PageRate is coming and PageRank is going?
Pagerank is dead, PageRate is born?!
Everyone in SEO world is looking some strange things with Google, and everyone knows that "Google" is a very smart company. The PageRank algorithm has been misused from a lot of people. That's why Google is thinking to make PageRank obsolete and creating a new system called PageRate. Is said that Google will create a new toolbar where people can rate the pages that they visit and this system will be the base for Google how they will give a value to the internet websites.
Maybe this are only rumors, but sure is that Google is going to change a lot of things. If this is true than this is a real horror reality for a lot of SEO companies of people that make their living with Google. If the big G is going to change completely the games rule than the internet will need some times to find the right way to go.
But what is said about the new PageRate system?
I found this:
In a move to shift more towards the PageRate system, the new Google Toolbar already allows people to Vote on Web Pages that they see. Those of you that have already installed the old Google Toolbar should uninstall and then reinstall this NEW BETA VERSION HERE. It comes with the voting functions in the form of simley faces. As with everything else Google. The rating system is not enabled on default setting. You will need to click on the Google logo, then select "Toolbar Options" from the drop down list. When the options page loads in your browser, check the "Voting Buttons" choice. You will then get the smiley and sad faces by which to vote with. Oh of course, you’re also going to need to agree to their new privacy policy which allows information to be sent to them via your browser.
Google users will also be able to go to the new "Float It" site where they may rate sites already rated by other Googlers. Once on Float It, readers are encouraged to examine pages other Floaters have submitted and vote to either "Float It" or "Sink It", thereby helping to bring exposure to the truly deserving web pages.
Another method of finding pages to rate will be by using the new Google Toolbar With TripOverIt. The new toolbar will have a TripOverIt button integrated into it as well as a window showing the current page’s Votes and Floats. With the toolbar installed, the user may click the "TripOverIt" button and be taken to a random web page to vote on. The user need not worry about selecting categories or preferences because the toolbar will also track their surfing habits and only serve up the kind of pages they like.
Goo.glicio.us
Those Googlers who want to be able to return to the pages they really liked, Google has developed Googlicious. Googlicious is a social bookmarking community that allows users to connect and share their favorite pages.
Are this above just rumors? Let see how the thing will go in the next weeks and months and hope that nothing big will change.