Last night Google decided to go after some of the bloggers in our network, reducing their PR from whatever they previously had to zero. Once again Google has proved that PR has little to do with blog traffic, influence or relevance and everything to defending their monopolistic stranglehold on search and online advertising.
It is no coincidence that Google has gone after some blogs that utilize PayPerPost and many of our competitors services. We offer a very attractive alternative to AdSense and are leading a charge to provide real monetization for everyday bloggers. Unlike the Google AdSense black box, we are palms up when it comes to revenue share and give bloggers the lions share of advertising dollars that they deserve.
I find it laughable that high profile bloggers like TechCrunch aren't being penalized in the same way. Perhaps it's the fact that they use AdSense. Perhaps it's the fact that they are silicon valley insiders and are invited to special Google events. Either way I don't see the difference between a sponsored post in our system or this sponsored post. Both are paid for, neither use no-follow.
While this has only effected a fraction of our bloggers it is significant enough that I have decided to fast track the release of IZEA's RealRank system prior to the role out of SocialSpark. This will cause a slight delay in Alpha key distribution as we need to implement a RealRank option in PayPerPost and that will take some work.
What does this mean for Advertisers?
If you are still using PR as your measure for influence you will be missing out on a lot a great blogs and bloggers. While the general population has maintained their ranking some of our better bloggers have been hit by Google. You may want to consider using Tacks and Alexa instead of PR for future campaigns until we implement RealRank.
What does this mean for Bloggers?
If you have been hit by Google unfortunately there is little we can do. We know that Google PR does not reflect your actual traffic and it is sad that Google chooses to over look that to protect their own bottom line. We now know from some of our friends inside of Google (thanks "bob") that they are now looking for phrases such as PPP, PayPerPost,ReviewMe, Payu2blog, etc. in the text of your post. For that reason I would suggest refraining from using any type of this text in the body of your posts, sponsored or not. When you disclose thank the sponsor, not PPP.
This is Censorship.
One of our programmers actually had his blog de-ranked last night
because he mentions PPP often as an employee. He has never taken a sponsored
post, nor does he sell sponsored links. He is simply blogging about his day to day experience here. I find this outrageous. I encourage you to write to Google and your Congressmen.
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Comments (RSS)
Jenn said...
Thank you for posting this, and thank you for - as a company - stepping up to the plate to make changes so that we are judged by our actual traffic and other stats, and not Google's snobbish rank assessment.
Nov 15, 2007 11:00:17 AM
Jules said...
I'm just not convinced they are targeting blogs who do sponsored post, regardless of what company they are posting for. My companies website went from a PR4 yesterday to a PR0 today. Do you think they penalized my company, because a "Postie" works for them?
Nov 15, 2007 12:13:19 PM
Amanda said...
"monopolistic stranglehold"
I couldn't have said it better myself!
Thanks for posting this, Ted. I had a severe drop in opps lately thanks to this Google fiasco, and I'm glad you and the PPP/Izea team are working on making things easier for us posties.
Nov 15, 2007 12:32:57 PM
Owen said...
I've been seeing PR fluctuate for a number of sites over the last couple of weeks. Could this not simply be the usual PR dance when an update happens?
Still this "bob" thing is pretty interesting ... I'm sure traditional advertising networks (keke .. can't believe I called AdSense traditional) must be seeing the rise of User Generated Content and paid blogging hurting their bottom line, so guerrilla tactics wouldn't be surprising ...
Nov 15, 2007 12:34:43 PM
Heather in Beautiful British Columbia said...
That's it - I'm removing the adsense nonsense from my blogs - it never paid anyway and is wasting important sidebar space.
You guys rock - thanks for jumping on this so quickly. Love ya all!
Nov 15, 2007 12:46:42 PM
Lisa Renee said...
I agree with Jules, even CNN had a page rank of zero last night and still today has a PR of zero through the 72 Google Data centers and my one blog that has never done a paid post dropped from a 4 to a zero. Sure it hurt to see one of my blogs go from a 6 to a 5 then to a 3 and that could be related to paid blogging since at that time my non-paid blog remained a 4 but something else appears to be going on with Google right now.
Nov 15, 2007 12:50:40 PM
Lori said...
Like I said before...my blog was a PR4, accepted to PPP 2 weeks ago, was only doing ppp on it for 1 week, and then my blog went to a 3 and 0..all in a weeks time. I think it has everything to do with PPP. My nonppp blogs are just fine.
Nov 15, 2007 12:51:54 PM
Teresa said...
I was upset to see my PR5 blog dip to PR4 and PR3 but to wake up today and find it at a PR0 is very upsetting.
As far as I'm concerned, advertising is advertising regardless of the company any of us choose to do it for, whether it's in a posts, in a link, in links in the sidebar or even *gasp* Google adsense.
I'm happy to hear that you all are trying to implement the new ranking system. I hope this will benefit all of us because I know there are so many blogs out there that get loads of traffic but their PR's never reflect that. Some do paid posts and other's do not.
Thanks for all of the hard work you guys and gals are putting in.
Nov 15, 2007 12:52:35 PM
Jules said...
I'm seeing cnn.com at a PR9.
Nov 15, 2007 12:53:23 PM
Holly said...
Thank you for posting this and helping us blogger who have been effected out.
I agree we should let Google know that this is wrong and I will be writing my congressman because Google is creating a monopoly of the Internet and that as far as I know is illegal.
Nov 15, 2007 12:55:09 PM
Marisa said...
Thanks for staying on top of this, Ted. Pete and Trevor have been great at keeping us posted about developments, too.
Cake Plows all around!
Nov 15, 2007 12:57:23 PM
Lisa Renee said...
Using www.rankalert.net/ CNN is still a zero and so is TechCrunch:
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l273/glasscityjungle/email/TechCrunchzero.jpg
Nov 15, 2007 12:59:35 PM
Lizzie said...
This is crazy, but I'm glad you're doing something about it. I have to agree that Google is trying to strangle advertising competitors and keep a short leash on the Web as a whole. It's outlandish.
Considering that your programmer has been delisted, I see that as a possible next step for the rest of us. Personally I won't be doing anything different on any of my blogs. I refuse to allow Google to dictate how I earn a living and what content goes on my own blog. It's ordinary folks like myself who have made Google the giant it is. They should be thanking us, not smacking us around.
Thanks for keeping on top of this, Ted. We all appreciate it.
Nov 15, 2007 1:08:46 PM
Jules said...
Mr. Fab who is an author here, and sat on the Fab Four panel at PostieCon is a PR3. I'll say it again, I don't think it's an association with PPP.
Nov 15, 2007 1:08:48 PM
Cass said...
Not blog about PPP? As I said on the boards, I refused to let you guys tell me how to blog, even though I love you to pieces. I'm certainly not going to allow Google to do so. In fact, I have a post in progress in another tab just this munute about meeting you.
I pay the hosting for my blogs, not Google, not TechCrunch, and not the other naysayers. Since that bill came due and was paid just yesterday, I'm good to go. I'll blog about the things I love, thanks.
Nov 15, 2007 1:10:01 PM
dragonfly183 said...
Its a 9 lisa, the site your using may not be working, try this one.
http://ppp.customtools.urltrends.com/
Nov 15, 2007 1:11:34 PM
Natalie said...
Thanks for what you're doing to help us out! I got kicked down too and appreciate all that you're doing.
Nov 15, 2007 1:22:06 PM
Lisa Renee said...
All of my blogs that had a page rank yesterday on rank alert now show zero, so either rank alert went down at the same time the google page rank started crashing last night or there is still a difference in what the data centers are reporting versus urltrends depending on where you go which adds to the confusion.
Url trends doesn't give you all 72 of the data centers which is why I didn't use it. When my pr dropped from a 5 to a 3 rank alert showed it before the custom ppp one did.
Nov 15, 2007 1:29:16 PM
Drew said...
I had 4 of my blogs smacked during Blog World Expo. In fact I had reserved a $35.00 op and within the time I took it to the time I submitted it my PR dropped from 5 to 3 for The BenSpark. And each other blog dropped to either a 3 or a 2. Today my blogs flatwater and The Wired Kayaker dropped to 0. I was hopping that ironically my blog google is not god (created during postiecon) would somehow get PR, that would be funny to me. One of my blogs that is not PPP yet is Read to me Dad and it ended up getting a PR of 2 and it isn't even two months old and has only 5 or 6 posts. Seriously messed up.
Nov 15, 2007 1:52:27 PM
Kate said...
My two sites that gained PR in the last update are now PR0. Of the two, I'd done several PPP entries on one, but only 1 PPP entry on the other. Is Google really dinging over 1 measly sponsored post?
Meanwhile, I'm holding on by the skin of my teeth to my PR at one blog where I'd done quite a few PPP entries.
I've removed AdSense from all of my blogs. If they want to mess with my income, I'll at least make sure that the few measly bucks I now make won't come from the hand that just slapped me!
Nov 15, 2007 2:08:45 PM
marcus said...
yeah, I think I'm a 0.
Nov 15, 2007 2:10:34 PM
skeet said...
A big mahalo to Ted, Pete, Trevor and all of you working behind the scenes to pull RealRank together. We big-pink-puffy heart you guys!
Nov 15, 2007 2:11:38 PM
mcangeli said...
I think this needs to be repeated louder and louder:
What does this mean for Advertisers?
If you are still using PR as your measure for influence you will be missing out on a lot a great blogs and bloggers. While the general population has maintained their ranking some of our better bloggers have been hit by Google. You may want to consider using Tacks and Alexa instead of PR for future campaigns until we implement RealRank.
Nov 15, 2007 2:20:14 PM
Mathew said...
While I do agree that Google has been doing some crappy things lately - Google is not (an cannot) be accused of censorship.
Censorship is a term that is reserved for governments against citizens. Google is a company and is free to dictate whatever rules it deems necessary to be successful (within the rule of law of course).
Contacting your congressman about Google is absurd. We, as citizens, have a choice in whether or not we use any of Google's services. If we don't agree with their rules, then we have choices. They are not the only game in town - there are plenty of other choices for blogging platforms, traffic, email, maps, etc . . . and it sounds like Izea has something in the works to take the place of PR anyways.
Mat
Nov 15, 2007 2:25:03 PM
dragonfly183 said...
Actually I read this on the boards earlier today.
the US and EU governments are currently reviewing GOOG's antitrust exposure in light of the DoubleClick deal. Any actions by GOOG to target publishers or advertising companies that are displacing AdSense would be relevant to their review. i think we need need to write our congressmen
Nov 15, 2007 2:48:40 PM
Rezon said...
@Mathew: Ita and here's what wikipedia says about censorship:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship
@dragonfly183: This article about antitrust may be helpful:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antitrust
@ Everyone: No matter what term you use, I don't think that congressmen can do anything to help the everyday blogger in a timely manner. I am not trying to add politics to the discussion I am saying that by the time they do an investigation, hold hearings, etc, that most everyday bloggers will be adversely and possibly irreversibly affected.
Nov 15, 2007 3:24:08 PM
Archit T said...
My blog's PR first dropped down from 3 to 2 and now it has reached 0!
Nov 15, 2007 3:44:16 PM
Kate said...
Fight back, Posties. Read it in the PPP forums, then hit them where it counts. Join the 'sell off Google stock' campaign.
Nov 15, 2007 3:45:01 PM
dragonfly183 said...
I don't expect them to be able to do anything quickly. its long term I'm thinking about
Nov 15, 2007 3:57:36 PM
teatree said...
You might wish to report this to the European Union's Competition Commissioner. They've already opened up an investigation of Google following Google's attempt to take over Double Click, and will be collecting evidence at the moment on monopolistic activity from anyone who can prove they are being hurt by Google's activities.
Basically the EU hates any monopolistic activity that affects EU citizens - and some of us posties are Europeans. The EU successfully stopped Microsoft from putting Internet Explorer everywhere, thereby creating an opening for Mozilla to grow. Essentially they prevented one American company from canabalising another (better) American company - and the result was beneficial for everyone.
Nov 15, 2007 5:07:52 PM
dragonfly183 said...
we would all love to report this. were actually discussing the investigation on the boards. No one knows who to contact.
Nov 15, 2007 5:11:27 PM
Rezon said...
I am sorry to be petty at a time like this but could someone please adjust the time on the boards? It appears that it hasn't been adjusted for DST.
Nov 15, 2007 5:27:57 PM
Owen said...
The idea of involving politicians is quite funny actually. Would you do that if, for example, you don't like the price Apple sells their iPod for?
Anyway, I have some thoughts on the subject here: http://www.u-g-h.com/index.php/2007/11/15/thoughts-on-google-pagerank/
Nov 15, 2007 6:08:44 PM
Jaz said...
PPP or IZEA, you CAN help. Suspend updating your blog information until the dance is over. When the dust settles, do not allow advertisers, even in the marketplace, to use PR for anything. You can help those of us that are drowning. Google is spanking us. You can come out on top, not only with your new IZEA stuff, but also with those of us who are being dropped like a rock just because we used your name in a bubblead.
You knew this was coming. Why didn't you stop the PR updating until it all stopped? Help us now. Stop it now.
Nov 15, 2007 6:43:44 PM
Tricia said...
SEVEN of my husband and I's blogs and my huge website went to zero sometime between yesterday and now. I know they all had PR yesterday because I was working with them but only checked them today, just now, as a result of this post.
So that's 8 of my sites! Ahhhhhhh!
Only two of my established blogs - the biggest ones with the most links to them and the most posts - have PR but I don't hold any hope that that will last long at this rate.
Obviously I don't do any paid posting on my website and don't use much advertising at all other than oops adsense and amazon.
What's really funny is that in the last three weeks or so ... since my sites started dropping ... my traffic on most of my blogs has doubled!
Thanks for pushing the Izea ranking system! I think that's something we've all been looking forward to for a while and it's even more important now than ever.
Nov 15, 2007 6:48:59 PM
dragonfly183 said...
i think they are going to use what our pr was before this mess started, there calling our historic rank. To bad i can't use my old 3's and 4's though :( They were gone two weeks ago.
Nov 15, 2007 7:23:58 PM
Andy Beard said...
The most reliable service to check changes currently seems to be oyoy.eu - I have been told it is actually run by someone who works for Google now.
http://oyoy.eu/google/pr/
Digpagerank.com seems to also be reporting good figures today.
As someone has pointed out in my own comments today, a drop to zero quite often just signifies a change is taking place, and does not necessarily mean that that will be the final result.
Nov 15, 2007 7:41:31 PM
Richard said...
I just checked myself and all but one of my sites are now 0's. Shadowscope is a 4 but there is no telling how long that will last. It was a 5 for a couple of years and I honestly thought it would have gone up prior to this fiasco.
Nov 15, 2007 10:02:11 PM
Suzette said...
I expected this to happen, and it really did! I thought it was just me, but looks like universe! If they are after those keywords, then be it. I will not remove or change those keywords: PPP, PayPerPost, ReviewMe, etc. I have too many to be removed/changed. Usually when these words were used, they are not sponsored. They have their value in my posts, and I will not remove them! This is really stupid going after those keywords.
You are very bold, to stand up and voice out on this. Thumbs up!
Nov 15, 2007 10:57:48 PM
Laura @ Laura Williams' Musins said...
Thank you for noticing this issue and doing something about it.
I was one of the ones that this has effected. In the course of the last few weeks since Google's rank update, I was at a PR4. About two weeks ago, they dropped me to PR2, yesterday they zapped me all the way down to PR0.
It sucks! I was having a lot more PPP opps available to me with the PR4 and now I have basically nothing... except for two on a Paintball opp that I have already done and can't do again.
Frustrated is an understatement.
Nov 16, 2007 10:16:34 AM
Sarah said...
I'm at a zero, as well, and I haven't done a paid post in awhile. Only "paid" links I have are LinkShare related ones, and I only get paid if someone buys through the links.
I just find it ironic that not even a week goes by since I publicly say on my blog that I got rid of the Google ads does my PR drop. It's been a roller coaster too, just like everyone else. Really starting to p. me off.
Thanks folks for making it so that we who are getting screwed by Google still have a shot at making some money, just in time for the holidays.
Nov 16, 2007 11:28:30 AM
Ghosty said...
If, however, you rely on Alexa, which has it's own serious flaws, you're not doing bloggers any service either.
Nov 16, 2007 12:12:41 PM
Linda said...
Looks like I have joined the ranks of those who have dropped to a zero. Last Sunday evening, in the middle of doing a post, I was dropped from a PR4 to a PR2 and now, less than a week later I am at a PR0 with so many others.
I don't want to whine about this but I really needed the money that doing paid posts was bringing in. As a single mother with no child support, I really needed that extra cash even though I had thought long and hard about even starting to do paid posts. In the big scheme of things, I haven't been doing them very long at all - only since September.
This seems incredibly unfair and I don't know why Advertisers continue to use the Google PR system. My Alexa score has actually improved during the time that my PR has gone from 4 to 0 so something truly seems rotten in Denmark. Truly!
Nov 16, 2007 12:56:38 PM
Search◊ Engines Web said...
Google just does not care or empathize with the concerns of small and medium business owners to compete successfully with the giants.
Nov 17, 2007 12:38:13 AM
Jaco said...
"Do no evil" didn't do much good here, did it. They could have capitalized on using PageRank as an indicator or worth, charge a tiny amount for it if they felt their gazzilions weren't enough, but now they, themselves, have made it worthless.
"Do no evil" is obviously being sat on by "make more money".
Nov 17, 2007 4:50:52 AM
Grant Glendinning said...
That's a shame. Come buy some garden furniture to cheer yourself up :)
Nov 17, 2007 6:50:10 AM
Grant Glendinning said...
That's a shame. Come buy some garden furniture to cheer yourself up :)
Nov 17, 2007 6:51:11 AM
Pro Investor Trader & AC Investor Blog said...
I’m sure that Ted won’t sell PPP for less than 10 to 12 million. I don’t know if you heard the last release of PPP,
when they come to public inform all community that they have nearly 7 million in cash, I don’t remember perfectly, but I think it was this kind of information, so no one in their perfect judgment will sell a company below its fair value. At this moment and based in actual advertising market, PPP should worth nearly 10 to 12 million. Look, I don’t know the
accounts of PPP, I’m just speculating, according to the latest information, nothing more. The market needs to be adapted to this new concept of advertising, but I have to confess that I’m very surprised with the attitude of Google staff; however PR is property of Google and we need to pressure PPP to put this action behind and bring us with a new and fair concept of ranking for blogs with high traffic. PPP go ahead, we are all waiting for you guys, please surprise us again……..
AC
Nov 17, 2007 10:06:22 AM
xBrain said...
google is suck..
why me?!
from pr6 to pr0
Nov 17, 2007 4:20:02 PM
Francisco Costa said...
It´s true...
Nov 17, 2007 9:01:48 PM
Dev Hand-some said...
You tried to scam google and got caught, if you base a business plan on a scam that went clearly against the google terms of service you are a fool.
Nov 17, 2007 11:54:15 PM
Myla said...
This is crazy! It sucks! I really hope RealRank will come ASAP.
Nov 18, 2007 12:49:07 AM
bmunch said...
If Google wants to change their pagerank on a whim, then let them. Now PageRank is not based on an algorithm, but based on what further their profits.
I just wonder now that all PPP blogger pagerank is zero, everyone will be fighting for the few Opportunities that are allowed PR0. So how?
Nov 18, 2007 11:06:33 AM
Talk2Discuss said...
thanks for the post... i've learned and understand a lots from this and also answer my few questions on my mind... thanks again...
Nov 18, 2007 7:05:27 PM
Robert MacEwan said...
Is Izea going to address those of us that previously had higher PR? We really should have been grandfathered in for the opps reserved for higher PageRank.
You dropped the ball on this.
Nov 18, 2007 11:47:07 PM
Ted Murphy said...
@Robert MacEwan:
We cannot adjust or grandfather old PR as that is not what advertisers are paying for. If they pay for a PR4 they should get a PR4.
Nov 19, 2007 8:41:19 AM
Lucia said...
Big Bucks Blogger was deranked. I blog about PPP and it's competitors all the time, but have no sponsored posts with followed links.
So.... I'd say this shows
a) Google can't actually detect links so it's
b) just detecting the names of these companies.
If true, the message Google will get out by doing this is:
Post as many paid links as you like. Just don't ever post dirty words like PPP!
Since this does not impact my income one iota, I'm sort of laughing at Google!
Nov 19, 2007 4:03:09 PM
Joseph said...
If the blogs on your network have compelling content deserving of better rankings, in the long run Google will only be hurting itself by demoting them. But the idea that any network or business interest should have a say in Google's rankings is a horrible one. In fact, the only thing scarier than Google determining Google rankings is the government or other special business interests determining Google rankings. If you don't like Google's rankings, you should build your business on a model that doesn't depend on them.
Nov 19, 2007 10:54:03 PM
Steve said...
Bottom line, RealRank can't be taken seriously. Who is going to trust a source that isn't third party or impartial? At the very least, PR and Alexa were no affiliated with PPP and could be looked at by advertisers as some form of "audit" of the Posties. Not any more.
Oh, and the truth is that the paid posts were all about the LINK BACKS to Google. Just because YOU stop using PR doesn't mean that the rest of the planet will stop using Google. Advertisers only see the value of paid links if they actually link back to their site ... no link backs, no value, no more advertisers.
I certainly wouldn't pay even ten cents for a link back that will never be recognized by the #1 search engine in the world. That would be a waste of a perfectly good dime.
Wake up everyone ... it was never about YOUR posts, it was always about the LINKS.
Nov 20, 2007 3:52:06 PM
TJ said...
Too bad. I really enjoyed all the postverisements, or is it adverposts, I forget. They added such value to the internet. Maybe next time try producing valuable content.
Nov 21, 2007 1:04:40 AM
Brandon - Call Center Consultant said...
I doubt my congressman understand link building, let alone Page Rank.
Nov 21, 2007 4:58:14 PM
Zang said...
In this case, PayPerPost should not include PR as a measure to identify who gets what sponsored post. I guess its high time we rely more on Alexa traffic rank and PayPerPost's own ranking method, RealRank (although this has not been so clear yet with other PayPerPosties). What's a PR after all? Alexa is far reliable as it measures the traffic rank, and that's what should advertisers look upon.
http://myconsolingasylum.blogspot.com
Dec 11, 2007 9:01:43 AM
Meethere said...
I am also affected.. my 3 blogs went to PR0..
Any who cares PR..
Cant wait to see Realrank rocking the world.. Do it fast IZEA.. ;)
Dec 26, 2007 4:43:18 AM
cloko said...
So why you approve only blogs with PR4 or higher?
Dec 31, 2007 5:45:47 PM
Roseate said...
I totally agree with Zang "In this case, PayPerPost should not include PR as a measure to identify who gets what sponsored post."
So is that ever gona happen, as RealRank is working well now?!
Keep the good work..
Roseate
GoodBye Google PageRank
Jan 20, 2008 2:45:02 PM
SeoTrader said...
I have just added new tool to check all Google DataCenters for Page Rank.
Jan 24, 2008 3:44:26 AM
bo diddley said...
I feel sorry for you guys, but karma exists, and you just got bit in the ass by it.
I have no problem with making money off your blog - in fact, I have ads in my sidebars and sometimes plug items to sell via affiliate sales.
That said, I don't and won't write about a commercial product just because someone pays me. Sure, it'd be nice if companies that I wrote about (those I like - those I criticise are probably less likely to) sent me a coupla of bucks, but if I took that money I'd be a huge hypocrite, not to mention untrustworthy. Why would my readers bother reading my site if they know I'm taking money for what I write about?
The fact is, Google is trying to maintain the quality of the content they serve. If they serve up spam, they are less useful and people won't trust Google as much. And basically when you take PPP $$ you're being paid to spam - I think it really is simple enough to say that's what is happening.
For those whom the temptation was just too much, now you have learned a lesson.
I'm not even going to tell you what my site is because if my URL & name are even associated with Izea & PPP it brings everything I do into question, ethically. I make about $500 per month from sidebar ads and $2000 a year from a single ad in the sidebar. I only took the $2000 per year because I really, really liked the advertiser's products, and I approached them, not vice versa. I've never written about their company in exchange for that. I get about 1000 uniques per day, and it's for a very simple reason:
I write 3 original articles every week about things on the blog's topic. I picked that topic because I care about it. Readers know if you have passion or not, and if you write about stuff you don't have passion about, you're selling yourself short.
Feb 7, 2008 7:05:25 PM
you da mom said...
yes, i just got my pr dropped to ZERO from a 4. it sucks because this was how i made money for my family. i am a stay-at-home mom, so it has worked out perfectly for me. now, thanks to google, i'm screwed.
Feb 16, 2008 12:11:44 PM
apaiya said...
I think google = suck
why google must do that ?
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I wouldn't feel like such a whore if I could disclose the fact that I'm writing about a sponsor in my blogs.
That and I'm tired of having my blogs coming back unapproved for stupid things.
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Feb 29, 2008 6:13:43 PM
Mother_Sheep said...
Yep, another kick in the gizzards for us from the wonderful algo's of Google. I watched with joy and trepidation as my page rank started to creep up to a nice shiny PR3 then BAM, zeroville. Do I pay per post? No; Do I host adsense ads? Yes; Do I try to run my website as honestly as I can? Yeha! So why have I lost my rank? Gawd knows, all I do know is that I won't waste any more of my time chasing this golden goose and as of now, this second, will just get on with actually running my site. Up yours google peegs!
Baah!
Mar 3, 2008 11:50:32 AM
cynthia Bagley said...
Well, today I got spanked. Since I cannot work because I have an autoimmune disease, I am now officially unable to work at all. This small amount of money was really helping me out.
THANKS GOOGLE for killing my ability to review. Hope you are happy with hurting the LITTLE people.
Apr 4, 2008 10:55:48 PM
New Hampshire Map said...
I wish google would lay off the paid links. It's like they dominate the entire internet now
Apr 15, 2008 4:29:56 PM
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Apr 16, 2008 5:32:41 AM
chamila said...
I know they all had PR yesterday because I was working with them but only checked them today,
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Apr 29, 2008 7:09:30 AM
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by the end of April google updated its page ranking. for few days there were a confusing results they showed in Page rank some times Page Rank was 0 and after few minutes the same sites having PR 3 or 4, But now it is constant.
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May 8, 2008 1:59:13 AM