I (my site) just got Authority Status on Google :D

I don't want to take away anything from you - just enjoy and live the moment.

But these days - mere sitelinks does not measure to authority status ( Once, I have been one of the strongest supporter of it).

I have few examples of even penalized sites for more than a year having got those sitelinks (I know since I always monitor this sitelinks factor).

But yes - if you have got those extra links - it means your site has been built according to Google's guidelines and if there is no penalty on your site - you will get tremendous SERP boost with immediate effect on all your keywords/phrases.
I have couple of sites with sitelinks too.

These days real authority sites are those - which show SEARCH option on Google result alongwith sitelinks. Think of a site you think should be of highest authority - & you will get that SEARCH option. (not even digg/facebbok are authority sites, but certainly NASA/FDA/HARVARD are)

Here is an example of what I am talking about a REAL AUTHORITY SITE

 

I had it and now I don't...why? Because it's completely automated and doesn't mean what it used to on Google. I was excited too, until I found out it was becoming more wide spread. It will come and go....but enjoy it for now.

 

Congratulations! Keep up the good work.

I hope to achieve this someday... preferably soon.

 

Congraaaaats, man .

I got 5 subdomains with SiteLinks ;-)

 

good work mat

 

Oh,that's cool!

 

what is the meaning of Authority Status.

 

Hello! Your competitor is just 250K; plus, PR is different from SERP. Having high or low PR doesn't mean you'll have a high or low SERP.

 

Great work man, I'm sure you put a lot of work into it. Hopefully before too long my work will pay off too. I'm sure it must be a great feeling.

 

Those are just the sitelinks and nothing related to authority.

 

I am sure I've figured that much out, by now