Comments on: Live.com link commands are back http://www.rba.co.uk/wordpress/2007/10/16/livecom-link-commands-are-back/ News and comments on search tools and electronic resources for business information Sun, 05 Feb 2012 02:28:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: LA Search Guy http://www.rba.co.uk/wordpress/2007/10/16/livecom-link-commands-are-back/comment-page-1/#comment-1574 LA Search Guy Thu, 17 Jan 2008 06:22:42 +0000 http://www.rba.co.uk/wordpress/2007/10/16/livecom-link-commands-are-back/#comment-1574 and like that (poof) it was gone. -Kaiser Soze PS: I signed into their new Webmaster Center which only enables you to validate an xml sitemap. PSS: Alls well ends well. and like that (poof) it was gone.

-Kaiser Soze

PS: I signed into their new Webmaster Center which only enables you to validate an xml sitemap.
PSS: Alls well ends well.

]]> By: Julian http://www.rba.co.uk/wordpress/2007/10/16/livecom-link-commands-are-back/comment-page-1/#comment-1549 Julian Thu, 10 Jan 2008 01:18:34 +0000 http://www.rba.co.uk/wordpress/2007/10/16/livecom-link-commands-are-back/#comment-1549 Yes, I just realized it today to, but after reading a billion posts on other sites, you Elaine are the first one who actually confirm it is not working. The absurd thing is that Live has this "advanced" search function where you choose "link to" and enter your domain, which just puts the same old "link:domainname.com" in the main search field, which the in turn produces no results. How is it even remotely possible that one of the most visited sites in the world has a search-function that does not work at all? Nobody in the world links to Google? It's just tragic. Yes, I just realized it today to, but after reading a billion posts on other sites, you Elaine are the first one who actually confirm it is not working.

The absurd thing is that Live has this “advanced” search function where you choose “link to” and enter your domain, which just puts the same old “link:domainname.com” in the main search field, which the in turn produces no results. How is it even remotely possible that one of the most visited sites in the world has a search-function that does not work at all? Nobody in the world links to Google?

It’s just tragic.

]]> By: Elaine Currie http://www.rba.co.uk/wordpress/2007/10/16/livecom-link-commands-are-back/comment-page-1/#comment-1501 Elaine Currie Sat, 22 Dec 2007 11:38:45 +0000 http://www.rba.co.uk/wordpress/2007/10/16/livecom-link-commands-are-back/#comment-1501 <a href="http://www.huntingvenus.com" rel="nofollow">Work At Home Ideas</a> The Live link is not working at all now. I have been trying it on and off for the last two days but it is returning no results. Work At Home Ideas

The Live link is not working at all now. I have been trying it on and off for the last two days but it is returning no results.

]]> By: Karen Blakeman http://www.rba.co.uk/wordpress/2007/10/16/livecom-link-commands-are-back/comment-page-1/#comment-1491 Karen Blakeman Thu, 20 Dec 2007 06:52:25 +0000 http://www.rba.co.uk/wordpress/2007/10/16/livecom-link-commands-are-back/#comment-1491 Davrosseo, Live's link commands are all over the place at the moment. They were sort of working earlier this week but the linkdomain command was returning some ludicrously high number of results. I've just tested the link command on my homepage via the Advanced Search screen and the command line it generated was link:http://www.rba.co.uk/ but it only came back with 5 results. So I guess its back to Yahoo's link and linkdomain command for the time being. Davrosseo, Live’s link commands are all over the place at the moment. They were sort of working earlier this week but the linkdomain command was returning some ludicrously high number of results. I’ve just tested the link command on my homepage via the Advanced Search screen and the command line it generated was link:http://www.rba.co.uk/ but it only came back with 5 results. So I guess its back to Yahoo’s link and linkdomain command for the time being.

]]> By: davrosseo http://www.rba.co.uk/wordpress/2007/10/16/livecom-link-commands-are-back/comment-page-1/#comment-1486 davrosseo Wed, 19 Dec 2007 17:07:55 +0000 http://www.rba.co.uk/wordpress/2007/10/16/livecom-link-commands-are-back/#comment-1486 Are the Live link commands still up and running or have they changed??? I cannot figure them out and your example mentioned '+link:www.ukeig.org.uk/training/' does not return any results either . . . What's the deal Karen? Nice blog by the way! Are the Live link commands still up and running or have they changed???

I cannot figure them out and your example mentioned ‘+link:www.ukeig.org.uk/training/’ does not return any results either . . .

What’s the deal Karen?

Nice blog by the way!

]]> By: Hampers http://www.rba.co.uk/wordpress/2007/10/16/livecom-link-commands-are-back/comment-page-1/#comment-1431 Hampers Mon, 03 Dec 2007 19:03:29 +0000 http://www.rba.co.uk/wordpress/2007/10/16/livecom-link-commands-are-back/#comment-1431 At least Live is doing something for the benefit of webmasters, unlike their peers At least Live is doing something for the benefit of webmasters, unlike their peers

]]> By: Pete http://www.rba.co.uk/wordpress/2007/10/16/livecom-link-commands-are-back/comment-page-1/#comment-1360 Pete Fri, 23 Nov 2007 10:31:25 +0000 http://www.rba.co.uk/wordpress/2007/10/16/livecom-link-commands-are-back/#comment-1360 Karen this is very useful news, thanks very much Karen this is very useful news, thanks very much

]]> By: news.buysellrealestate.com.au » Blog Archive » MSN’s Live Search Webmaster Center goes… live http://www.rba.co.uk/wordpress/2007/10/16/livecom-link-commands-are-back/comment-page-1/#comment-1317 news.buysellrealestate.com.au » Blog Archive » MSN’s Live Search Webmaster Center goes… live Fri, 16 Nov 2007 16:59:09 +0000 http://www.rba.co.uk/wordpress/2007/10/16/livecom-link-commands-are-back/#comment-1317 [...] Live Search team is really trying to give everyone something to be thankful for. Karen Blakeman reported in October that Microsoft had restored the link and linkdomain queries, though with the slight [...] [...] Live Search team is really trying to give everyone something to be thankful for. Karen Blakeman reported in October that Microsoft had restored the link and linkdomain queries, though with the slight [...]

]]> By: Nirupam Roy http://www.rba.co.uk/wordpress/2007/10/16/livecom-link-commands-are-back/comment-page-1/#comment-1309 Nirupam Roy Thu, 15 Nov 2007 19:59:23 +0000 http://www.rba.co.uk/wordpress/2007/10/16/livecom-link-commands-are-back/#comment-1309 Hi Karen Thanks for the update. Yes MSN link: commands do help in competitor analysis as well as in checking the backlinks. Few days back when i wanted to check those number in MSN by using link: command, it took me by surprise on seeing that its not working. Initially thought that i might have committed a mistake in typing or giving a wrong commant, but then i gradually understood that it's not working. So back to work again :) Cheers MrRoy Hi Karen

Thanks for the update. Yes MSN link: commands do help in competitor analysis as well as in checking the backlinks. Few days back when i wanted to check those number in MSN by using link: command, it took me by surprise on seeing that its not working. Initially thought that i might have committed a mistake in typing or giving a wrong commant, but then i gradually understood that it’s not working. So back to work again :)

Cheers
MrRoy

]]> By: Karen Blakeman http://www.rba.co.uk/wordpress/2007/10/16/livecom-link-commands-are-back/comment-page-1/#comment-1255 Karen Blakeman Sun, 11 Nov 2007 14:27:10 +0000 http://www.rba.co.uk/wordpress/2007/10/16/livecom-link-commands-are-back/#comment-1255 Yes - the linkfromdomain: command is unique to Live.com. Yes – the linkfromdomain: command is unique to Live.com.

]]> By: Japanese SEO http://www.rba.co.uk/wordpress/2007/10/16/livecom-link-commands-are-back/comment-page-1/#comment-1252 Japanese SEO Sun, 11 Nov 2007 05:33:44 +0000 http://www.rba.co.uk/wordpress/2007/10/16/livecom-link-commands-are-back/#comment-1252 Hi Karen, Thank you for good information. Link command is very useful to research our copmetitors' backlink. Live search also supports "linkfromdomain:", doesn't it? Hi Karen,

Thank you for good information.
Link command is very useful to research our copmetitors’ backlink.

Live search also supports “linkfromdomain:”, doesn’t it?

]]> By: Link Building this Week (Nov. 9) | Wiep.net http://www.rba.co.uk/wordpress/2007/10/16/livecom-link-commands-are-back/comment-page-1/#comment-1240 Link Building this Week (Nov. 9) | Wiep.net Fri, 09 Nov 2007 09:14:16 +0000 http://www.rba.co.uk/wordpress/2007/10/16/livecom-link-commands-are-back/#comment-1240 [...] MSN/ Live’s link:-command works again (with a little help) [...] [...] MSN/ Live’s link:-command works again (with a little help) [...]

]]> By: Vancouver Island SEO http://www.rba.co.uk/wordpress/2007/10/16/livecom-link-commands-are-back/comment-page-1/#comment-1231 Vancouver Island SEO Thu, 08 Nov 2007 20:43:39 +0000 http://www.rba.co.uk/wordpress/2007/10/16/livecom-link-commands-are-back/#comment-1231 One thing to note that I noticed since my post is Lives numbers aren't quite right. Make sure you also do -site:yourdomain.com. If there are 4 links on an internal page to the page you checking it counts them as 4 links, not 1 link page. We have 700 pages with around 4 links to the Home on each so the link number dropped down to around 14,500 after adding -site:www.beanstalk-inc.com. Cheers. One thing to note that I noticed since my post is Lives numbers aren’t quite right. Make sure you also do -site:yourdomain.com. If there are 4 links on an internal page to the page you checking it counts them as 4 links, not 1 link page. We have 700 pages with around 4 links to the Home on each so the link number dropped down to around 14,500 after adding -site:www.beanstalk-inc.com. Cheers.

]]> By: Vancouver Island SEO http://www.rba.co.uk/wordpress/2007/10/16/livecom-link-commands-are-back/comment-page-1/#comment-1230 Vancouver Island SEO Thu, 08 Nov 2007 20:36:54 +0000 http://www.rba.co.uk/wordpress/2007/10/16/livecom-link-commands-are-back/#comment-1230 Sweet, those numbers are pretty acurate. I work at Beanstalk Search Engine Positioning. Yahoo says we have 6,610 links, Google says 202, and Live reports 18,100 links. This was done with the link not linkdomain to do the counts. Sweet, those numbers are pretty acurate. I work at Beanstalk Search Engine Positioning. Yahoo says we have 6,610 links, Google says 202, and Live reports 18,100 links. This was done with the link not linkdomain to do the counts.

]]> By: Karen Blakeman http://www.rba.co.uk/wordpress/2007/10/16/livecom-link-commands-are-back/comment-page-1/#comment-1090 Karen Blakeman Fri, 26 Oct 2007 14:27:05 +0000 http://www.rba.co.uk/wordpress/2007/10/16/livecom-link-commands-are-back/#comment-1090 Thank heavens your comment has appeared. For some obscure reason, it was marked as spam, I de-spammed it and assumed it would go into the moderation queue - but it didn't. I thought it had disappeared into a blog black hole but, thankfully, it went straight into the comments. I agree - Live's link command is far superior to the competition, but a fellow search engine watcher has emailed me saying that they are concerned that the new version of the command will be disabled now I have 'advertised' it :-( Thank heavens your comment has appeared. For some obscure reason, it was marked as spam, I de-spammed it and assumed it would go into the moderation queue – but it didn’t. I thought it had disappeared into a blog black hole but, thankfully, it went straight into the comments. I agree – Live’s link command is far superior to the competition, but a fellow search engine watcher has emailed me saying that they are concerned that the new version of the command will be disabled now I have ‘advertised’ it :-(

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