Google Removes PageRank From Webmaster Tools
“We’ve been telling people for a long time that they shouldn’t focus on PageRank so much; many site owners seem to think it’s the most important metric for them to track, which is simply not true,” says Google Webmaster Trends Analyst Susan Moskwa. “We removed it because we felt it was silly to tell people not to think about it, but then to show them the data, implying that they should look at it.”
So why are they keeping on the Toolbar?
The theory over at SearchEngineRoundTable is that it has to do with branding and it may never come off the Google Toolbar. (http://www.seroundtable.com/archives/020960.html)
Some feel PageRank is still useful as a way to get a clue of what Google is thinking about your site and others feel it is completely useless. I’ve used it as a clue over the years, but never rely on it for any sort of substantial or meaningful information. When I try to explain this to people, I get the feeling that sometimes they aren’t buying it, so I’m pleased about this move.
For newbies, it can be confusing having data in Webmaster Tools that really isn’t important – they think if it’s there, it’s important. Cleaning up Webmaster Tools when features are no longer important is a good idea.The League of Gentlemen’s Apocalypse film
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