Does anyone know what the implications are for PR flow if a publisher uses target="_blank"> (or any other variation) when they link to your site? Is PR diluted? Does it interfere with how googlebot views the link? Your feedback is appreciated.
StoutFiles
5:09 pm on Apr 21, 2010 (gmt 0)
I believe the target tags have no effect on the normal PR flow.
ZydoSEO
7:36 pm on Apr 21, 2010 (gmt 0)
PR still flows. It only causes the click on the link to launch a new browser/window for the target site.
solidradicle
8:12 am on Apr 22, 2010 (gmt 0)
I agree with Zydo, the anchor tag attribute for target tells the web browser where the link is to be opened and in no way interferes with the PR.
zergtant
8:38 am on Apr 22, 2010 (gmt 0)
I agree with Zydo PR flows
YouDontKnowMe
3:00 pm on May 2, 2010 (gmt 0)
target="_blank" has no bearing on PageRank.
[edited by: martinibuster at 7:18 am (utc) on May 9, 2010] [edit reason] Keeping post on topic. [/edit]
