Google Groups showing PageRank
Google groups is now showing PageRankTM and is already ranking with the best of SEO forums in organic search, this is algorithmic reputation management at its finest!
Someone asks if Google is a global monopoly? well why not do a search in Google to find out?
My favorite Google Group; Crawling, indexing, and ranking now has a PR6, let the pagerank flow…
Old Prediction:
Google Groups appearing in organic serps
Indexing Page
Here is a page for website owners from around the internet that are in need of a link or two to get their content indexed. I do not know these people, just folks who show up in the Google Help Forums wondering why they are not worthy. Note: I will not link to anyone who is one step away from a bad neighborhood.
Aaron Pratt - Yeah, what about me?
Art Pottery Manufacturers - This professional looking directory has few incoming links, lacks content and hasn’t chosen a preferred domain in webmaster tools so it shows up on page #3 of organic search. I made some comments to the webmaster in Google groups about the site needing more text and the person said “screw Google” and went away upset. Art Pottery Manufacturers are so close to ranking on page #1, all it would take is 1.) fixing their navigation to reflect their chosen preferred domain 2.) removing the “welcome” page 3.) adding a bit more content.
Avi Rabinowitz - His fundamental assumption is that all his assumptions are wrong! Update: Avi now ranks #1 for his name in Google, Yahoo! AND MSN. Avi took some advice that when he writes articles for other sites to link back to his own, this makes him the owner of his name.
My Intricates - Site not getting fully indexed by Google simply because it has no incoming links.
The Word Department - Claims that Google is broken? Interesting!
Google resets expired domains
Why does Google reset links for expired domains? What is a reboot of link equity?
Matt Cutts sums it up with good humor:
By the way, I’d argue that some expired domains are closer to a bank at one location that goes out of business and becomes a coffee shop. That coffee shop can build up its reputation on its own, but shouldn’t automatically get the customers that were showing up hoping to do their banking.
And yes, I do know a Starbucks that used to be a bank. It still has the vault!
The same applies to buying used domains in an attempt to use their link equity. If you change the theme or combine sites you run the risk of Google sniffing you out. This almost always results in a reboot of link equity.
