Okay, maybe not dead, but at least breathing its last rasping breaths before dying. I keep seeing people posting (usually breathlessly) about the "snapshot" and how its going to affect the next (gasp) PR update. I think its all bunk: http://www.googlewatchdog.info/2007/09/is-concept-of-backlink-snapshot-with.html I don't have any inside information. I haven't "cracked" the Google algorithm. It just seems so obvious to me that the idea of a backlink "snapshot" with the way Google is now operating is a ludicrous concept. Just my approximately 1/6 of a bit... (or 10 cents, for those who speak binary)