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The Most Epic Misunderstanding of PageRank In Blogging History

By King Douche | April 14, 2011

Just when I thought that the concept of the PageRank algorithm was near commonplace, so basic and well understood, that even monkeys could summarize it, along comes a (now removed due to total humiliation) post by SmashingHub.com (cached image). I am 99% sure it’s not a joke.

Now, I understand that the full PR Algo paper written by Page and Brin is a lengthy one, but surely people understand the basics of it, right?  Surely NO ONE would think that PageRank 1 means ‘The First Page of Google Results’ and PageRank 10 means ‘The 10th Page Of Google Results.’  Right?  RIGHT?!

The Most Epic Misunderstanding of PageRank In Blogging History

Thanks SmashingHub.com. No seriously, THANK YOU.

You can see the full “article” (Google cache) by clicking on the image.

So, you ‘d think that no one would see this right? Well, it was on Digg, which further reinforces my assertion that ‘Digg is Dying.’

The Most Epic Misunderstanding of PageRank In Blogging History

Digg is Dying

The Most Epic Misunderstanding of PageRank In Blogging History

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Posted on 14 April 2011 by King Douche

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  • Anonymous

    Hey – I’m just a lowly copywriter and even I know this is bollox. Page rank of course means that SERPS on page one are rated as “Field Marshall” level while those on page 10 are “PFC class”. It’s all about picking up weapons associated with each SERPS level (I like the railgun best) and stuff like ammo, supplies etc…

  • http://www.dcfinder.com/ Thomas

    This is hilarious. Thanks :-)

  • http://twitter.com/DnDragons dungeonsndragons

    Oh my god, that is so misleading it actually boggles the mind!
    (I’ve noticed this is quite common amongst those providing business to business advice, I used to think it was just that they seriously had no clue, but I’m beginning to think it’s more a case of providing the reader enough information to potter away for months on end, make some mistakes and finally hire the person who provided the appalling advice to sort it all out for them…)

  • http://twitter.com/leecolbran Lee Colbran

    Jesus – that’s shocking!

  • http://www.Snap-Marketing.co.uk Website Design

    Love it – thanks for sharing! I still come across ‘SEOs’ or (even better) social media experts who think Page Rank is where a page ranks in google -as you say it ain ‘t the same thing. I think the confusion is the fact that Larry Page lent his name to the metric – page doesn’t mean webpage it means Larry’s measure but not many people know that! M

  • http://twitter.com/mattgammie Matt Gammie

    Excel

  • http://moneywithseo.blogspot.com/ Urho – My Blogging tips

    Hah! I wonder how many SEO “experts” sell their services based on this?

    My PageRank just went up a few notches. :)

  • http://twitter.com/mattgammie Matt Gammie

    SmashingHub publishes most notable language algorithmics for certain!

  • http://www.dan-nolan.com Dan Nolan

    That is fantastic. One of my clients was approached by someone saying “Yo, what’s up ya’ll? My page has a Google PageRank of 1….I CAN DO THE SAME FOR YOU! Sign my 12 month contract and let’s get this magical journey started.”

    I hurt myself laugh that day…

  • http://www.zeta-uploader.com UK

    You must be kidding! I always thought Larry is the guy from the Sierra adventures.

  • http://www.pocketinfo.net Robert Latchford

    They’ve deleted the entry – booooo!

  • http://seobullshit.com King Douche

    Updated post to reference G cache. Thanks for the heads up.

  • http://www.addme.com Matt Hodgson

    Brilliant! Very funny but also somewhat concerning.. who gave that person access to the internet?

  • macrose

    Here the concept of page rank algorithm is well explained. It is a common place is where you understand these can be associated with SERPS level.
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  • Anonymous

    I used to think it was that they seriously had no clue, but I am beginning to think it is more

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  • Harsha

    Wow.. Some needs to be SEO Certified :)

  • Anonymous

    Larry Page gave his name to the metric system – page does not mean the web page, it means that the actions of Larry, but few people know that

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  • http://seo-hacker.com Sean

    OH MY GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSH!

  • http://mediazure.com John Hughes

    Wow,  the stupidity in this article knows no bounds.  I have a personal page rank of -1, I will popup and hover up above the monitor of the person doing the search.

  • http://mediazure.com John Hughes

    Wow,  the stupidity in this article knows no bounds.  I have a personal page rank of -1, I will popup and hover up above the monitor of the person doing the search.

  • http://www.samuellavoie.com Samuel Lavoie

    thats fucktard. made my day :-)

  • Anonymous

    I think how many SEO “experts” sell their services based on this

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  • http://markpknowles.com Mark Knowles

    Cripes! I have read a lot of SEO bullshit, but this one takes the biscuit. The cache is gone as well now lol

  • http://purelinkbuilding.com David

    Just goes to show you cannot believe all the bullshit you read online…

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    It is a common place is where you understand these can be associated with SERPS level.
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  • Ben

    A small part of me died inside

  • http://www.seofosho.com Andrew Isidoro

    Haha This is absolutely genius! I don’t think the word clueless even comes close…

  • http://www.frivtown.com friv

    Ha ha ha!The pics are funny…and also running to get a higher PR.Why do you care so much about PR?Has nothing to do with ranking in SERP.Just to be proud with something?

  • http://www.y3friv.com y3

    Good info

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100002983529080 Nguyen Minh Tung

    Useful information, many thanks to the author. It is puzzling to me now, but in general, the usefulness and importance is overwhelming. Very much thanks again and good luck! Please keep up the good articles, thanks!
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  • http://www.frivminiclips.com/ Friv

    A small part of me died inside 

  • http://www.freey8games.net/ Y8

    Thanks for sharing

  • http://conversionchamp.com/ Adarsh Thampy

    You are kidding me. Is that even English they have on that page?

  • Anonymous

    Very good info.

  • http://www.techlila.com/ Rajesh

    Thanks for providing cery good info.