Does Google use 302's to pass value to the target page?

[Heehaw]

Hi, I've received the below advice, is this correct?

Throughout the site, the 302 (moved temporarily) status code is used for redirects, which Google will use to pass value to the target page.

Is this correct? I was under the impression a 301 was used to pass value to the target page?

Could someone explain the difference between a 301 and a 302, I'm not 100% sure.

Thanks,

Nathan

[crackingmedia]

Hi Nathan

No, that is not correct. Only 301 redirects will pass value and they don't guarantee to pass all of the value. As 302 redirects nothing is passed.

There is information here on redirects: http://moz.com/learn/seo/redirection

I hope that helps,
Peter