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By: Website Analytics Comparison | Website Traffic Analytics | RankUno Blog

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 09:46:32 +0000

[...] reported a systemic blooper in Alexa when they pointed out how Alexa put Youtube ahead of Google in traffic [...]

By: Alexa.com – Midiendo el tráfico de la red | Marketing, Ventas y Economía :::: v2.beta

Sun, 27 Sep 2009 10:18:25 +0000

[...] Por otra parte, se ha atacado en numerosas ocaciones lo sencillo que resulta manipular los resultados, y lo poco efectivo que es el método para sitios pequeños que no reciben un tráfico excesivo. De hecho, ha sido receptor de críticas incluso en la medición de gigantes como Google y YouTube, por poner un ejemplo de público conocimiento. [...]

By: Montana

Montana — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:48:00 +0000

You have to keep in mind that Alexa has to estimate this data since they don’t track visits.

By: Rahul

Rahul — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 19:15:48 +0000

Alexa does suck. They ask us to install their toolbar on our computers and in return, they increase our “page rank”? it’s all artificial and stupid!

By: Le blog de Synthesio » Blog Archive » Identify influencers using SynthesioRank

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 09:07:20 +0000

[...] voluntarily due to their questionable reliability (such as in the case of Alexa data which is regularly disputed) or their divisive aspect (the case for a blog’s number of feed subscribers that is stable [...]

By: Le blog de Synthesio » Blog Archive » Identifier les influenceurs grâce au SynthesioRank

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:04:58 +0000

[...] en raison de leur fiabilité très discutable (c’est le cas notamment des données Alexa, régulièrement contestées) ou de leur aspect parcellaire (c’est le cas du nombre d’abonnés au flux RSS [...]

By: Blog Analisis : Alexa.com - Midiendo el Tráfico de la Red

Blog Analisis : Alexa.com - Midiendo el Tráfico de la Red — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 22:51:17 +0000

By: Selbourne Hosting

Selbourne Hosting — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 13:48:14 +0000

Have you check out the top 1 million sites that alexa is rated. It seems to be available for free now

Here is the link.
http://s3.amazo.../top-1m.csv.zip

By: Mr. Goyal

Mr. Goyal — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 13:00:47 +0000

It is good to see posts that give truly quality information. Great post. …

By: Web-Freak.com | All In One Webmaster Blog » Blog Archive » Alexa Says YouTube Is Now Bigger Than Google. They are WRONG!

Sun, 23 Nov 2008 13:01:09 +0000

[...] Credits: TechCrunch [...]

By: Stephan

Stephan — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 05:52:37 +0000

Do you reckon any web ranking website to offer average time spent on a page?

By: Luxury Blog

Luxury Blog — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 14:14:44 +0000

I know a guy who is ranked 100 000 with only 20 visits a day

By: Alexa Going Down? |

Alexa Going Down? | — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 11:51:21 +0000

[...] Crunch recently published an article titled “Alexa says Youtube is now bigger than Google.” The conclusion from the article is straight forward: Alexa is useless. For smaller sites it is [...]

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Comment on Alexa Says YouTube Is Now Bigger Than Google. Alexa Is ... — Fri, 23 May 2008 08:07:35 +0000

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By: MKT CHINA » Chinese Marketing - Search Engine Resources

MKT CHINA » Chinese Marketing - Search Engine Resources — Fri, 23 May 2008 07:08:44 +0000

[...] no secret that Alexa rankings can be (and are) far from accurate even within U.S. oriented markets. Reason is quite simple: the stats are approximated based on the [...]

By: Andreessen Responds On Ning Porn: It’s About Being Pro-Freedom

Andreessen Responds On Ning Porn: It’s About Being Pro-Freedom — Sat, 17 May 2008 01:59:50 +0000

[...] the flaws of online tracking services. You can always read Michael’s various anti-Alexa posts here and [...]

By: Alexa modifica l’algoritmo… sarà finalmente attendibile? by Mondo Informatico

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 01:55:05 +0000

[...] è probabilmente proprio a causa di statistiche senza senso (come quelle che indicavano il numero di pageview di YouTube superiori a quelle di Google) che Alexa si è convinta ad effettuare alcuni miglioramenti al suo sistema; vediamo di cosa si [...]

By: Alexa Overhauls Ranking System

Alexa Overhauls Ranking System — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 01:04:11 +0000

[...] regularly derided in the past for its often bizarre results (like YouTube having more traffic that Google), Alexa has continued to maintain popularity due to its broad global reach and completely free [...]

By: Is Alexa Completely Useless? Michael Arrington Says Yes! | franzone.com

Is Alexa Completely Useless? Michael Arrington Says Yes! | franzone.com — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 22:15:15 +0000

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By: ANALYTICS 2.0 - much more than just tagging

ANALYTICS 2.0 - much more than just tagging — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 13:09:18 +0000

[...] shows lot of examples where Alexa is displaying incorrect data, but there is something Techcrunch is not considering and [...]

By: Alexa’s Make Believe Internet

Alexa’s Make Believe Internet — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 22:07:03 +0000

[...] In August Alexa said that YouTube passed Google itself in total page views. They were wrong, but their data continues to perpetuate this alternate [...]

By: Sean Hakes - Press the issue » Cheezhead - more stuff

Sean Hakes - Press the issue » Cheezhead - more stuff — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 16:18:07 +0000

[...] right Alexa is crap. TechCrunch, Mark Evans, Myblog and Forever geek are all reporting that Alexa is useless, that is pretty much [...]

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Comment on Alexa Says YouTube Is Now Bigger Than Google. Alexa Is … — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 16:43:08 +0000

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By: China Internet Marketing, Trends & SEO - StartuPlay

China Internet Marketing, Trends & SEO - StartuPlay — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 15:32:45 +0000

Chinese Marketing – Search Engine Resources…

It’s no secret that Alexa rankings can be (and are) far from accurate even within U.S. oriented markets. Reason is quite simple: the stats are approximated based on the Alexa toolbar–and its use across a tiny segment of overall Internet usa…

By: The Chad | Enjoy The Game » Hitwise, your competitive intelligence answer?

Tue, 04 Sep 2007 12:08:18 +0000

[...] vital in understanding how to better leverage your corporate career site and since Alexa has been unofficially labeled as a TOY, I have received calls and emails asking for a good [...]