Alexa is mainly used by those with spyware installed, though I use the
SearchStatus extension for Firefox, which provides the Alexa rank and sends
data to Alexa.
I have no objection to this, as I don't mind making my site look more
popular! On that point, Alexa can be forged by site owners asking their
members to install Alexa to raise their ranking.
On 10/1/06, Joe Anderson <computerjoe.mailinglist(a)googlemail.com> wrote:
I have Alexa installed :P
On 10/1/06, Stephen Streater <sbstreater(a)mac.com> wrote:
On 1 Oct 2006, at 08:50, MacGyverMagic/Mgm wrote:
Well, obviously it shouldn't be used as the
sole way of making a
decision,
but if it has a high Alexa rank, it means a lot of people who use
that Alexa
toolbar visit the site. That should give some indication. Also, if
none of
them visit a certain site that says something as well.
In my cases it indicates that the UK Broadcasters
don't allow installation of the Alexa toolbar,
and that Alexa doesn't count iframe hits. As with
all these things, there will always be cases where
the raw figures are misleading.
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