One member of Digital Point Forums reported yesterday that his site got new Google Page Rank. Within minuites, another member reported exactly which data centres where showing new Page Rank.

While many search engine marketing and optimization experts don’t give too much importance on seemingly laughable PR algorithm now, many still take pride when their sites get good or decent toolbar PR.

Myself too follow every page rank update reiligiously simply because its fascinating to see the Ohhsss, aaaahhs and yesss by webmasters during all updates.

I also checked PR update of my new sites and its not too encouraging for me as 2 of my major sites became PR0 ( due to Google penalization caused by web-spammers who linked my sites to adult sites. This also makes me suspects the new Google algorithm of allowing competitors to sabotage your site by linking it to bad neighborhood). Some sites stayed on same level and some new sites got PR way bellow my expectations.

But as I said its all still speculation and not confirmed at all. It might just be that Gogle is testing a new algorithm on some DCs and checking if everything is correct.

There are two (2) strange things that I noticed during recent Google activities that defies conventional logic.

1) Normally, Google firstly updates backlinks with link: command and then goes on to update the page rank. Bu, there has been no backlinks update this time. Its direct page rank update. If Google does not count the links I built– how can it assign me the correct Page Rank?

2) Second point of concern is that, webmasters have been reporting change of page rank of their sites all the time. Indeed, Google has been changing PR of individual sites from time to time.

So, the obvious question is– ” is Google trying to show real time PR on the toolbar?

Most probably, we will have to wait few more weeks to know exactly what Google is upto with its Page Rank that has separated it from other search engines and made itself the darling to all webmasters.

My guess is as good as yours.

Posted on January 11th, 2008 by John
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