When’s the next Google PR update?

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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;

1. Google Alerts for Buzz tracking
2. G-Alerts for Google Dorks
3. Forum thread replies
4. Social Median news
5. New goodies on social media sites
6. 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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10 comments to “ When’s the next Google PR update? ”

1. # 1 Darth Guru has said:
   September 19th, 2008 at 10:08 am

   Yar ye speaks tru on PR. Yo ho ho n a bottle O’ Dumb.

2. # 2 Dave has said:
   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

3. # 3 Christopher Mason has said:
   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!!

4. # 4 Dave has said:
   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)

5. # 5 CC Scuba has said:
   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.

6. # 6 Vitiligo has said:
   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.

7. # 7 Make Money From Home has said:
   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

8. # 8 Diseñador Web Freelance has said:
   October 20th, 2008 at 9:01 pm

   when will google update the backlinks?

9. # 9 José has said:
   November 5th, 2008 at 8:50 pm

   Hi,

   This Xmas, even Santa is worried about his PR….:-)

   Take care,

   José

10. # 10 Ashley has said:
    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…

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