So, my blog now has the same page rank as Engadget. Go me!!! Oh… wait.
Anyone who has been paying attention has already heard the news about the shift in Google’s algorithm that seems to be penalizing sites for massive cross linking. This is especially relevant to myself as my job is as Lead designer for one of these networks. So, here’s the roundup of everyone who is writing about it.
1. TechCrunch – Google Declares Jihad On Blog Link Farms (Where I first heard the news from Gavin)
2. Silicon Alley Insider – Google’s PageRank Shuffle: Big Sites Say Bye-bye, Traffic?
3. Search Engine Journal – Google Drops PageRank For Many Sites : Paid Links or New Algorithm?
4. Mathew Ingram – Google uses the PageRank hammer
5. Google PageRank Penalties For Network Blogs
5. Andy Beard – Digg Favorites Slapped By Google (IMO, the best analysis)
They all say the same thing and reference each other. (Hmm… wonder if they will take a PR hit?)
From Andy Beard:
> Many of the reputable sources that have received a penalty are part of extensive blog networks, and they have one factor in common. They have massive interlinking between their network sites.
That was my analysis as well, just judging from our own internal methods of doing things. This has consumed a large part of my day with phone meetings and e-mails flying around trying to figure out how to rectify the problem. But I probably can’t talk about that yet.
As Mike said: It was Fun While It Lasted
I probably should rel="nofollow" those links, just to be safe…
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