Why [dot]edu website is so important?

I know link building is the best past to increase blog PR.
But what type of website is the best for backlink.I heard that .edu website is the best.But why?How about .com website.Why is it so important to get your backlink form .edu website?

Any high PR website for me to link on?hehe

Azim

 

According to Matt Cutts, .edu dont have special weightage.
But a link from .edu can be considered good cos generally, .edu sites offer good information/content and so, are usually trusted by SEs. If you setup a linkfarm on a .edu then I dont think a backlink from it will be of any use. Peace !!

 

So why do people keep trying to put their link on .edu site? I heard too many explanation about putting backlink on .edu site.Don't know which one is right.

Azim

 

Generally .edu sites have more weight simply because they are seen as authority, thus more people link to them making them an authority even when they aren't.

If you take a .com site and give it exactly the same links, same text, everything, the page is worth exactly the same.

 

Re-read my post. I believe I already answered this

 

Back links from .gov, .mil, .edu have more weight age compared to other domains.

However, search engines are smart enough to classify the links coming from subdomain.domain.edu and www.domain.edu and weigh them accordingly.

Search engines can also analyze the contents on the page from where you are getting the back link and relevancy to your web site's contents.

I hope you understand what I mean to say.

 

Hmm.that mean, It is no use to get a backlink from subdomain.domain.edu right?
It wont take any effect on our website PR.

Azim

 

It will be of some help if its not a linkfarm and if it is kinda relevant to your site's content.

 

who says that edu lÅŸnks are important.

i dont agree with that. most of the spammers are using edu links

 

Getting high PR is not about the TLD names, .edu, .orgs, and other TLD extensions are just the same but it differs in the method of link building.