Does SEO have an image problem?

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Jeremy, Danny and the 95% AffairOk, I generally stay away from the latest industry dramas from the days of Calacanis and Pasternack through the more recent paid link and Shoemoney affairs. Why? Because they are mostly done to death in search marketing circles and I am generally not moved by such fantastical whimsies. I also find that my small but fanatic readership are either marketers not interested in the drama, or business owners that had no idea such things were going on. Let’s make an Exception – The Shoemoney affair…. (the post that started it all (http://www.shoemoney.com/2008/01/16/why-i-do-not-like-95-of-seo-experts/))The Radio Show; the broadcast on Jeremy's site (http://www.shoemoney.com/2008/01/23/seo-discussion-with-danny-sullivan-now-available/)Danny asked for some insight; on Sphinn (http://sphinn.com/story/24728#c28160)For starters, this is not a debate… it is a conversation from a few industry heavyweights and we get to be the fly on the wall. Also, as written elsewhere, Danny seems to be taking up...