Pagination with rel=“next” and rel=“prev”

[CraigAddyman]

Hey mozzers

Would be interested to know if anyone has used the rel=“next” and rel=“prev” attributes more info here http://googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com/2011/09/pagination-with-relnext-and-relprev.html

If you have used it, has it worked and what are your thoughts etc:?

And for those that have used it, is it a better way of handling pagination other than the obvious of Google saying so.

Thanks

[sichristie]

Hey Craig,

We implemented it recently and saw immediate effect within 24 hours. Google indexed our priority landing pages, and our paginated pages were offered up as effectively 'sitelinks'.

In effect we got one of our landing pages ranking No.1 on a strong keyword phrase, and we gained 4 extra paginated links just below the meta description.

Seems to be the best way to handle pagination.

Truly awesome, and very happy.

Croozie.