Comments on: Google Penalty Sweep Continues http://www.brownbaron.com/blog/2007/10/25/google-penalty-sweep-continues/ analog ideas in a digital world Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:41:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1 By: Vlad http://www.brownbaron.com/blog/2007/10/25/google-penalty-sweep-continues/#comment-14770 Vlad Wed, 24 Oct 2007 17:16:26 +0000 http://www.brownbaron.com/blog/2007/10/25/google-penalty-sweep-continues/#comment-14770 Some of the big sites either will be kissing big G's hiney. But there can be a more serious fall out that may affect Google on Wall Street- no matter few exciting days or weeks ahead of us :cool: <em>Vlad's last blog post..</em><a href='http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/VjOnlineAdvertisingSolutions/~3/174337891/'>Stock Watch: Google</a> Some of the big sites either will be kissing big G’s hiney. But there can be a more serious fall out that may affect Google on Wall Street- no matter few exciting days or weeks ahead of us :cool:
Vlad’s last blog post..Stock Watch: Google

]]> By: Brown Baron http://www.brownbaron.com/blog/2007/10/25/google-penalty-sweep-continues/#comment-14771 Brown Baron Wed, 24 Oct 2007 18:17:46 +0000 http://www.brownbaron.com/blog/2007/10/25/google-penalty-sweep-continues/#comment-14771 @Vlad: Very interesting indeed. This will be a great boxing match. :mrgreen: @Vlad:
Very interesting indeed. This will be a great boxing match. :mrgreen:

]]> By: Zath http://www.brownbaron.com/blog/2007/10/25/google-penalty-sweep-continues/#comment-14778 Zath Wed, 24 Oct 2007 20:01:16 +0000 http://www.brownbaron.com/blog/2007/10/25/google-penalty-sweep-continues/#comment-14778 I'm not sure about this, I can see why Google wants to do it, but not sure what the implications down the line will be. Right now, for the first time since I started my blog, I'm quite satisfied with the fact that TextLinkAds hadn't got round to approving me yet! <em>Zath's last blog post..</em><a href='http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/zath/~3/173083155/'>Xbox 360 Bargain - ‘Halo 3′</a> I’m not sure about this, I can see why Google wants to do it, but not sure what the implications down the line will be.

Right now, for the first time since I started my blog, I’m quite satisfied with the fact that TextLinkAds hadn’t got round to approving me yet!

Zath’s last blog post..Xbox 360 Bargain - ‘Halo 3′

]]> By: Brown Baron http://www.brownbaron.com/blog/2007/10/25/google-penalty-sweep-continues/#comment-14779 Brown Baron Wed, 24 Oct 2007 20:07:41 +0000 http://www.brownbaron.com/blog/2007/10/25/google-penalty-sweep-continues/#comment-14779 @Zath: Haha you and me both buddy :mrgreen: @Zath:
Haha you and me both buddy :mrgreen:

]]> By: Andy Bailey http://www.brownbaron.com/blog/2007/10/25/google-penalty-sweep-continues/#comment-14780 Andy Bailey Wed, 24 Oct 2007 20:13:46 +0000 http://www.brownbaron.com/blog/2007/10/25/google-penalty-sweep-continues/#comment-14780 does that mean if my PR5 site hasn't dropped then it's staying at 5 ?? ooh I hope so :grin: <em>Andy Bailey's last blog post..</em><a href='http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Fiddyp/~3/174224804/'>easy ecommerce, AJAX and professional designs</a> does that mean if my PR5 site hasn’t dropped then it’s staying at 5 ?? ooh I hope so :grin:
Andy Bailey’s last blog post..easy ecommerce, AJAX and professional designs

]]> By: Brown Baron http://www.brownbaron.com/blog/2007/10/25/google-penalty-sweep-continues/#comment-14781 Brown Baron Wed, 24 Oct 2007 20:32:09 +0000 http://www.brownbaron.com/blog/2007/10/25/google-penalty-sweep-continues/#comment-14781 @Andy: Haha I hope so too buddy :mrgreen: @Andy:
Haha I hope so too buddy :mrgreen:

]]> By: Mike http://www.brownbaron.com/blog/2007/10/25/google-penalty-sweep-continues/#comment-14785 Mike Wed, 24 Oct 2007 21:04:42 +0000 http://www.brownbaron.com/blog/2007/10/25/google-penalty-sweep-continues/#comment-14785 Mine dropped 1 point early this morning and is now back to where it was. Weird. Google won't be happy until they completely own the internet. <em>Mike's last blog post..</em><a href='http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ordinary_folk/~3/174275658/'>The last man standing, sort of.</a> Mine dropped 1 point early this morning and is now back to where it was. Weird.

Google won’t be happy until they completely own the internet.

Mike’s last blog post..The last man standing, sort of.

]]> By: Brown Baron http://www.brownbaron.com/blog/2007/10/25/google-penalty-sweep-continues/#comment-14790 Brown Baron Wed, 24 Oct 2007 21:43:15 +0000 http://www.brownbaron.com/blog/2007/10/25/google-penalty-sweep-continues/#comment-14790 @Mike: At least it went up again. Still, it is weird. @Mike:
At least it went up again. Still, it is weird.

]]> By: Mike http://www.brownbaron.com/blog/2007/10/25/google-penalty-sweep-continues/#comment-14793 Mike Wed, 24 Oct 2007 22:10:50 +0000 http://www.brownbaron.com/blog/2007/10/25/google-penalty-sweep-continues/#comment-14793 Now it's back down again. Grrr. <em>Mike's last blog post..</em><a href='http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ordinary_folk/~3/174275658/'>The last man standing, sort of.</a> Now it’s back down again. Grrr.

Mike’s last blog post..The last man standing, sort of.

]]> By: Brown Baron http://www.brownbaron.com/blog/2007/10/25/google-penalty-sweep-continues/#comment-14799 Brown Baron Wed, 24 Oct 2007 23:06:38 +0000 http://www.brownbaron.com/blog/2007/10/25/google-penalty-sweep-continues/#comment-14799 @Mike: That's cruel. :shock: @Mike:
That’s cruel. :shock:

]]> By: Mike http://www.brownbaron.com/blog/2007/10/25/google-penalty-sweep-continues/#comment-14802 Mike Thu, 25 Oct 2007 00:27:36 +0000 http://www.brownbaron.com/blog/2007/10/25/google-penalty-sweep-continues/#comment-14802 And now it's back up again...haha. This is just getting silly. How much ya wanna bet they're testing a new algorithm and this has nothing to do with penalties? It's hard to imagine Google going around an manually penalizing the number of sites that have been affected today. <em>Mike's last blog post..</em><a href='http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ordinary_folk/~3/174275658/'>The last man standing, sort of.</a> And now it’s back up again…haha. This is just getting silly.

How much ya wanna bet they’re testing a new algorithm and this has nothing to do with penalties? It’s hard to imagine Google going around an manually penalizing the number of sites that have been affected today.

Mike’s last blog post..The last man standing, sort of.

]]> By: Brown Baron http://www.brownbaron.com/blog/2007/10/25/google-penalty-sweep-continues/#comment-14803 Brown Baron Thu, 25 Oct 2007 00:41:31 +0000 http://www.brownbaron.com/blog/2007/10/25/google-penalty-sweep-continues/#comment-14803 @Mike: Maybe they are. While they're at it, maybe they can give me a PR6 and leave it like that :mrgreen: @Mike:
Maybe they are. While they’re at it, maybe they can give me a PR6 and leave it like that :mrgreen:

]]> By: AntiBarbie http://www.brownbaron.com/blog/2007/10/25/google-penalty-sweep-continues/#comment-14807 AntiBarbie Thu, 25 Oct 2007 02:05:15 +0000 http://www.brownbaron.com/blog/2007/10/25/google-penalty-sweep-continues/#comment-14807 One thing is for sure, all the SEO experts are waiting with baited breath for the updates and the guaranteed rush that will result after so many sites fall under Google's axe. <em>AntiBarbie's last blog post..</em><a href='http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/antibarbienet/~3/174135328/'>Poetry - A Thousand Mirrors</a> One thing is for sure, all the SEO experts are waiting with baited breath for the updates and the guaranteed rush that will result after so many sites fall under Google’s axe.

AntiBarbie’s last blog post..Poetry - A Thousand Mirrors

]]> By: Brown Baron http://www.brownbaron.com/blog/2007/10/25/google-penalty-sweep-continues/#comment-14808 Brown Baron Thu, 25 Oct 2007 02:10:21 +0000 http://www.brownbaron.com/blog/2007/10/25/google-penalty-sweep-continues/#comment-14808 @AntiBarbie: That's true. This is going to be one heck of a show :mrgreen: @AntiBarbie:
That’s true. This is going to be one heck of a show :mrgreen:

]]> By: Bobby Revell http://www.brownbaron.com/blog/2007/10/25/google-penalty-sweep-continues/#comment-14815 Bobby Revell Thu, 25 Oct 2007 04:06:33 +0000 http://www.brownbaron.com/blog/2007/10/25/google-penalty-sweep-continues/#comment-14815 Does this mean that by having 127 links on my blogroll, I will be penalized before I ever even get rank? Is that only for paid links? I'd be embarrassed to have high pagerank. It should be called Greed Rank. One of the BIGGEST factors is having one way links and no outgoing links. The higher your rank, the greedier you are! :mrgreen: <em>Bobby Revell's last blog post..</em><a href='http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Revellian/~3/173599572/'>Love Yourself Love Humanity</a> Does this mean that by having 127 links on my blogroll, I will be penalized before I ever even get rank? Is that only for paid links?

I’d be embarrassed to have high pagerank. It should be called Greed Rank. One of the BIGGEST factors is having one way links and no outgoing links.

The higher your rank, the greedier you are! :mrgreen:
Bobby Revell’s last blog post..Love Yourself Love Humanity

]]> By: Opal Tribble http://www.brownbaron.com/blog/2007/10/25/google-penalty-sweep-continues/#comment-14816 Opal Tribble Thu, 25 Oct 2007 04:32:15 +0000 http://www.brownbaron.com/blog/2007/10/25/google-penalty-sweep-continues/#comment-14816 So what does the big G call it when they link out to parts of their other networks? I think they need to penalize themselves. They do it a lot. I originally was a five (back in April.) About two weeks ago I dropped from a 4 to a 3 and yesterday I saw I'm a 2. I'm not taking down the advertiser I got on my own. I won't make it "nofollow" I happen to like them. My website. I paid for it. Don't tell me how to run it. Then again I'm not dependent on google for a lot of my traffic and it's not the way I make most of my money (adsense) the majority comes from affiliate marketing. I do think some will be falling all over themselves trying to "make it right" for the big G only to still suffer the Big G's wrath. I read that had happened in at least one instance. Some people pay way too much attention to Page Rank and do too much to try to hang onto it <em>Opal Tribble's last blog post..</em><a href='http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/veganmomma/khQh/~3/174611965/'>Bloggers Adding Beauty To The Blogosphere</a> So what does the big G call it when they link out to parts of their other networks? I think they need to penalize themselves. They do it a lot.

I originally was a five (back in April.) About two weeks ago I dropped from a 4 to a 3 and yesterday I saw I’m a 2. I’m not taking down the advertiser I got on my own. I won’t make it “nofollow” I happen to like them. My website. I paid for it. Don’t tell me how to run it. Then again I’m not dependent on google for a lot of my traffic and it’s not the way I make most of my money (adsense) the majority comes from affiliate marketing. I do think some will be falling all over themselves trying to “make it right” for the big G only to still suffer the Big G’s wrath. I read that had happened in at least one instance.

Some people pay way too much attention to Page Rank and do too much to try to hang onto it

Opal Tribble’s last blog post..Bloggers Adding Beauty To The Blogosphere

]]> By: Sigmar http://www.brownbaron.com/blog/2007/10/25/google-penalty-sweep-continues/#comment-14824 Sigmar Thu, 25 Oct 2007 06:58:53 +0000 http://www.brownbaron.com/blog/2007/10/25/google-penalty-sweep-continues/#comment-14824 Sounds like their kicking themselves in the teeth a little bit. I would have thought they loved Blog sites. Sigmar <a>Battle Reporter</a> <em>Sigmar's last blog post..</em><a href='http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WarhammerFantasyBattleTabletopGaming/~3/165805516/name-arm-o-las-wood-elf-noble-hero.html'>Battle Royale - meet the contestants...</a> Sounds like their kicking themselves in the teeth a little bit. I would have thought they loved Blog sites.

Sigmar
Battle Reporter

Sigmar’s last blog post..Battle Royale - meet the contestants…

]]> By: Mark http://www.brownbaron.com/blog/2007/10/25/google-penalty-sweep-continues/#comment-14826 Mark Thu, 25 Oct 2007 07:23:56 +0000 http://www.brownbaron.com/blog/2007/10/25/google-penalty-sweep-continues/#comment-14826 I monitor my PR, but more interested in why my Alexa ranking keeps going the wrong way. :evil: Maybe I lack the rocket science mind that Google has to understand how they calculate things, but as much as I like Google, it bothers me the ripples they can cause. <em>Mark's last blog post..</em><a href='http://www.meandmydrum.com/find-salvation-in-cleancss/'>Find Salvation In CleanCSS</a> I monitor my PR, but more interested in why my Alexa ranking keeps going the wrong way. :evil: Maybe I lack the rocket science mind that Google has to understand how they calculate things, but as much as I like Google, it bothers me the ripples they can cause.

Mark’s last blog post..Find Salvation In CleanCSS

]]> By: Mark http://www.brownbaron.com/blog/2007/10/25/google-penalty-sweep-continues/#comment-14827 Mark Thu, 25 Oct 2007 07:24:40 +0000 http://www.brownbaron.com/blog/2007/10/25/google-penalty-sweep-continues/#comment-14827 Hey, looky there! I got some comment luv! :lol: <em>Mark's last blog post..</em><a href='http://www.meandmydrum.com/find-salvation-in-cleancss/'>Find Salvation In CleanCSS</a> Hey, looky there! I got some comment luv! :lol:
Mark’s last blog post..Find Salvation In CleanCSS

]]> By: Gmail Gets Free IMAP Access | ShanKri-la http://www.brownbaron.com/blog/2007/10/25/google-penalty-sweep-continues/#comment-14828 Gmail Gets Free IMAP Access | ShanKri-la Thu, 25 Oct 2007 07:26:07 +0000 http://www.brownbaron.com/blog/2007/10/25/google-penalty-sweep-continues/#comment-14828 [...] you again soon!While Google’s PageRank team have been busy penalizing the big players with a penalty sweep, GMail team has been busy adding IMAP support to [...] […] you again soon!While Google’s PageRank team have been busy penalizing the big players with a penalty sweep, GMail team has been busy adding IMAP support to […]

]]> By: Brown Baron http://www.brownbaron.com/blog/2007/10/25/google-penalty-sweep-continues/#comment-14837 Brown Baron Thu, 25 Oct 2007 08:22:53 +0000 http://www.brownbaron.com/blog/2007/10/25/google-penalty-sweep-continues/#comment-14837 @Bobby: Your blogroll won't be a problem. It seems it's only for paid links and massive interlinking between blogs on the same network, although how they choose which sites is beyond me. :grin: <br /> @Opal: I agree. It will be interesting to see what the big blogs will do :grin: <br /> @Sigmar: That's what I thought too :mrgreen: <br /> @Mark: I know what you mean buddy. Hey your latest post is finally showing! :mrgreen: @Bobby:
Your blogroll won’t be a problem. It seems it’s only for paid links and massive interlinking between blogs on the same network, although how they choose which sites is beyond me. :grin:

@Opal:
I agree. It will be interesting to see what the big blogs will do :grin:

@Sigmar:
That’s what I thought too :mrgreen:

@Mark:
I know what you mean buddy. Hey your latest post is finally showing! :mrgreen:

]]> By: Malin http://www.brownbaron.com/blog/2007/10/25/google-penalty-sweep-continues/#comment-14877 Malin Thu, 25 Oct 2007 18:52:59 +0000 http://www.brownbaron.com/blog/2007/10/25/google-penalty-sweep-continues/#comment-14877 I'm still at PR5 but I guess they haven't been at my door yet ;) <em>Malin's last blog post..</em><a href='http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/infektia/~3/174702303/'>XSE Shopping Cart</a> I’m still at PR5 but I guess they haven’t been at my door yet ;)
Malin’s last blog post..XSE Shopping Cart

]]> By: Brown Baron http://www.brownbaron.com/blog/2007/10/25/google-penalty-sweep-continues/#comment-14906 Brown Baron Fri, 26 Oct 2007 00:12:54 +0000 http://www.brownbaron.com/blog/2007/10/25/google-penalty-sweep-continues/#comment-14906 @Malin: Maybe they'll overlook it haha @Malin:
Maybe they’ll overlook it haha

]]> By: Nirmal http://www.brownbaron.com/blog/2007/10/25/google-penalty-sweep-continues/#comment-14934 Nirmal Fri, 26 Oct 2007 08:51:17 +0000 http://www.brownbaron.com/blog/2007/10/25/google-penalty-sweep-continues/#comment-14934 This was really a hunt by Google to punish blogs, but we dont knoe for sure, whats the real reason. <em>Nirmal's last blog post..</em><a href='http://www.nirmaltv.com/2007/10/26/blogger-adds-subscribe-to-comments-by-email/'>Blogger Adds Subscribe to Comments by Email</a> This was really a hunt by Google to punish blogs, but we dont knoe for sure, whats the real reason.

Nirmal’s last blog post..Blogger Adds Subscribe to Comments by Email

]]> By: Brown Baron http://www.brownbaron.com/blog/2007/10/25/google-penalty-sweep-continues/#comment-14950 Brown Baron Fri, 26 Oct 2007 14:30:27 +0000 http://www.brownbaron.com/blog/2007/10/25/google-penalty-sweep-continues/#comment-14950 @Nirmal: I agree buddy. We know it's a hunt, we just don't how they pick their targets. Their time would have been better spent punishing splogs instead :mrgreen: @Nirmal:
I agree buddy. We know it’s a hunt, we just don’t how they pick their targets. Their time would have been better spent punishing splogs instead :mrgreen:

]]> By: Mike http://www.brownbaron.com/blog/2007/10/25/google-penalty-sweep-continues/#comment-14973 Mike Sat, 27 Oct 2007 00:37:28 +0000 http://www.brownbaron.com/blog/2007/10/25/google-penalty-sweep-continues/#comment-14973 My site is now showing PR4 up from that PR1 they originally dropped it to. BlogsWeLuv and the comic site are now showing PR4 as well, up from PR0. Looks like the update is finally under way. <em>Mike's last blog post..</em><a href='http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ordinary_folk/~3/174275658/'>The last man standing, sort of.</a> My site is now showing PR4 up from that PR1 they originally dropped it to. BlogsWeLuv and the comic site are now showing PR4 as well, up from PR0. Looks like the update is finally under way.

Mike’s last blog post..The last man standing, sort of.

]]> By: Brown Baron http://www.brownbaron.com/blog/2007/10/25/google-penalty-sweep-continues/#comment-15002 Brown Baron Sat, 27 Oct 2007 05:42:24 +0000 http://www.brownbaron.com/blog/2007/10/25/google-penalty-sweep-continues/#comment-15002 @Mike: It seems there is something happening. I still have the PR3 I've had since April. We'll see if I get promoted or demoted heh. @Mike:
It seems there is something happening. I still have the PR3 I’ve had since April. We’ll see if I get promoted or demoted heh.

]]> By: arjun http://www.brownbaron.com/blog/2007/10/25/google-penalty-sweep-continues/#comment-49315 arjun Fri, 28 Mar 2008 07:31:29 +0000 http://www.brownbaron.com/blog/2007/10/25/google-penalty-sweep-continues/#comment-49315 Why people so care about their PR? For ads. bargaining? For fame? For Google donation? … Just ignore this irrelevant thing! Concentrate on your own contents and concentrate on your businesses (selling or selling links)! Your efforts will be reflected in the future. <em>arjun's last blog post..</em><a href='http://newofficefurniture.blogspot.com/2008/03/office-furniture-articles-news.html'>Office Furniture Articles & News</a> Why people so care about their PR? For ads. bargaining? For fame? For Google donation? … Just ignore this irrelevant thing! Concentrate on your own contents and concentrate on your businesses (selling or selling links)! Your efforts will be reflected in the future.

arjun’s last blog post..Office Furniture Articles & News

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