GMail for PageRank?

An article here suggests that GMail could be used for PageRank benefits in Google.

I think we’ve seen it covered before that GMail offers useful clickstream data for Google to tap into, including which users are visiting which websites.

However, to then throw PageRank into the equation - just seems plain absurd.

GMail has joined the ranks of other major free & anonymous email services, such as Hotmail and Yahoo!, in being a haven for spammers and scammers.

In which case, all you need to do to test the theory is set up a forum, and wait for the spammers to come in an activate their memberships.

So, overall, if you’re worried about increasing traffic to your site, focus on developing quality on it, and forget about PageRank and GMail.