the incoming link really isn't that powerful due to the # of stories. yes the front page is a PR8. But at the end of the day you are already on page 3...which

the incoming link really isn't that powerful due to the # of stories. yes the front page is a PR8. But at the end of the day you are already on page 3...which is PR4. And page 4,5,6,7+ all have a page rank of 0. So unless your story gets picked up by CNN and hundreds of other real news sites, and they link to your article as a source....that techcrunch story will stay at Page Rank 0.