> Just from a cursory review I noticed that the links in the footer of
> Newsday are not nofollowed and could be construed as paid links or
> excessive interlinking between a network of sites. When I checked
> Chicago Tribune all of their footer links are nofollowed. Without a
> more in depth look I can't be 100% sure but that could be a reason for
> low PR.

> On Jul 8, 1:11 pm, Tribune Interactive SEO Team wrote:

> > This one has me stumped.

> > Newsday.com is the only site amongst the major Tribune newspaper sites
> > that has a Toolbar PageRank of a 5 versus an 8.  I have asked a few
> > Google employees to help me out but they state the standard response
> > of 'ask your question in Google Webmaster Help Group'.  So . . . here
> > I am.

> > 1.  Yes, I know TB PR doesn't matter.  I've tried to explain this to
> > Newsday but . . . they still want an answer.
> > 2.  Yes, I tried #1 above several times.  But they still want an
> > answer.
> > 3.  I did a site review and I don't see anything materially different
> > than what is on the other Tribune newspaper sites (certainly nothing
> > that would warrant this much of a delta).
> > 4.  There are no warnings in G'Webmaster Tools.
> > 5.  We are pearly white in regards to paid links (we don't need to buy
> > them and we don't sell them).
> > 6.  The registrar information is slightly different than the other
> > domains but I doubt that would have an impact.

> > What am I missing?  I'd prefer a Google Employee response but will
> > take responses from any SEO that can figure this out.

> > Brent D. Payne
> > SEO Manager
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