Here is an article about the current update in prorgess from WebProNews
Chris Richardson | Contributing Writer
It actually started Thursday night, but yes, Google is in the
process of updating PageRank to the usual fanfare. As mentioned
before, when Google does an update like PageRank or backlinks,
people flock to the forums to discuss the results.
This update is no different. While we can debate whether or not PR
has any meaning until we are blue in the face, this does not stop
people from sharing their reactions. At WebProWorld, this very
topic is being discussed and what you get is the usual happiness
(my green bar increased) or the disappointment
(my PR dropped from 6 to 3. WHY????).
In fact, the topic starts with a post that sums up how people react
to the update news:
Swore I would never do this, but my site appears to be going
from 5 to 6. Could the update be underway?
Another example:
I can confirm, backlinks increased from 233 to 918, but PR
dropped from 6 to 5….uuuhhhh??
And another:
YES! My site went from PR5 to 6! Links still not counted tho.
Then you get these types of posts that try and discuss the
usefulness or futility of PageRank updates:
The logic of PR doesn’t make sense to me anymore. PageRank was
supposed to measure IBL’s vs OBL’s. My new site has been
through 2 PR Toolbar updates. The pages with the least amount
of IBL’s have PR 5’s. The pages with the most IBL’s have
4’s. Even a 1-month-old page with NO outside IBL’s now has
a PR 5. I find that amusing.
One thing is sure about PageRank updates: they make for a good time
reading the forum posts discussing them. If you would like, you can
test the update’s effects on your site at the following
datacenters:
216.239.37.147
216.239.39.104
216.239.37.105
64.233.161.104
64.233.161.147