Reliable Overture?

LeeOwen · 23-08-2006, 02:41 AM

Do any sites circumvent the actual overture live site and go straight to the source, as the actual overture site has been crap recently and hardly ever works.

apd · 23-08-2006, 02:54 AM

I might sound thick here but isn't Overture the source, i.e. Overture is owned by Yahoo and the results are worked out by what search strings people put into the Yahoo Toolbar.

LeeOwen · 23-08-2006, 03:16 AM

Yes I was going to come back and edit. There's still a source that feeds that website though. That's what I was asking. I know overture. I guess all feeds are buggered then, can't complain I suppose, it's free.

aquanuke · 23-08-2006, 03:33 AM

only way to get it faster is to query through a proxy that reloads with a new proxy when it times out.

argonaut · 23-08-2006, 09:05 AM

Reliable? I don't think it is.

We are talking here about the Keyword Selector Tool, aren't we?

Earlier this week I typed in one of my domains (with .co.uk ext.) and it came back with an OV of 155. Today the same domain is "no suggestions". I have little faith in the KST.

argonaut · 23-08-2006, 09:08 AM

Further....it makes the domain buying decision making process a very uncertain one, not that I ever really relied on the KST. Now I distrust it.

LeeOwen · 23-08-2006, 09:17 AM

Yes same here. I only use it to balance an opinion rather than be the deciding factor on certain domains, that's if I can ever get the bugger to work when I need it.

njf · 03-09-2006, 04:38 PM

For the first time in ages I tried to get the OVs for a domain from here:

http://inventory.overture.com/d/sear...erm=test.co.uk

I'm getting nothing in response - have I got the right URL? Or is it just this bad in reliability/response terms?

firestars · 03-09-2006, 05:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by njf

For the first time in ages I tried to get the OVs for a domain from here:

http://inventory.overture.com/d/sear...erm=test.co.uk

I'm getting nothing in response - have I got the right URL? Or is it just this bad in reliability/response terms?

that is the right URL, its normal for it to time out 5 times out of 6

paul · 03-09-2006, 05:02 PM

Try - http://inventory.uk.overture.com/d/s...erm=test.co.uk

23-08-2006, 02:41 AM	#1
LeeOwen Banned Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Dristor, Bucharest, Romania Posts: 3,722 Domain Trader Rating: (100% / 14)	Reliable Overture? Do any sites circumvent the actual overture live site and go straight to the source, as the actual overture site has been crap recently and hardly ever works.

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23-08-2006, 02:54 AM	#2
apd Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 642 Domain Trader Rating: (100% / 3)	I might sound thick here but isn't Overture the source, i.e. Overture is owned by Yahoo and the results are worked out by what search strings people put into the Yahoo Toolbar.

23-08-2006, 03:16 AM	#3
LeeOwen Banned Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Dristor, Bucharest, Romania Posts: 3,722 Domain Trader Rating: (100% / 14)	Yes I was going to come back and edit. There's still a source that feeds that website though. That's what I was asking. I know overture. I guess all feeds are buggered then, can't complain I suppose, it's free.

23-08-2006, 03:33 AM	#4
aquanuke Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 1,782 Domain Trader Rating: (100% / 10)	only way to get it faster is to query through a proxy that reloads with a new proxy when it times out.

23-08-2006, 09:05 AM	#5
argonaut Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 929 Domain Trader Rating: (100% / 1)	Reliable? I don't think it is. We are talking here about the Keyword Selector Tool, aren't we? Earlier this week I typed in one of my domains (with .co.uk ext.) and it came back with an OV of 155. Today the same domain is "no suggestions". I have little faith in the KST.

23-08-2006, 09:08 AM	#6
argonaut Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 929 Domain Trader Rating: (100% / 1)	Further....it makes the domain buying decision making process a very uncertain one, not that I ever really relied on the KST. Now I distrust it.

23-08-2006, 09:17 AM	#7
LeeOwen Banned Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Dristor, Bucharest, Romania Posts: 3,722 Domain Trader Rating: (100% / 14)	Yes same here. I only use it to balance an opinion rather than be the deciding factor on certain domains, that's if I can ever get the bugger to work when I need it.

03-09-2006, 04:38 PM	#8
njf Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 118 Domain Trader Rating: (100% / 1)	For the first time in ages I tried to get the OVs for a domain from here: http://inventory.overture.com/d/sear...erm=test.co.uk I'm getting nothing in response - have I got the right URL? Or is it just this bad in reliability/response terms?

03-09-2006, 05:02 PM	#10
paul Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Worcester Posts: 1,033 Domain Trader Rating: (100% / 16)	Try - http://inventory.uk.overture.com/d/s...erm=test.co.uk