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PageRank Explained
- PageRank is a patented method to assign a numerical weighting to a web page. The speed of google search we experience can be attributed in part to the efficiency of their search algorithm and the heart of this algorithm is PageRank, a system for ranking web pages developed by Google. PageRank provide the basis for all of our web search tools.
- PageRank use the vast link structure of Internet as an indicator of an individual page's value. Google interprets a link from page A to page B as a vote, by page A, for page B. But, Google looks at more than the sheer volume of votes, or links a page receives; it also analyzes the page that casts the vote. Votes cast by pages that are themselves "important" weigh more heavily and help to make other pages "important." Important, high-quality sites receive a higher PageRank, which Google remembers each time it conducts a search. Of course, important pages mean nothing to you if they don't match your query. So, Google combines PageRank with sophisticated text-matching techniques to find pages that are both important and relevant to your search. Google goes far beyond the number of times a term appears on a page and examines all aspects of the page's content (and the content of the pages linking to it) to determine if it's a good match for your query.
Google Toolbar PageRank
- The Google Toolbar's feature displays a website's PageRank between number 0 and 10. Google has not disclosed the precise method for determining a Toolbar PageRank value. Google representatives have publicly indicated that the Toolbar PageRank is republished about once every three months, indicating that the Toolbar PageRank values are generally unreliable measurements of actual PageRank value for most periods of the year.
- This is the current PageRank of my home page, danielmrey.com: 5
- You can download the Google Toolbar for free to see the PageRank of any page displayed in your Browser.
