When does Google update PR on the toolbar?

dcristo · 07-30-2004, 11:40 PM

Is it usually at the end of the month - or very random intervals?

awall19 · 07-30-2004, 11:52 PM

about monthly but often very random

thebassman · 07-30-2004, 11:58 PM

For instance, right now, we're long overdue...

awall19 · 07-31-2004, 12:50 AM

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Originally Posted by thebassman

For instance, right now, we're long overdue...

<kidding>she is set to blow anyday now</kidding>

arius · 07-31-2004, 08:18 AM

Hi All,
It might help if we understood better what it takes to produce that little green bar on the toolbar.

As I understand it, the following happens:

Google Spiders all pages submitted
Cross references every page for back linking
Counts the number of back links to every site in its database
Calculates PR as number of links and shows it on a logarithmic scale
(250 - 500 Links = PR 4 and 1000 - 10000 Links = PR 5) (guestimate)
Factors in PR transfer and dampening or penalties
Updates the PR value along with the Domain Name Entry Record and Index data for the site.

To cover its 4,000,000,000 pages and do all that work for each site would take about a month.

Correct me if I am wrong here.
Back to you.

clasione · 08-01-2004, 09:12 AM

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Originally Posted by thebassman

For instance, right now, we're long overdue...

Yep - I've pretty much stopped expecting it this month....

There making a point, and it's being well taken...

dcristo · 08-01-2004, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by clasione

There making a point, and it's being well taken...

Why do you mean by this?

Shawn · 08-01-2004, 04:48 PM

I think he meant that he thinks Google is trying to prove to webmasters to stop buying links

; and that pr is not all that important, as it probably used to be.

jeanboucher · 08-01-2004, 07:43 PM

I personnaly think that number of links are more important then PR.
Focus on a linking strategie and do like me, disable that little green bar.

dcristo · 08-01-2004, 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Shawn Steele

I think he meant that he thinks Google is trying to prove to webmasters to stop buying links

; and that pr is not all that important, as it probably used to be.

Oh ok... interesting you say that. There's a controversial topic on seochat at the moment regarding the purchase of links.