PageRank is not dead -- and PageRank is not everything. We have well over 200 factors in our algorithms, so while PageRank is involved, it's by far not the only thing. As I mentioned above, we continuously update our internal PageRank, and for the time being we'll continue to update the Toolbar PageRank occasionally. By JohnMu - Google Employee Source: http://www.google.com/support/forum...b0&hl=en&fid=25ddb903338c4cb000049715d5311333 So, we just need to wait
But why would you bring this up? It's been answered over and over again. And we've been over the "dead" thing. Pagerank is one measure and it's still in the algorithm so it's obviously not dead. it's dead when it's taken out of the algorithm and then it won't be anywhere at all. I don't understand why people keep asking "is it dead?" like they can't reason it out.
People are saying its dead because for 4yrs straight they have been doing a pr update every 3 months until like 10 months ago when it just didn't happen again.......
There hasn't been a major toolbar PageRank update in many months but that doesn't mean PageRank hasn't been updated many times in the meanwhile.
Forum mongers might be rumbling about it because they need something to rumble about. Next thing you know you'll hear article marketing is dead, or PPC is deal, or Direct mail! HA!
but pagerank is not important factor in improving your SERP, there are many factors that more important but pagerank is everything for link seller and buyer