Is PageRank dead? Webmasters and searchers alike have asked this question increasingly over the past few months, but Google hasn’t exactly been forthcoming with a clear message about the future of PageRank. The lack of a recent PageRank update as well as other indicators do seem to point to the demise of Google PageRank, and interested parties have been left speculating and scratching their heads. If PageRank is dead, what will take its place?