A thread at the HighRanking forum discusses a Tripod site’s rapid rise to a PageRank of 5. Jill Whalen, who owns the forum, suggested it could be a result of ghost PageRank.
Google IPO Looming
According to many financial news outlets, Google is set to announce its plans for their IPO “within days”. The initial report came out of The Wall Street Journal, and the speculation about Google’s IPO comes from the search engine having to open its financial books up for the SEC.
New Sites Dropped From Google?
Some forums have reported that new sites take longer to rank well in Google – despite relatively high Page Rank.
Google Bug Exposed
While searching the term nissan armada headrest monitor, Jason Dowdell, of Global Promoter, discovered an interesting glitch in Google’s results.
Google Responds To Jew Watch Controversy
Google addresses the “Jew Watch” controversy, emphasizing its commitment to fair search and acknowledging challenges with its algorithm.
AdWords Advice From Google
Mark Carey, who records GoogleGuy’s posts on his site GoogleGuy Says, also records posts made by a Google employee who goes by AdWords Advisor. This article looks at the four posts that I thought were the most useful and widely applicable. These posts came originally from WebMasterWorld.
Google To Offer Locally Targeted Ads
Google has launched a local ad service that will allow clients to determine the geographic regions their ads are shown in. This move is another step in Google’s embrace of the local search industry.
UK Privacy Issues Cleared For Google
Google’s new email service Gmail, source of much criticism based on ad placement procedures, may be getting some good news. As long as UK users are not being deceived by this practice, Gmail should be clear of its legal issues.
Tool Monitors Your Site’s Google Ranking
If you’re looking for an easy way to monitor and track your ranking for specific keywords in Google then you should consider using GoogleRankings.
Were You Bamboozled by Google?
It’s still happening. “Florida,” “Boston,” “Ginger,” and “Brandy” are just a few of the many Google updates that have hit within the last few months. And Google is still issuing periodic updates as we speak. No one can say for sure what’s going on or what to expect. One thing is for sure… unless you want to get bamboozled by Google (again!), you’d be wise to take action to prevent it now.