These are extremely strong backlinks from unique Web 2.0 andArticle Sites and can make a great contribution to your rankings.
What is an .Edu Backlink?
An "edu backlink" is simply a link from a public institution (University, High-School, etc) that points back to your page. These websites have a huge authority in real life but also in the search engines. Since authority is transferred in the same manner as Pagerank the more quality .edu's, the better.
