Search Engine Tool Faceoff

Yahoo! has unveiled the new and improved version of Yahoo! Site Explorer. Site Explorer is an invaluable tool, "providing site owners with better visibility into how we -Yahoo!- index their websites and what data we use in our search service". As Priyank Garg from Yahoo! Search explains in the release post:

Search Engine Tool Faceoff

"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".

Google has a similar service for webmasters, known as Google Webmaster Tools. We've encouraged all our readers to embrace the Google Webmaster tools for as long as they've been available, as they provide great insights for people concerned with their Google organic listing.

Which set of webmaster tools provides the greatest value to site owners? In reality, both services are valuable additions to your SEO efforts. Here's a quick run-down on the information each set of webmaster tools offers:

With Yahoo! Site Explorer you can:

• Find out which of your site's web pages are indexed by Yahoo!.
• Discover and track what websites link to your site.
• Know what subdomains from your site are known to Yahoo!.
• Monitor and manage the feeds you have submitted for that site.
• See when the data was last refreshed by our crawlers.
• Resubmit the feed to let us know that it has been updated.

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