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Question:

How can linking remain a major part of a search algorithm when the majority of internet users are unable to post a 'followed' link on the World Wide Web? For example; Twitter, Facebook, wiki etc are all 'nofollow'. It seems only a very small percentage of links count.

Google's Matt Cutts answers:

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