Yahoo searching tips & shortcuts

[Chris_D]

There are now some really cool 'shortcuts' available on the new Yahoo!

define [word]
quote [ticker symbol]
convert [amount] [units] to [units]
time in [city]
news [topic]

http://tools.search.yahoo.com/shortcuts/

[dannysullivan]

Ask Jeeves and Google also have a number of these. Gary Price just did a big look at the new ones on Ask Jeeves in Ask Jeeves Sharpens Its Focus (http://searchenginewatch.com/searchday/article.php/3370751). Google's guide is here (http://www.google.com/help/features.html).

[wiseMouse]

It's good to see Yahoo using some of the technology the bought (in this case both Altavista and AlltheWeb had this before, I think AltaVista actually pioneered it).

[bethabernathy]

linkdomain:(then add your url without the http://www.) i.e.:

linkdomain:integratedresourcemgmt.com

see:

http://www.pandia.com/sw-2004/23-yahoo.html

for more cool tricks. ;)

[Chris_D]

linkdomain:

That's a great tip Beth!

:)

[bethabernathy]

Interesting why Yahoo! can find so many more back links than Google? 147 on Yahoo vs. 27 on Google. Could be a database issue? :D

[Chris_D]

Yahoo's linkdomain includes all kinds of links which don't have enough PR for Google to display within the Google link command.

When I tried the Yahoo linkdomain command - in amoung all the SERP scraper pages, DMOZ republishers etc - I found a gem - a link from a Russian blog site - he'd seen a press release, and as we have similar names - he'd linked to my site!