September 19th, 2008 by Dave
When’s the next Google PR update?
Category General, Google |No seriously… stop laughing… get the hell back up from the floor…. This isn’t funny.
Ok, so we all know that it’s oft updated, mere representation of the floating point internal and lives a love-hate relationship with link sellers (and builders) the world over. We know the direct correlation of ToolBar PR (TBPR) and rankings is minimal at best. So yer a genius.. pleasure to meet you.
You see I get alerts on a ton of things each day in the ‘ol inbox;
- Google Alerts for Buzz tracking
- G-Alerts for Google Dorks
- Forum thread replies
- Social Median news
- New goodies on social media sites
- Google Webmaster Help
And it was that last one that had me going this morning. One gets used to seeing it on many SEO boards out there….usually noobs – or link merchants. But this fine morning I noticed it (asking about PR updates) twice on the Google boards…ha ha ha ha a ha… and why is that so funny? Because Google surely understands there are few reasons to get excited about TBPR beyond links. It’s like yelling “Hey I am a link fixated search manipulator – Look at me!!”
Yes, I understand some peeps still just get an emotional response to new (higher) TBPR… but not nearly as many these days as there are those wanting to somehow capitalize on the little green bar (LGB). I dearly hope none of these peeps are putting URLs in their profiles if ya know what I mean…
In one of the FAQ’s on the Webmaster Help boards has this;
“I have a lot of new links pointing to my site, but my site’s Toolbar PageRank has not changed in months.
Don’t worry :). We actually recalculate PageRank quite frequently, but only push Toolbar PageRank updates occasionally. This is our respectful hint for you to worry less about PageRank, which is but one of over 200 signals that can affect how your site is crawled, indexed and ranked. ”
And while that is a great answer, anyone asking about links and TBPR on a Google Board should be drawn and quartered. I don’t care if it is an innocent question… it’s akin to asking the cops where the best fields are to grow your pot. Sure, they would know… but uh…
It’s everywhere sadly
You merely have to step inside the front door at forums such as Digital Point(less) to find a slew of “When’s the next update” or other related and equally useless TBPR discussions… which usually incorrectly talk about PR… when most don’t grasp the difference.
So to all you nutters that simply can’t stop talking about TBPR… do yourself a favour and don’t go asking Google… That’s a lifetime subscription to DUH magazine
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September 19th, 2008 at 10:08 am
Yar ye speaks tru on PR. Yo ho ho n a bottle O’ Dumb.
September 19th, 2008 at 10:12 am
Lol…. yes the whole ‘Talk like a Pirate Day’ is in full force today. Thanks though, not like I haven’t seen it enough on Twitter…yikes.
And yes, it’s easy to rant at dumb-asses
September 22nd, 2008 at 11:15 am
Well, I guess I got a lifetime subscription to DUH magazine, because I won’t ever figure this stuff out.
“200 signals”?
GEEEZZZ!!
September 24th, 2008 at 1:37 pm
Well, once you start to digest it all… it’s like learning anything - it becomes second nature after a while… so just keep reading, testing and things get easier ;0)
September 26th, 2008 at 6:08 am
Great post, Ive been wondering about how to go about directories for a whiole now regarding having different phrases (Keywords) etc.
October 9th, 2008 at 10:21 pm
for your kind info that the SERP (search result position) is some thing different to the PR which are seen at the google tool bar. with the links the SERP vary but PR in toolbar varies when google update the data for the toolbar normally after 4 months.
October 10th, 2008 at 10:32 am
Interesting and funny
Now seriously,according to previous past years PR updates I think that next PR update can be at the and of December.Just my 2 cents
October 20th, 2008 at 9:01 pm
when will google update the backlinks?
November 5th, 2008 at 8:50 pm
Hi,
This Xmas, even Santa is worried about his PR….:-)
Take care,
José
November 20th, 2008 at 3:59 pm
Nice post. I had no idea just how complicated it was. And your right… How dumb is it to ask Google about page rank! I’d never try it…
December 10th, 2008 at 5:39 am
This page ranked highly on Google for the search term ‘next Google update 2008′ and yet its only a PR 0, so you don’t necessarily need PR to rank well for your search term.
January 30th, 2009 at 7:26 pm
Hey, this page has PR 2 now! Congratulations
February 23rd, 2009 at 1:04 pm
I don’t think it’s dumb to be asking about PR updates. I hear a lot about how unimportant it is. However I also see a lot of evidence to contrary.
February 26th, 2009 at 6:35 am
Your PR today is 2 so you’re obviously doing something right!
March 12th, 2009 at 8:44 am
Sometimes TBPR is important enough to warrant looking into a crystal ball to find out when the next update is going to happen. TBPR is a gauge for others to judge a sites worthiness in linking campaigns, if you rank 0, it is like being the stinky kid at school and noone wants to play with you.
March 17th, 2009 at 2:41 pm
I know it is pointless but it still is a bit exciting to see the new pr after each update.
March 25th, 2009 at 8:35 pm
Ya know, I don’t think its a bad thing people getting excited or anxious about a tb update.
A PRTB update is nice because it gives you a visual confirmation that all the hard work your doing is working. Obviously this is also pointed out from your logs and sales ect… but its nice to see every 3/4 months how far your site is coming along.
May 9th, 2009 at 8:20 pm
what is PRTB?
May 25th, 2009 at 6:24 am
When is the next update in 2009?
May 25th, 2009 at 2:36 pm
I think I fear more about page rank dropping than it increasing. I keep an eye on it all the time, never know what Google are going to try next!