Comments on: Alexa Totally Gets It, Opens Up API

By: saudi 4

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By: redesfera » Blog Archive » Web Service de Alexa

redesfera » Blog Archive » Web Service de Alexa — Sat, 13 May 2006 07:57:23 +0000

[...] Acabo de leer en TechCrunch que Alexa ha publicado una API para acceder a los contenidos de su índice. La API permite entre otras muchas obtener el ranking Alexa de una URL, obtener la lista de URLs de una categoría, hacer una búsqueda en Alexa, etc. (más información en Alexa Web Information Service). El servicio es gratuito hasta 10.000 peticiones al mes. [...]

By: Core Dump

Core Dump — Fri, 23 Dec 2005 19:08:19 +0000

Alexa opens up API

This is huge, and I hadn’t ignored it, just didn’t get the time to blog it sooner. Alexa, the search company owned by Alexa has decided to open its API and make its index available for anyone to query. It…

By: the rasx() context » Blog Archive » Web Tech Links

the rasx() context » Blog Archive » Web Tech Links — Wed, 14 Dec 2005 20:33:11 +0000

[...] Googleâ€™s SOAP-only API is a drag. So itâ€™s no surprise to me when this new Alexa thing is running on Amazon E-Commerce Service (ECS) technology. SonghaySystem.com and kintespace.com use ECS with no complaints. [...]

By: Ed Dunn

Ed Dunn — Wed, 14 Dec 2005 03:50:30 +0000

This was launched early October as I tested/prototyped it back then. Their API is by no means easy and require advance developer skills to implement.

With that said, I found some of the search results to be extremely irrelevant and disappointing. I don’t know if they got better since October but the web service search results did not reflect the same search results you would see on A9 for a given query.

By: Simon McDermott

Simon McDermott — Tue, 13 Dec 2005 20:32:07 +0000

I wrote about this in my blog http://www.simonmcdermott.com in October, as Scott Lawton says it is not really new…But, if it inspires Google and Yahoo to do the same (i.e. offer API access for business + developers for $) it is excellent, it’s very web 2.0

By: Scott Lawton

Scott Lawton — Tue, 13 Dec 2005 17:28:21 +0000

Actually, the “Web info service” and $0.15/thousand has been around for months. That provides access to the Alexa metadata (e.g. traffic and links).

The new service provides access to page contents too (though it’s not clear if pages are updated nearly as often as Google, Yahoo, etc.). Alexa’s new pricing is $1 each for various amounts of disk, CPU time, etc. See http://websearch.alexa.com/docs/price_guide.html

For a skeptical take, see Search Engine Watch: http://blog.searchenginewatch......213-085247

At first glance (I read the Alexa FAQ and such), I’ll throw my hat in on the skeptical side. But, I’m happy to be proven wrong by entrepreneurs who make good use of the new platform!

By: Japhy.at

Japhy.at — Tue, 13 Dec 2005 16:28:38 +0000

Alexa spielt Vorreiter-Rolle im Web2.0-Bereich

Die zu Amazon gehÃ¶rende Suchmaschine Alexa Ã¶ffnet ihr Daten-Archiv fÃ¼r Entwickler (via Blog Age). Auf websearch.alexa.com/welcome.html kann man einen Zugang beantragen. Dieser soll fÃ¼r kleinere Websites gratis sein, groÃŸe Websites (ab 10.000 Zugr…

By: Amazon Does Good at The Idiot’s Guide to Web 2.0

Amazon Does Good at The Idiot’s Guide to Web 2.0 — Tue, 13 Dec 2005 16:09:50 +0000

[...] And this news is tickling the tech communities belly like you would not believe. Eveyone and their mother is commenting on it. All the big hitters are weighing in. There it is atop memeorandum, Michael Arrington at Tech Crunch says “Amazon Gets It,” Richard MacManus, thinks this’ll make the Big Three, Yahoo, Google and Microsoft, cast their blood shot eyes Amazons way, Om Malik, goes Shakspear and sees this as Amazon’s attempt to inflict death to the Big Three by a thousand small cuts. Dan Farber, Mashable, John Ho Lee, Social Patterns, Conversation Rater, The Stalwart, and The Tech Beat all weigh in as well. And it’s not even the afternoon yet. [...]

By: Mashable*

Mashable* — Tue, 13 Dec 2005 12:20:28 +0000

Amazon Opens Up Alexa Search API, Revolutionizes Search Overnight

Well, I hate to say I was right. But I was right! Sort of. Amazon is turning its Alexa search engine into a web service. It’s called the Alexa Web Search Platform. John Battelle writes:
Alexa, an Amazon-owned search company started by Br…

By: redesfera

redesfera — Tue, 13 Dec 2005 11:15:36 +0000

Web Service de Alexa

Acabo de leer en TechCrunch que Alexa ha publicado una API para acceder a los contenidos de su Ãndice. La API permite entre otras muchas obtener el ranking Alexa de una URL, obtener la lista de URLs de una categorÃa, hacer una bÃºsqueda en Alexa, et…

By: Software Only

Software Only — Tue, 13 Dec 2005 09:08:48 +0000

Repeat after me: the index of a search engine is a commodity

This was quietly mentioned at the last session of the Search SIG, hosted by John Battelle, and has been discussed in the ranks of the searcherati’s (search engine specialists): what happens to the market the day a search engine index becomes availabl…

By: Ted

Ted — Tue, 13 Dec 2005 08:11:50 +0000

One thing which may make this work would be if this move stiumulates more people to actually use the alexa toolbar. An enhance d toolbar would be a lot more valuable then the one now which makes you wonder who’s using it.

By: DiTTES.iNFO BLOG

DiTTES.iNFO BLOG — Tue, 13 Dec 2005 08:03:53 +0000

Amazon gibt Alexa Database frei (Alexa Websearch Platform)

The Alexa Web Search Platform provides public access to the vast web crawl collected by Alexa Internet. Users can search and process billions of documents—even create their own search engines – using Alexa’s search and publication to…

By: Ho John Lee's Weblog

Ho John Lee's Weblog — Tue, 13 Dec 2005 07:52:49 +0000

Deconstructing search at Alexa

Wow! Although the basic idea is straightforward, crawling and indexing for a general purpose search engine requires huge resources. Web crawlers are effectively downloading copies of the entire internet over and over, turning them over to indexing app…

By: John Furrier

John Furrier — Tue, 13 Dec 2005 07:39:48 +0000

Alexa get a Web 2.0 transplant. Alexaâ€™s move is a classic â€˜dead man walkingâ€™ move. Total game changer because they need to change the game. Alexa is old and outdated. This is a Web 2.0 transplant in order to save the dying patient.

Om comments echo this..â€Interesting move, but quite understandable. Amazon knows it has little or no chance of being a player in the search game.â€

By: ZDNet Web 2.0 Explorer

ZDNet Web 2.0 Explorer — Tue, 13 Dec 2005 06:47:35 +0000

Alexa turned into web service

With this move anyone will be able to use Alexa’s index, via APIs, to develop their own services.

By: Read/WriteWeb

Read/WriteWeb — Tue, 13 Dec 2005 06:37:43 +0000

Alexa turned into web service - Amazon back to its innovative best

John Battelle has just posted that Amazon are about to open up its Alexa search and statistics service to the world! According to John, Alexa has about 5 billion documents in its index, which is about 100 terabytes of data….