It is being reported from several sources including Courtney Tuttle that there is a potential Page Rank in progress.  

If you try using a Page Rank prediction or verification service that gathers data from multiple data centers, you may find that it won’t work.  This update will primarily be displayed in the Google Toolbar, if you are using it.  

Despite the popularity of using Page Rank as a determining factor of a site’s value (and advertising prices), it should never be used solely to determine a blog’s popularity.  Practice good blogging and you’ll see more benefits than simply an increase in your rank.

Has your Page Rank increased or decreased?  Does Page Rank matter to you?  Generally, the blogs that have mentioned the update have seen a 1-3 rank increase.  

Many of the original search engines launched as blogging became popular are now gone, or else they have been placed in the hands of spammers.  However, a few remain and the search engine giant, Google, who launched their own in October of 2006.  Although almost every search engine includes blog results already incorporated into the results, the ones listed below are dedicated sub-searches of the main page.

It’ll be fairly easy to include your blog in these search engines, with a simple pinging setup or an RSS feed submission.  However, a few of these approach the definition of being a blog directory, which wasn’t my intention of highlighting.

The blog-dedicated search engines listed below help searchers discover new blogs and resources, as well as keeps them updated on their favorite bloggers.

1. Google Blog Search - blogsearch.google.com (Google-styled) or search.blogger.com (Blogger-styled)
   • About: Both search engines have the same search results, however they feature a slightly different interface.  Results include all blogs, in addition to those published through Blogger and results are continually updated in various languages.  Advanced search also provided.
   • Languages supported: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Korean, Brazilian Portuguese, Dutch, Russian, Japanese, Swedish, Malay, Polish, Thai, Indonesian, Tagalog, Turkish, Vietnamese, and others.Getting your blog listed: Follow instructions provided on the Blog Search Pinging Service page, but most blogs are automatically added using pinging services built into the blog platform.
   • Other info: Includes blogs dating to around June 2005, PR: 7 (Google version); 3 (Blogger version)

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Ask, Google, and Dogpile all changed their logos and themes in remembrance of MLK. 

More information can be found here.