First Google Page Rank Update 2008

Jan 10, 2008 Author: Matt Ridout | Filed under: Internet News

Google PR update 2008

Reports of a new Google Page Rank have hit the long seo shores already. Before everyone started with the blasphemy, I couldn’t care less if it is or not.

Page Rank thread on Digital Point today had at least 3 or 4 people based in North America reporting changes in different sites. Screenshots were provided for different sites and people were assured this wasn’t a bug issue. Like I mentioned I have no interest in PR, I think it’s dated and does not accurately represent a websites true rank for anything.

What I will say for anyone interested in PR (shame on you) is that before the last update in October 2007, there were reports of websites listed in different countries receiving an update before others. This could mean an update is on the way for certain people.

Before you start jumping for joy or begin preparation for a noose, just bare in mind that page rank holds very little weight on search engine rankings. You should always build and maintain a website for your customers and readers to provide them with the best online experience you can offer, the rest will come free!

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Wayne Smallman January 15th, 2008 at 4:56 pm 2

There seems to be this fashion for bashing Google’s PageRank.

As a metric, it’s lost its shine, but as a means of being more relevant in the search results, PageRank is the only game in town…
John Masters January 16th, 2008 at 10:22 pm 3

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PR Update March 14th, 2008 at 5:24 am 5

Pagerank nowadays is more of a pastime I think. It’s SERPs that matter. Backlinks and content outweigh the importance of PR by a landslide. It’s just a pretty green line on my browser that keeps me entertained every time Google changes it. I use it merely as a small measure of how my website is doing overall.
Goonie April 29th, 2008 at 10:38 pm 6

I saw my Google toolbar goes up to PR 4, I think now (30 April 2008) google will updated our PR again for this year
zoe May 18th, 2008 at 3:03 am 7

I agree that page rank has lost its value.
Ravi May 28th, 2008 at 1:57 am 8

Can you suggest the URL in which i can find 10 or More Different Sites page Rank at a time.
Tim June 23rd, 2008 at 4:11 am 9

Page rank is not really relevant anymore. Add me to the basher list.
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bet expert June 24th, 2008 at 6:39 pm 10

The next pagerank is about to happent in a week or two