The “Are Paid Links Evil” session at Search Engine Strategies was probably the most exciting session with Matt Cutts going head to head with Michael Gray, Todd Malicoat, Todd Friesen, Greg Boser and Andy Baio.
Here’s a list of the best links, videos, PowerPoint and resources that cover the Are Paid Links Evil? SES session.
Coverage from Tamara at Search Engine Roundtable.
Lisa Barone covers Are Paid Links Evil from Bruce Clay.
Dana Larson at Online Marketing Blog had a great Transformer analogy that Matt Cutts really liked and you will too.
Get Andy Beal’s take on Are Paid Links Evil session.
Download Michael Gray’s SES Paid Link Presentation
Listen to the Michael Gray interview on the SEO 101 Podcast.
Rand at SEOmoz.org had great coverage of The Paid Links Debate Rages On - SES San Jose 2007
One of the exciting parts of the session was the videobelow by David Dugdale of Rentvine that brought comedy relief to the heated session.









That’s Hilarious! I was actually at that session. The Googlebot in the video was the best! Haha! Thanks for sharing!