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Tracking PageRank...

Discussion in 'Keyword Tracker' started by digitalpoint, Mar 4, 2004.

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    I've been debating about adding the ability to track PageRank historically under the back link tracker section. Any thoughts on this? Would anyone care? Or is it just a waste of time?

    - Shawn
     
    digitalpoint, Mar 4, 2004 IP
  2. hasitruparel

    hasitruparel Peon

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    Hello Shawn,

    I would surely care!

    thanks, Hasit
     
    hasitruparel, Mar 5, 2004 IP
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    sofia12 Well-Known Member

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    Yes, would definitely love to have that feature.


     
    sofia12, Mar 8, 2004 IP
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    irish_ladie Guest

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    That would be really great !!
     
    irish_ladie, Mar 14, 2004 IP
  5. Mr T

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    Yes that would be good - if they ever update the toolbar :(
     
    Mr T, Mar 14, 2004 IP
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    sarahk iTamer Staff

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    I'd like to see it!

    A question, you might not want to give the game away...

    Would this page http://www.markusallen.org/cgi-bin/rank.pl be using the api or some other tool?

    I'd like to be able to list a series of pages and see their PR at a glance.

    Sarah
     
    sarahk, Mar 14, 2004 IP
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    Smyrl Tomato Republic Staff

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    Bring it on! Another great idea. For some of us it may indicate we lost a link from high ranking site.

    Shannon Smyrl
     
    Smyrl, Mar 19, 2004 IP
  8. digitalpoint

    digitalpoint Overlord of no one Staff

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    #8
    The Google API doesn't have the ability to get the PageRank, so it would be external of that. PageRank is terribly difficult to get without the toolbar because of the checksum Google has within it. You need to be able to calculate the checksum (which is unique for every URL) in order to get the PageRank.

    - Shawn
     
    digitalpoint, Mar 19, 2004 IP
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    My two cents - I think being able to track PR would be a great tool.
     
    GuyFromChicago, Mar 19, 2004 IP
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    Another "me-too" from the peanut gallery Shawn! ;-)

    BTW, we've seen a number of these pop up recently - did Google recently "soften" the checksum algorithm and/or I assume that someone reverse-engineered it? Being a "geek", I'd be interested in the details if those are shareable.

    Also, I thought I had read there is a TOS (Terms of Service) issue with doing automated Page Rank Queries outside of their toolbar - am I mistaken and/or is that no longer the case?

    Thanx,
    alek
     
    hulkster, Mar 25, 2004 IP
  11. digitalpoint

    digitalpoint Overlord of no one Staff

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    #11
    The checksum algorithm was not softened, but you are right... there are people that have reverse engineered it in raw assembly (I'm not one of them BTW).

    If PageRank numbers are added to the keyword tracker, it definitely will not be me making the toolbar queries.

    Beyond that, I don't want to get *too* much in depth on it until it's actually added to the keyword tracker (if at all).

    - Shawn
     
    digitalpoint, Mar 25, 2004 IP
  12. digitalpoint

    digitalpoint Overlord of no one Staff

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    #12
    It has been done...

    - Shawn
     
    digitalpoint, Mar 25, 2004 IP
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    candysmith trying not to be evil

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    Great idea Shawn! You are my hero, I told you before I love your tools & they help me more than I can explain here.
     
    candysmith, Mar 26, 2004 IP
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    But from what i hear you need the google toolbar installed on the webserver and you need to be able to crack the encrypted variable that google demands when you make a request to the xml file that holds the Page Rank.
    Id love to know how you cracked that one ;)

    I have found a windows based tool that does that finds high PR pages for you, but not a web based one as yethttp://www.mrbiz.net/p.php?user=34&c=prp
     
    novasoft, Apr 20, 2004 IP
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    digitalpoint Overlord of no one Staff

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    Well, it definitely doesn't have the toolbar on it (it's a Linux server). :)

    - Shawn
     
    digitalpoint, Apr 20, 2004 IP
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