Live.com Link Command Currently Offline

The Microsoft Live.com link command operator is currently offline and has been offline since yesterday morning. Kevin Gibbons reported yesterday that a link:https://www.msn.com returns a blank page. I tested more examples and have seen it down since at least 5:27 AM (EST) yesterday morning. All other searches seem to work, including a site command.

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The Microsoft Live.com link command operator is currently offline and has been offline since yesterday morning. Kevin Gibbons reported yesterday that a link:https://www.msn.com returns a blank page. I tested more examples and have seen it down since at least 5:27 AM (EST) yesterday morning. All other searches seem to work, including a site command.


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Barry Schwartz is a Contributing Editor to Search Engine Land and a member of the programming team for SMX events. He owns RustyBrick, a NY based web consulting firm. He also runs Search Engine Roundtable, a popular search blog on very advanced SEM topics. Barry can be followed on Twitter here.

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