Major Changes at Google (article link)

[WetNLive]

Just got this in my email today. The article is titled: The Evolution of Link Popularity.

I strongly recommend that everyone read this, regardless of how long you have been doing this. Here is a link:

http://www.entireweb.com/newsletter/.../ISSUE249.html

This was an eye opener for me...MAJOR changes in how Google is looking at links now.

[DraX]

404 doc for me

[WetNLive]

Let me try the link again

http://www.entireweb.com/newsletter/.../ISSUE249.html

[jrap]

see siggggg

[Young]

Eh...hogwash.

With two links on two completely unrelated pages I managed to recieve a PR4 from zero on a page that is about 2 months old.

[Snake Doctor]

Wait a minute.
Link popularity is important for ranking high in the SERPS?

Reciprocal links and link farms aren't as valuable as a link from a page that doesn't have alot of outbound links?

STOP THE FUCKING PRESSES!!! ALERT THE MEDIA!! BREAKING FUCKING NEWS!!

[madawgz]

404 not found.......bah

[SmokeyTheBear]

most of the article is common sense , take note its not written by google and his whole article is based on his own ( 6 years ) experience. theory.

[minusonebit]

STOP THE FUCKING PRESSES!!! ALERT THE MEDIA!! BREAKING FUCKING NEWS!!

You dont say...

[khs]

ummmm welcome to 2002

[NoCarrier]

[Scootermuze]

Eh...hogwash.

With two links on two completely unrelated pages I managed to recieve a PR4 from zero on a page that is about 2 months old.

Yep..
I have 2 sites that are pr2 and a pr3 on another that don't have any incoming links at all..