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WTF, every single one of the ~20 links in that article points inwards!

I regret giving them a page view.

Yes, we were hoping we would get link back to our product or company. Linking inwards really is a pathetic UX, even at the expense of SEO. I hope Google sees and penalizes such UX.

I'm a bit surprised that people find this new or interesting.

Many sites have played the "dozens of links inward" game for some time. Almost every business site will provide links for every business or stock mentioned, all heading inward into their site further.

Here's an example: the first article I clicked on on the first page I knew behaved similarly: http://www.cnbc.com/id/100644923

Looks pretty similar.

This isn't new to me... most major websites do it, but I've never seen it done for every single link.

Its actually a rather interesting / cunning behavior in contrast to the given ecosystem. Abstractly, this coupled with a suitable robots.txt could unravel the Google economy. Perhaps even establish a linear relationship between " yahoo, everything is free " people.

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