Friday, August 22nd, 2008 by Andy Beal
I’ll admit, I only ever use Yahoo Site Explorer when I want to check out a web site’s backlinks. If you’re not aware, YSE will show backlinks in pretty much the order of authority (unlike Google).
Well, it appears I may soon have reason to use YSE for more than just snooping.
Today, we launched a new look and feel for Site Explorer (http://siteexplorer.search.yahoo.com/new) that provides a more dynamic interface to accommodate future feature roll-outs. The new interface also includes a new Site Summary page to provide statistics for authenticated sites. On top of this, we’re also increasing the number of rules for Dynamic URL Rewriting that you can enter from 3 to 10.
You have to click the above URL to see the new interface–at least while they test it for feedback. Don’t want to waste the click? Here’s how it looks:

I know the folks over at Yahoo Search are always spying on reading Marketing Pilgrim, so leave a comment with any features you’d like to see added to Yahoo Site Explorer.
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Jaan Kanellis Says:
August 22nd, 2008 at 1:23 pm
I am not sure if I see much of a difference
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website design Says:
August 23rd, 2008 at 2:43 pm
I also use yahoo site explorer to check for my links and I find it very useful. When i was starting and google wont show any links for me, i tried YSE and I am very happy to see all the blogs and site i have linked with in the list.With the new look and feature, i will surely be more becoming an avid fan of YSE.
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MGA Says:
August 26th, 2008 at 4:11 pm
I always find yahoo more accurate than google to check my backlinks. that’s what i am doing always:
linkdomain:domainname.com on yahoo search box…Thank you for the information…
Games Says:
August 29th, 2008 at 8:29 am
Yahoo site explorer is not that famous with me either. I just use it to check my backlinks as it updates frequently and that’s the best thing about yahoo siteexplorer.
WebTrafficROI Says:
September 1st, 2008 at 1:27 am
u are absolutely right i dont feel that much flexible to find put the back links in google …so i always use yahoo …more accurate and easy to identify the competitors backlinks
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horisly Says:
September 6th, 2008 at 1:30 pm
i always use the Y site explorer to look up backline other than google.
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