Observers say the Google Directory update seems to be pulled directly from
DMOZ, the open directory project. As a result, Barry Schwartz at Search
Engine Roundtable joins others in discrepancy reports:
"...it seems like the Toolbar PageRank of this site is a PageRank of 4. But
if you look at the most recent Google Directory update, this site appears
to be a PageRank of 7."
There are few theories posted about why this is occurring, Andy Beard
explains how this could be problematic for advertisers looking to assess
the true value of a website:
"It seems Google used their real dataset for PageRank for the Google
Directory export, forgetting that they are telling their millions of users
lies on their toolbar with manual penalties, which until now had no visible
proof."
"Google have the right to do whatever they like with their search engine,
but this is another major demonstration of how Google are manipulating
public and advertiser opinion."
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