Why different info in Google Webmaster tools Vs. at Google Web Search ?

Discussion in 'Search Engine Optimization' started by tradester, Sep 13, 2008.

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    Noted that Google Webmaster Tools show different info compared to at Google Web Search (www.google.com )

    Indexing
    In Google Webmaster Tools, at "Dashboard> Overview" , under Indexing it says:

    Index status: Pages from your site are included in Google's index. See Index stats. but when we do site:www.domain.com command at Google search, it shows no results i.e. not indexed
    So why does Google webmaster tools say "Pages from your site are included in Google's index" but it is not showed as indexed in Google search?

    Links
    Also in Google Webmaster Tools, at "Dashboard> Links>Pages with external links" it lists lots of external links but when go to Google search and do link:www.domain.com there are no results

    Would appreciate if someone can explain the reasons for the discrepancies/ differences.
    Thanks :)
     
    tradester, Sep 13, 2008 IP