Is Yahoo/Overture Inventory Tool Dead?

The Yahoo/Overture Inventory Tool seems to have disappeared from our radars. It was an important tool for keyword research over the years. Initially launched as the Overture Search Term Suggestion Tool, it allowed users to estimate the number of times a word was searched across the Yahoo network during the previous month. And in addition to this, it provided up to 100 variations of the keyword along with search volume. Also clicking on any variation of the keyword generated yet another list of variations, thereby illustrating the long tail of keyword queries to marketers within minutes.

However, the tool was often criticised for its inaccuracy and the numbers where never accurate even though they gave a vague estimate of searches on those keywords.

The tools I’ve used are www.wordtracker.com, www.keywordelite.com (an excellent piece of software not just used for search numbers but much more) and GoodKeywords (www.goodkeywords.com).

I would like to hear from internet marketers using alternative tools to Yahoo/Overture Inventory Tool and the ones I listed above.

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