Altough I'm far from relying only on paid links this: http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/how-to-report-paid-links/ brings me bad taste. At times it's so hard to know which is paid and what's wrong with a paid link (if it's not spam) anyway?? Imagine people reporting you and you reporting people for "paid" links... Is Google actually trying to get a bunch of soap opera scenarios for free?
Yeah... Actually, there's a huge thread about this already: http://forums.digitalpoint.com/showthread.php?t=300412
Finally. While now it's legit and we all should play the game as long as the rules are in place, but only after Google finds a decent way to completely kick Directory, Signature, unrelated sitewide links and paid links out of the Algorithm, users will get what they are looking for. I am already spending time each search trying to avoid urls that look like blogs that google has a fetish for.
As I said in the other thread it's a stupid idea - wouldn't surprise me if it was Cutts on a fishing expedition to see what the feedback/backlash is like on this idea. Paid links are unenforceable and undetectable - how are Google going to be able to tell the difference between paid links, link exchanges or non-recips out of the generosity of the webmaster? They can't is the answer - which is why this idea will crash and burn.
It won't crash and burn. Hiring 100 people to monitor exchanges and link forums is worth a lot to the engine's users. I am confident that at least 70% of fake importance generated by bought links can be traced and removed at the final page rank calculation.
if they really implemented this plan, it will bring an end to Adwords and Adsense as well. (or will it will get the benefit?) people will know sooner or later dont be panic. ^^
Methinks Matt was floating what's called a "trial balloon" and me also thinks that the balloon will crash like the Hindenburg
i think it is a good idea, as long as i don't buy links. I would better hire a writer and an article submitter, to write and submit articles to article directories.
I think it will allow more smaller sites to compete....I'm glad I don't use TLA and similar services...I'm sure their ads can be easily detected
It will be interesting to see how this can be effective. I don#t think it can work in practice and is a bit of a smokescreen. Notting