Google Predictions

[GregK]

While everyone else is trying to catch up with what they hear about google, it might be a good idea to think like a Google employee and get one step ahead of the algorithms. So what kinds of things do you think Google will prefer in the future?

My idea is that things like length and depth of visit will be taken into account. This way sites that offer good content will be rewarded.

[Sandis]

I'm sure Google can do this already using Google toolbar and Google analytics as well google accounts, but again, it is just 1 of 1000 factors

[WestEagle]

I wonder how much the weight of links takes into account the keyword relevance of the linking site. It would make sense if a PR 5 site with keywords around poker boosted the rank of a poker site more than a PR 5 site with keywords around toys did. This is probably already taken into account but I would think it would become more prevalent to stop people from getting so much credit from directories and link exchanges.