What is the importance of .edu link in SEO?

[Masud Emizr]

I need to know the importance of .edu link for that many seo professionals do that.

[Nelson]

I think it's good question and i want to share information with you that: .edu domains consider as a authority domain and authority domain are very valuable.

[Adam Blansett]

It used to mean something though with Google's new Panda update it means little.

[Samantha]

.EDU means "Top level domain for education"

[Mathew]

As much i am aware about this .edu stands for the educational domains.

[Beatrix]

As we knows that edu-domains are often of schools and other educational instances, that are highly accredited compare than others and it is really trustworthy resources to get the quality backlinks. so it is still extremely important.