My page rank has just gone down from a 3 to a 2 in the last 10 minutes or so. Looking at another friends site, their page rank has also gone down. WHY? Is there anybody experiencing the same thing? I literally watched this happen. Is it anything to do with semi manual directory submissions, using Directory Submitter? Recently I have been submitting manually to a lot of PR0 sites. Do you think that's the reason, or has Google changed it's algorithm, or is it just having a dance?
I have seen a trend this PR update with Google "punishing" people who used social bookmarking and directory submission. That could very possibly be a reason.
Yea, a lot of people think that Google (the multi Bazzillion Dollar company) can easily be gamed. There once was a time when it wasn't too difficult, however things have changed significantly and it's no longer easy. Google is well aware that everybody and their dogs are trying every conceivable method of link building imaginable, which includes all those social sites, directories, articles, link exchanges, 3 way linking, etc, etc, etc. In my opinion those methods are fast becoming and will soon be a complete waste of time for acquiring "Link Juice"