Entries from Search Engine Roundtable tagged with 'link command'

A few weeks ago, we reported that Google released a major blog search update. That update fixed the issue with Google Blog Search finding content in the blogroll and thus showing irrelevant search results. It directly impacted the "blogroll detector"...

Posted on April 14, 2009 7:57 AM

The much awaited update to the Google Blog Search blogroll detector algorithm has finally been pushed through. An updated Google Groups thread has Googler, Jeremy Hylton saying: We have launched a ranking change that reduces the number of results that...

Posted on March 27, 2009 1:23 AM

Two weeks ago, we reported that Google Blog Search To Test New Link Command Features Next Week. Well, it has now been postponed a bit. An updated Google Groups thread has Googler, Jeremy Hylton saying this has to be pushed...

Posted on March 10, 2009 8:53 AM

Since November 2008, Google Blog search's link command has been scanning too much information, including blogrolls. Since then, Google vowed to fix the blogroll issue with the link command back in early December. At the end of December, Google said...

Posted on February 26, 2009 8:28 AM

In early November, I reported an issue with Google Blog Search scanning blogrolls, which was then confirmed later on. The confirmation told us that Google would fix the issue, where Google Blog Search would continue to index and use more...

Posted on December 22, 2008 7:50 AM

About a month ago, we reported Google Blog Search Link Command Now Scanning Blogroll Links. In short, using a link:www.seroundtable.com would not only return links from the content of the article, but also return links from the navigational elements. So...

Posted on December 3, 2008 8:06 AM

Every week day, I put together, what I call the Daily Link Find on my personal blog. It basically is a summary of links to my blog posts I find for the day. I find most, if not all, the...

Posted on November 5, 2008 7:53 AM

A Cre8asite Forums thread asks if Google orders the link reports at either a link:www.seroundtable.com command or via Google Webmaster Tools in level of importance. Google's JohnMu confirms the link: command as just being a random sample of your backlinks....

Posted on December 31, 2007 7:10 AM

In early November I reported that Microsoft's link command came back to life. But it now seems to be up and down, currently down. The new link command that should work, is the the syntax of +linkdomain:www.seroundtable.com. But as expected,...

Posted on December 19, 2007 7:25 AM

There has always been this perception that links from domains with a .EDU TLD is better than links from .COM, .NET, .ORG and so on. Chris Boggs covered the debate with Are Links From .edu and .gov Domains Really "Better?"...

Posted on July 2, 2007 7:05 AM

The other day I reported that Microsoft Live Search Link Command Operator Offline. You can not longer use the link:, linkdomain: and inurl: operators at Microsoft's Live Search. It is official, Microsoft has informed us that they removed it because...

Posted on March 29, 2007 7:36 AM

Since yesterday morning Microsoft's Live.com has been having issues with their link command. Microsoft does have a comprehensive link command feature but right now, it appears to still be offline. A search on link:www.seroundtable.com would normally return results but now...

Posted on March 26, 2007 8:02 AM