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  • October 24th 2007

Problogger, Copyblogger, John Chow — Welcome to the PR4 club!

Our couches may be made of pleather, and our fridge stock full of RC Cola, but you’ll get used to it. Yes, a huge chunk of Adsense users wouldn’t exist without your encouragement in the early days of blogging and promise and hopes of PPC. But Google doesn’t care.

Have you seen their stock price lately? It’s hit the point where they can automate even more and slam their fist wherever they wish.

Heck, they even bitch-slapped Engadget from a 7 to a 5. Engadget doesn’t sell Text Link Ads, so you can put that “cause of” rumor to rest.

Yes, everyone is already talking about this. But I would have felt bad if I hadn’t officially welcomed the a-listers to the 4.0 club. But don’t fret fellas, 4.0 is a fantastic GPA and a better than mediocre page rank!

Oh how will the SEO addicts sleep tonight? Google, you my friend, are the douche bag of the day.

  • http://www.younggogetter.com Eric

    A gift for Google —>

  • http://www.younggogetter.com Eric

    A gift for Google —>

  • http://andybeard.eu AndyBeard

    I am a 3.0 now, I feel as though this election is rigged and demand a recount.

  • http://andybeard.eu/ Andy Beard

    I am a 3.0 now, I feel as though this election is rigged and demand a recount.

  • http://www.younggogetter.com Travis

    Hahaha. Unfortunately, you can’t recount Google’s ballots. I thought they were based in California, not Florida. (that my friends, was a joke 7 years too late).

  • http://www.younggogetter.com Travis

    Hahaha. Unfortunately, you can’t recount Google’s ballots. I thought they were based in California, not Florida. (that my friends, was a joke 7 years too late).

  • http://www.ittybiz.com Naomi Dunford

    Travis, you’ve made my day. I think I have a little bit of a crush on you now, but not in a creepy stalker way. In a nice, puppy-eyes-from-afar way.

    I went to one site today which told me I had a PR of -1. Negative one. That’s how amazing I am. It’s hard, being this good. Really.

    And Eric, your gift is beautiful. Did you make it yourself? I think I can safely speak for Google on this one… “You shouldn’t have!”

  • http://www.ittybiz.com Naomi Dunford

    Travis, you’ve made my day. I think I have a little bit of a crush on you now, but not in a creepy stalker way. In a nice, puppy-eyes-from-afar way.

    I went to one site today which told me I had a PR of -1. Negative one. That’s how amazing I am. It’s hard, being this good. Really.

    And Eric, your gift is beautiful. Did you make it yourself? I think I can safely speak for Google on this one… “You shouldn’t have!”

  • http://hellyeahdude.com hellyeahdude.com

    Oh boy, this is going to be great. Google is just showing us how much they are the true ruler of the internet world.

    I can just see the headline now, “Google buys entire internet”

  • http://hellyeahdude.com hellyeahdude.com

    Oh boy, this is going to be great. Google is just showing us how much they are the true ruler of the internet world.

    I can just see the headline now, “Google buys entire internet”

  • Kiley

    Douche Bag of the day? Travis, you are being too kind.

  • Kiley

    Douche Bag of the day? Travis, you are being too kind.

  • http://p163.sg/blog Dinu

    I thought Google was only going to come down on link farms.

    It might go up again though, cos AFAIK Google the search for paid links is manual, and not automated.

  • http://p163.sg/blog Dinu

    I thought Google was only going to come down on link farms.

    It might go up again though, cos AFAIK Google the search for paid links is manual, and not automated.

  • http://stuff4business.com Lindsay

    Oh Great!

    Now I have something else to obsess about…
    Now I can lay in bed at night and worry about world terrorism, taxes, mortgages, school fees and NOW my Google rating.
    I guess I could buy shares in a publishing company that will produce the next “You Beut” SEO for Recalcitrant Dummies.

    Still I guess it could be worse… I could have my name permanently engraved on your Douche Bag Award!

  • http://stuff4business.com Lindsay

    Oh Great!

    Now I have something else to obsess about…
    Now I can lay in bed at night and worry about world terrorism, taxes, mortgages, school fees and NOW my Google rating.
    I guess I could buy shares in a publishing company that will produce the next “You Beut” SEO for Recalcitrant Dummies.

    Still I guess it could be worse… I could have my name permanently engraved on your Douche Bag Award!

  • http://p163.sg/blog Dinu

    Can someone please explain the Douche bag joke to me? I’m from Asia, which is probably why I don’t get it. ;)

  • http://p163.sg/blog Dinu

    Can someone please explain the Douche bag joke to me? I’m from Asia, which is probably why I don’t get it. ;)

  • http://www.younggogetter.com Travis

    Dinu, here’s the definition from UrbanDictionary.com:

    Douchebag //
    Someone who has surpassed the levels of jerk and asshole, however not yet reached fucker or motherfucker. Not to be confuzed with douche.

  • http://www.younggogetter.com Travis

    Dinu, here’s the definition from UrbanDictionary.com:

    Douchebag //
    Someone who has surpassed the levels of jerk and asshole, however not yet reached fucker or motherfucker. Not to be confuzed with douche.

  • http://www.younggogetter.com Eric

    That’s a beauty :)

  • http://www.younggogetter.com Eric

    That’s a beauty :)

  • http://p163.sg/blog Dinu

    Oooh….ouch. Thanks for the definition Travis.

  • http://p163.sg/blog Dinu

    Oooh….ouch. Thanks for the definition Travis.

  • http://www.skanwar.com Satish

    Pwnd.

  • http://www.skanwar.com Satish

    Pwnd.

  • http://delusionsofgrandeur.org/ mcangeli

    Yea, its nice when the big boys get knocked down though. I wonder really, how much this has to do with google retooling their PR algorithm or paid links.

    Also, I wonder if ask will come up with some kind of rank system to try and take that over as well…

  • http://delusionsofgrandeur.org/ mcangeli

    Yea, its nice when the big boys get knocked down though. I wonder really, how much this has to do with google retooling their PR algorithm or paid links.

    Also, I wonder if ask will come up with some kind of rank system to try and take that over as well…

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