Sep 27 2008
Category 5 Typhoon Jangmi Roars Over Taiwan, Google Blows My PageRank Away
As of this writing, Typhoon Jangmi (Philippine name: Ofel) just evolved into a monstrous Category 5 Super Typhoon with winds packing up to 250 kph (155 mph) and roars toward the general direction of Southern Taiwan — but that is not exactly the news that I’m awestruck with.
Feels like more than a Super Typhoon, Google finally blew this blog’s remaining PageRank (PR) to dust: from PR2 to PR0. Now, the changes just took place three days since it reduced my PR4 to PR2. What the heck is going on with Google PageRank technology? While I’m not focusing my writings to build a PageRank (PR) anymore, Google is still the master of search engines and my blog’s traffic and reputation highly relies on it. However, their PageRank technology stinks: it’s out of schedule, it’s show-stopper, and definitely depressing.
Google Holds Us In The Neck
Whether we like it or not, Google holds the necks of bloggers and a lot of site owners as they can just easy implement contradictory algorithms without even announcing and realizing the impact of it to many people and their lives. We know that Google penalizes sites who sell links, and since that method is just one of best ways for bloggers to earn online out of their writing efforts, that’s a show stopper for us bloggers who work hard. Unfortunately, despite many efforts to rival the famed PageRank (PR), it is still counts because lots of advertisers still have faith on it. Now, after all humors and having the first-hand experience, I could strongly say that it isn’t the measure of anything, not even any blogger’s reputation. It’s Google’s tool on how they want to manipulate the Web and in order to respect on it, you have to follow their own bureaucracies.
People behind Google should realize that they don’t own the Internet. If their guidelines try to affect the lives of those who work hard as bloggers and web developers by blowing off their PRs considering they have done nothing harmful to the society, then it’s best that they back off. I just hope that they find a way to improve their services and make things more transparent. They should provide a PageRank homepage or forum or any channel on their site to:
- show when exactly they will update the PageRank gauge on Google Toolbar
- communicate with site owners and bloggers with issues regarding their PageRank service and letting them know, reaching them about the impact of their technology on these people’s lives
- they let sites know what’s wrong with their contents when they lower down the site’s PR
- announce what changes in algorithms they do so that site owners can adjust their contents and optimize their codes for search engines in ethical ways
That’s all I can say Google! Trust me today, you made me feel how unfortunate I am. I would like to experience Super Typhoon Jangmi than you blowing my PageRank away just like that without an explanation!
Dude… no way..
Yeah, so sad.
So far I’ve been stable….. *crossing fingers* and *knocking on wood*
Yeah, hahaha! Good for you MacBros! I’m sure Google will be haunted by its own conscience!
atik sayanga oi…..