Sep 24 2008
Did Google PageRank Update Today? My Blog Shrinks From PR 4 To PR 2
I was speechless today when I saw that this blog’s Google PageRank (PR) shrunk from PR4 to PR2. I just got PR4 two months ago and I can still remember the post that I did and how happy I was to see that. It seems that Google’s Toolbar update today was pretty much out of schedule as they are known to update PageRank gauge every three to four months. This blog used to get PR 3 last April, then it rose to PR 4 last July 26, and now that my PR moved again (or slapped) to 2 — I realized it’s just been two months since the last update? What say you, Google?
Many bloggers are aware that Google likes to slap the PageRank of blogs and sites that sell links or do sponsored writings or reviews. Many believed that the fluctuations in Google Toolbar PR gauge are caused by the frequent change with their PageRank algorithms, others believe there are forbidden keywords that Google uses to identify paid links or paid posts — but how come the sites associated with Internet marketing communities are usually the ones who had their PRs taken away? Bloggers know that higher PR entices advertisers and promotes blog income. And whether Google likes it or not, in many ways blog income motivates bloggers to write more quality contents. Unfortunately here comes Google, the show stopper. I’ve come with a new resolve.
My Resolve: Don’t Blog For Google, Blog For People
Now I’ve renewed my resolve and cause to write for this blog: I will now write for people, not for Google. I guess it’s best that way (at least I’m not like a dog getting crazy following and finding ways on how to please the so-called Internet god, Google. Google may have struck my PR today, however it can’t move my zeal and vigor to write on this blog.
So what say you, Google? 
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September 24th, 2008 at 9:44 pm
Off with their heads!
September 24th, 2008 at 9:53 pm
Yeah, time to behead Google and the people behind PageRank system. lol
September 25th, 2008 at 12:46 pm
Same happend to one of my blogs just yesterday.
Matt Cutts comments that there might be a PR update this weekend:
http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/traveling-light-posting/#comment-133935
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October 28th, 2008 at 7:44 am
yea i noticed the same thing on mine. If it makes you feel better i just got demoted from a 7 to a 5 - seems like Google penalized a bunch of blogs in the last month. The only ads I run on mine are google adwords - would love to understand why they penalized us.
sean
December 31st, 2008 at 10:13 am
Yeah,
Same to me.
My blog down from PR4 to PR3 today.
Anyway, 3 months for update…
January 3rd, 2009 at 3:03 am
does it update quarterly then? I read twice a year.
Its really odd though, very buggy. Logged into webmaster tools the other day and it said zero links then the necxt day they were all back again.
Could just be a bug?
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