I emailed UB anout the issue and just got an email back saying they will investigate.
point them to this thread.
I hear msn and yahoo still follow but i dont know if they give value after following
Not sure how much value they give but they do show in link:site.com searches.
I found that all of my targeted keyword phrases SERPs were dominated by affiliate programs. They dominate the highest competitive keywords NOT because they write fresh new content daily (I don’t know any that do), but because they have countless incoming link via banners and text links in their affiliate codes. Google counts them (yes even banners) as an incoming link, which then propels them to the top.. even above you!
I have also seen some online casinos hooking up with black hatters on some forums trying to get spam listings. I won’t mention any names here but the ones I have seen doing this are not CAP certified.