homes

    pets4homes Peon

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    Yes, It would be nice for google to let us know whats happening. I am fairly confident that they are not getting rid of pagerank. If that was the case they would have just reset everyones PR to 0. It wouldnt be fair not to update it again, but leave some sites with a high pr and others with none.
     
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  5. Makubwa

    Makubwa Active Member

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    I understand this has little result on our serps but it would be great to be kept in the loop here.......
     
    Makubwa, Sep 5, 2007 IP
  6. Malok

    Malok Peon

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    Questions and concerns about PR is like being concerned about having flint to start a fire when everyone else is running around with a flamethrower.
     
    Malok, Sep 5, 2007 IP
  7. glendowney

    glendowney Notable Member

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    #7
    Traffic maybe be more improtant than PR for most people but not for the webmasters that make a living off selling links and banner space on their site.
     
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  8. codeber

    codeber Peon

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    At least pagerank is useful.

    The more annoying ones are related to that god awful alexa toolbar, which is as useful as a comb to a bald man
     
    codeber, Sep 5, 2007 IP
  9. Makubwa

    Makubwa Active Member

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    -LOL- I agree with you
     
    Makubwa, Sep 6, 2007 IP
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    speda1 Well-Known Member

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    I think toolbar PR is going to be pulled eventually. They can't just pull it off the toolbar and not replace it with something else, and whatever that is probably is'nt ready yet.
     
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    #11
    I hope more and more of you are concentrating on waiting for the next PR update.

    Whilst you are all distracted I am going to continue to write unique content, that people are linking to and out rank you in the SERPs :)

    In other words - GIVE UP LOOKING AT THE DAMN TOOLBAR [UNINSTALL IT!]
     
    DarrenC, Sep 6, 2007 IP
  12. stock_post

    stock_post Prominent Member

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    Bald man can use a comb for scratching his back.
    Alexa ranking is worthless.

    My friends site who get 6000 unique users a day has less rank than my sites that get 1000 users a day.
     
    stock_post, Sep 6, 2007 IP
  13. Alexander the Great

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    PR is only more important than traffic to sites that are so crappy they can never get or hold onto any visitors. Sites with a bounce rate of less than 100 % prefer traffic.

    If you want a pointless number, roll some dice.
     
    Alexander the Great, Oct 16, 2007 IP