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Best to keep watching I suppose...
Similar internal pages that already had PR on one site kept it, while new pages that are linked from the same pages, same layout (different content) remain with no green.
What is the deal with that?
Has anyone added a new internal page (not just the index page of a domain) within the last 45 days that now shows green?
Look at the Serps
(To the tune of "For What it's Worth" by Buffalo Springfield)
There's something happening here
What it is ain't exactly clear
There's a white little toolbar up there
Telling me I got to beware
I think it's time we stop, children, what's that sound
Nobody knows what's going down
There's conclusions being drawn
Nobody's right if everybody's wrong
Webmasters speaking their minds
Googleguy's not assisting this time
I think it's time we stop, hey, what's that sound
Nobody knows what's going down
What a field day for Yahoo
A thousand postings say "boo hoo"
Whining long about their plight
Mostly say, hooray for my site
It's time we stop, hey what's that sound
Nobody knows what's going down
Paranoia strikes deep
Into your life it will creep
It starts when you're always afraid
You step out of line, the sandbox is where you will stay
We better stop, hey, what's that sound
Nobody knows what's going down
Stop hey, what's that sound
Nobody knows what's going down
Stop, now, what's that sound
Nobody knows what's going down
Stop children what's that sound
Nobody knows what's going down
Courtesy Gefilte and the Hoolinet
Dan
I'm sorry to hear that some of you are getting nailed by the new update :(
Sean.
I'll say it again. My serps and referrals have changed drastically (for the better). However, my PR is still the same. Also, many pages that are clearly PR4+ are not showing as backlinks (sometimes from the site). Something is still not set...
That's one of the interesting things here. PR update for pages that existed previously, but new pages crawled for the first time a month (or maybe as much as six weeks)ago didn't get PR. Tough to check this on other sites, but easy to check on your own domains.
Another aspect of sandboxing? Some Google meltdown? In whatever case, it is significant that pages were treated differently.
Even more bizarrely, I have backlinks for pages created up to May 17th... but no PR. So this is a fairly complete backlink update, but not a PR one.
Something screwy is going on.
Has anyone added a new internal page (not just the index page of a domain) within the last 45 days that now shows green?
Two pages (Besides the main page) on one my sites PR was updated, but they didn't do it to about 10 mins ago, so maybe they are not done. Hope not!
Yawn.
I'm glad I was gone yesterday and most of today! Wish I had stayed gone another day or two to let the PR settle.
Even more bizarrely, I have backlinks for pages created up to May 17th... but no PR. So this is a fairly complete backlink update, but not a PR one.
Yep, the same thing for us. We have pages that have been online for only 3 weeks that show backlinks, but those pages, along with pages online since Apr 15, still have a toolbar PR of zero. Maybe still just a dc thing... haven't bothered to the change hosts file.
The serps haven't budged so it doesn't make much difference.
I have another site and there has been no PR change there either though backlinks updated...
Alexa never directly links to external sites in the directory but rather uses URL redirects. Nice to see that Google is realising that these are in fact links to external sites!
I suppose this will have a big repercussion for those who are attempting to stop PR leak...
It's the May, 2004 Update!
Yawn.
Thanks, I needed that laugh:)
Had the same thing a couple of months ago. My main site keeps pinging between Pr4 and Pr5; has no effect on the keyword SERPS I monitor or on traffic. The last time google chucked the algo out the window had a bigger impact (Jan/ Feb).
Have another site with growing PR; no effect on SERPS or traffic.
It seems to me that PR is simply a hurdle to be overcome. Once you've got enough - depending upon your industry - link text, on page factors and internal structure far more important.
Just my two penneth.
Suggy
