Threads around the web are popping up with reports that Google is currently updating the backlinks it reports. While looking through the new backlinks, I found what appears to be a Javascript link showing up using the link: search operator on Google on one of the datacenters (DCs).

The DC search in question is gfe-jc.google.com, and the interesting result is the third one (see screen shot below).

Looking at the cached copy's source code (the same as the current copy as far as I can tell), search for 'ekstreme.com' and you'll see this:

<a href="javascript:location.href=&#39;http://ekstreme.com.....

This is a Javascript link embedded into a link tag, and is the only occurance of anything related to 'eksterme.com'.

Significance? As far as I know, this is the first time Google could be recognizing JS-based links.

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