Google and bookmark/anchors in links

[Decius]

Hi there,

Is there a general consensus as to whether Google distinguishes links vs links + bookmarks?

For example:

[mysite.com...]
[mysite.com...]

OR

[mysite.com...]
[mysite.com...]

Will google consider these two links identical? Are there any complications with PR or backlink strength not being applied?

My guess is google completely ignores the bookmarks but I could be wrong.

Thanks.

[Decius]

Anyone got any reliable insight on this?

[tedster]

Don't worry about links to anchors, because while Googlebot will crawl each link, our algorithms will index the URL without the anchor.

[googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com...]

[Decius]

Perfect reliable source. Thanks.

[g1smd]

Does the # part even get transmitted to a web server when you click a link like that in a browser?

[MLHmptn]

No, its client side only and it's not retreiving a thing from the server. Honestly I've never seen it used for anything other than on-page navigation. And G1SMD I think you already know this! :>

[edited by: MLHmptn at 9:57 am (utc) on Feb. 4, 2007]

[g1smd]

I can ask rhetorical questions can't I?

That was another one. :-)