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Yahoo Site Explorer Update Overview:
Just noticed few updates in Yahoo Site Explorer (Yahoo webmaster tool) & thought being SEO/ Webmaster you might be interested in the same. After noticing the changes, I have referred the official Yahoo blog to confirm the same.
New Features in Yahoo Webmaster Tools
These changes will enable us to get more details about the data of our site with Yahoo & how this might impact in Search Engine Result pages of Yahoo.
Yahoo Site Explorer Update: Key Terms, Delicious, Search Monkey update
As, the title suggest, Yahoo site explorer has added few more data for webmasters in its Site Explorer. Lets have a look at the below image to get more idea.
Key Updates in Yahoo Site Explorer
Key Terms in Yahoo Webmaster Tools:
Let’s take one by one.
Key Terms:
Displays a list of all the Yahoo Search key terms.
Delicious Activities:
Shows total number of bookmarks in Delicious bookmarking site
Top Delicious Tags:
Tags which have used in delicious bookmarks for your site.
SearchMonkey Objects:
List of your SearchMonkey objects. Things like documents, videos, games, news, events, and more.
I am using Yahoo site explorer mainly because I love the backlink information it gives for a particular site. It helps me a lot to do the research work, especially when trying to find do follow blogs for better link-building opportunities.
Backlink Analysis Using Yahoo Site Explorer:
But, just a simple query in my mind, Why Yahoo has updated this tool after merging its search engine with BING. I mean, now there is no reason to give more facilities to the webmaster as BING has taken a charge & webmasters are expecting such change from BING and not the Yahoo.
Impact of Yahoo Site Explorer Update on SEO:
This updates in Yahoo Webmaster tool creates questions in the minds of webmasters & SEO like me. Wondering & reasoning, still confused?! While analyzing such changes, it also becomes important to understand how nofollow links are treated across platforms.
What do you think? Please share your thoughts on this update. Many SEO professionals still rely on strategies like to strengthen their backlink profile and improve search visibility.