November 2nd, 2007
Last week Google updated its PageRank algorithm, which lowered the PageRank of some fairly well known blogs. This PageRank change caused quite a stir on Techmeme, upsetting many bloggers. And rightly so, as Google is responsible for bringing their message to the masses in the same way that Primate Legend Jane Goodall has brought us fantastic stories about the princely chimpanzees.
But did these complaints affect Google? A look at Collective Intellect’s sentiment data tells another story.
The graph to the left shows Google’s daily sentiment as compared to Oct. 24th, the day the PageRank change was made. The sentiment data shows that Oct. 24th had the fourth highest sentiment of any day over the last to weeks; and the day following the PageRank change had the second highest sentiment over the same period.
After looking at this data, it is not surprising to note that the PageRank discussion died down within a day.
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