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Uncoverthenet Directory PR0

Discussion in 'Websites' started by Agent47, Oct 20, 2005.

  1. #1
    Anyone noticed ? Still shows 12,600 backlinks in google but the PR dropped from 8 to 0 :eek:
     
    Agent47, Oct 20, 2005 IP
  2. donttrustthisposter

    donttrustthisposter Peon

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    #2
    :eek: Yep. Big loss.
     
    donttrustthisposter, Oct 20, 2005 IP
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    onlinedude Peon

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    That's for sure! I thought that they were doing everything just right to stay in G's good graces.

    Site-sift seems to have remained a PR8! Congrats Stuart!

    Anyone had a chance to see how other directories have done?
     
    onlinedude, Oct 20, 2005 IP
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    GuyFromChicago Permanent Peon

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    #4
    Internal pages still show PR....at least for now.

    Unfortunate if this sticks. UTN evolved past being "just a directory" in my opinion.

    Seems to be a pattern though with "directories". Buy your way to PR8, sell links = prime target for G.
     
    GuyFromChicago, Oct 20, 2005 IP
  5. mystikmedia

    mystikmedia Jedi Master

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    Wow. That is amazing. I do advertising on there too. Since the internal pages still have PR, I guess I am still good, but I hate to see that happen to them. I don't know if it really has any effect on them since they are not banned, but stressful for sure.
     
    mystikmedia, Oct 20, 2005 IP
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    dvduval Notable Member

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    I believe this is what happened to BlueFind also (first the home, then the internals)
     
    dvduval, Oct 20, 2005 IP
  7. mystikmedia

    mystikmedia Jedi Master

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    Ouch. I hope not.
     
    mystikmedia, Oct 20, 2005 IP
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    liwei Peon

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    #8
    yes I saw this also, what a shame! Perhaps too much advertising too quickly?
     
    liwei, Oct 21, 2005 IP
  9. mystikmedia

    mystikmedia Jedi Master

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    Hmm. I don't know. It has been around for a long time. I guess we'll have to wait and see what happens. I hope for the best.
     
    mystikmedia, Oct 21, 2005 IP
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    #10
    A year maybe? For at least the first few months it was up it was just a directory - the other features have been added as time passed. Like I said, they did buy their way to PR8 & they sell links. That seems to be a sure fire way to get a good slapping from G.
     
    GuyFromChicago, Oct 21, 2005 IP
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    Yep good luck to them, it is a very nice directory.
     
    Ernster, Oct 21, 2005 IP
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    subigo Peon

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    #12
    Crazy. Crazy. Crazy.
     
    subigo, Oct 21, 2005 IP
  13. honey

    honey Prominent Member

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    #13
    's see what happens. This is scary, but lesser scary then what happened to Stuart's site-sift.
     
    honey, Oct 21, 2005 IP
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    #14
    It seems google does like the directories any more. :( I remember he set the PR of one specific section dmoz and google-directory to zero. Google has also given many directories PR0. bluefind and UTN are in the set from this update. :(
     
    kams7ue, Oct 25, 2005 IP
  15. liwei

    liwei Peon

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    #15
    Yep that's right. I wondering if the PR0 is anything to do with this article as they had PR8 the last update with no problems:
    http://www.uncoverthenet.com/blog/

    Anyone from the Uncoverthenet camp want to comment on your PR drop? There used to be loads of them on this forum promoting the site...
     
    liwei, Oct 26, 2005 IP
  16. Agent47

    Agent47 Well-Known Member

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    #16
    Quite interesting… having seen MSN at PR2 this update, google surely is entering into evil.
     
    Agent47, Oct 27, 2005 IP
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    That scares me, because what if my consumer electronics store www.splaytech.com get really big becomes like a pr8 etc. and then one day just drops and i loose about 80% of my traffic and sales?
     
    mystic, Oct 27, 2005 IP
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    #18
    Your store doesn't buy and sell PR. UTN did.
     
    GuyFromChicago, Oct 27, 2005 IP
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    liwei Peon

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    #19
    But to get a PR8 you need many sites linking to you and perhaps an innovative site - so you don't need worry about that...
     
    liwei, Oct 27, 2005 IP
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    #20
    The blog is still a 7 :)

    The internals are still with PR, as the page I am listed on is. It's too bad the PR is gone, I wonder how recent PR losses of major dirs will effect how the next big dirs are done.
     
    i30, Oct 27, 2005 IP