Back Links Are Changing...

[Halfdeck]

As of yesterday, you can see a much fuller (and hopefully a more up to date) picture of your backlink profile via Google Webmaster Tools:

http://searchengineland.com/070205-165836.php

Fox [Vanessa Fox] added that Google is also more comfortable releasing the data because it is going only to specific site owners, rather than to the world at large.

Some drawbacks:

- Nofollowed links are listed.
- Links to any of your supplemental pages are not shown.
- You're not meant to use the tool to dig up your competitor's backlinks (though right now there's a bug that supposedly lets you do it).

Finally, (quoting Matt Cutts)

Do not assume just because you see a backlink that it’s carrying weight.