Google cracks down on paid links.

[Bobc01]

I don't expect this will effect adult LL selling traffic links but who knows with google...

http://www.webpronews.com/blogtalk/2007/04/19/paid-links-economy

[Bobc01]

Oops, should of been this link...

http://www.webpronews.com/insiderreports/2007/09/06/is-google-hitting-directory-links

[tickler]

Might be connected with them also trying to crack down on aggregator sites in the SERPs like Monster Market that has no content and just links to other sites.

[NobleSavage]

I could swear that Google issues a warning about paid links every year or so. Maybe I'm just imagining it.