PageRank in Chrome

Most of us who have installed Google’s “freshly baked” Chrome (for a test drive or for good use) did not hold back their surprise when they found out that the legendary PageRank status bar is nowhere to be found. More than that, there is no Google Toolbar-like plugin for Chrome whatsoever.

What’s the message?

Some may interpret the absence of the PR bar as a hidden (not!) message from Google’s development team about the insignificance of this measure in their search algorithm. I have come across people saying that the browser’s creators were so concentrated on timely release of the product, that they had to sacrifice some of the planned features, including the PR bar. There is been enough time since the moment Chrome was released to the public for this feature to show up among other tools. However, it has not happened in spite of the simplicity with which such feature could be added to Chrome.

For those who misses PR bar

If I were Google, I would include this feature no matter what kind of role it played in my ranking process. You know, just for the sake of healthy reviews of the browser from the fans of this feature. But it is up to the marketing department to make such a decision (who knows, maybe they will). But for those who like the simple, i-pod like interface, but who -totally misses the PR bar, I’ll say this – there is a great number of websites that offer easy to add scripts that will give you a means of checking PageRank status within Chrome. Just Google this thing out (since we do not want to endorse any of’em at this point) and you’ll find quite a few solutions in no time.

If you know of one that you think is worth mentioning here, let us know and we will review it here, at BlogSEO.