stavs - 10:02 am on Aug 10, 2001 (gmt 0)

> This is very interesting. So you can actually boost your rankings by having enough inbound and outbound on-topic links to make yourself a "hub"? Wow.

I am no expert on the 'hub'. I read a little about it (wish I could remember where - possibly in a Google announcement) and it seems very logical to me - and a sound basis for the SE's to assume high relevance of a site to a subject. It all ties in with creating a theme, which can't be a bad thing, and it takes the basic concept of a local theme and widens its scope. You are putting yourself right in the middle of a subject - as opposed to being just another site on the periphery.

No results to report as yet - its early days.

I fear my understanding of the hub may be rather simplistic (or maybe it is that simple??) and I would appreciate any further views on this.