I have been following what I can describe as ripples through the blogosphere after one of the top Google people suggested to start spying on each other. I actually had a flashback to USSR, communists and KGB- no exaggeration!
Anyway here is something Matt Cutts may consider to improve the algorithms:
Hell, maybe we just need to create new linking standards since rel=”nofollow” is a little lacking these days. How about:
rel=”pure_and_organic”
rel=”paid_for_with_cash”
rel=”paid_for_with_googlecheckout”
rel=”as_a_favor”
rel=”I_own_the_parent_company_stock”
rel=”affiliate_link”
rel=”indirect_benefit”
Courtesy of Web 2.0 Blog by AU Interactive