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By: StartupNorth » Blog Archive » Distinctly Canadian Web Habits

StartupNorth » Blog Archive » Distinctly Canadian Web Habits — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 20:52:33 +0000

[...] followed by Edmonton’s nexopia.com at 92. It should be noted here that there is certainly no shortage of criticism related to Alexa as an accurate measure of web usage so I’m sure other start ups will have at it for not being on the list. In the meantime, the list [...]

By: Did Alexa Die and No One Notice?

Did Alexa Die and No One Notice? — Fri, 30 May 2008 00:12:31 +0000

[...] question the validity of the statistics delivered. Alexa relaunched their statistics tool in April with figures compiled from multiple online [...]

By: alexa ranking widgets

alexa ranking widgets — Wed, 14 May 2008 12:25:51 +0000

I heared the announcement that alexa has changed its ranking algorithm. I am little happy with this change because my website got little improvment. see new alexa ranking for http://www.alexa.com/data/deta.....ehotels.in Fortune Park Hotels Ltd.

By: ASIF IQBAL

ASIF IQBAL — Fri, 02 May 2008 03:23:56 +0000

Change is not easily welcome but it’s always for good!

We should talk about which are other sources where Alexa is taking data.

Is it Ranking.com?
Is it Dmoz.org?
Is it Google’s PR?
Is it StatBrain.com?

Plz share your thoughts here

ASIF IQBAL

By: Gireesh Sharma

Gireesh Sharma — Thu, 01 May 2008 11:23:23 +0000

Even my website’s ranking dropped, though by couple of thousands only.

http://www.empxtrack.com

Strangely, we are seeing a consistent increase in the number of unique visitors through Statcounter.com, the changes in Alexa ranking are slightly dis-aligned.

Wondering, how to make our visitors install Alexa Tool bar!!!

Gireesh

By: alexa widgets redirection

alexa widgets redirection — Thu, 01 May 2008 10:19:56 +0000

By: ArmorBlog » 1k and Counting

ArmorBlog » 1k and Counting — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 22:10:06 +0000

[...] know Alexa isn’t the defining standard when it comes to web stats, but they recently made changes to improve their overall ranking [...]

By: Dennis

Dennis — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:07:28 +0000

Heard that Alexa added results from dmoz.org to their algorithm.

By: Ashish

Ashish — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 10:17:10 +0000

This is a good news as they will now consider more sources of traffic and not only reports depending on alexa toolbar.

Traffic details will be now more accurate and real.

By: Alexa updates ranking methodology - Untethered Dreams

Alexa updates ranking methodology - Untethered Dreams — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 08:06:56 +0000

[...] via Techcrunch. [...]

By: Test » Blog Archive » Alexa cambia su ranking «no estaba mal, simplemente es diferente»

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 19:00:01 +0000

[...] navegación de usuarios “normales” (no tenemos claro qué significa eso), pero según explican en TechCrunch sitios relacionados con la tecnología han bajado bastante en [...]

By: Sportsrapp

Sportsrapp — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 00:37:42 +0000

Sports websites saw huge jumps in alexa rank. I figure if you do good work and pull decent traffic, your numbers should be reflected fairly on which ever service you prefer.

By: The Numbers Guy : Why Good Data Can Be Hard to Find

The Numbers Guy : Why Good Data Can Be Hard to Find — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 21:12:24 +0000

[...] Some sites saw big changes in their rankings following Alexa’s move: The tech blog TechCrunch said it fell far from its prior position in Drudge Report territory (rarefied air in Web-traffic terms). [...]

By: Trond Erik Jacobsen

Trond Erik Jacobsen — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 13:55:53 +0000

Hmm…

This probaly make my little project worse to complete, as I need to include alot more sources for marketing the site to get in the top rankings.
My idea was to get a website amoung the top 100 alexa ranked websites within 365 days. http://www.alexa100in365days.com. I`ve had a website rank 800 in alexa before, so I had a good feeling about the project before Alexa changed their system.

Trond Erik
http://www.Alexa100in365days.com

By: Josh

Josh — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 23:56:04 +0000

It is best that Alexa is changing its ranking system. It is about time! The system was easily manipulated before and was not precise. At least now webmasters can look to Alexa for reference on traffic.

By: Josh

Josh — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 23:55:33 +0000

Josh
http://www.abigarcade.com

By: HighFivez.com: Your Guide Through The Blogosphere. Find Blogs and Blog Posts.

HighFivez.com: Your Guide Through The Blogosphere. Find Blogs and Blog Posts. — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 20:26:41 +0000

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By: Marc

Marc — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 18:35:53 +0000

well its about time they got with the times

compete.com uses multiple sources to generate numbers, so just by that fact alone they are better than alexa.

in addition, compete.com provides that information in useful ways, like reports, much better charting and browser addons.

i could actually go into way further detail….

By: Carl

Carl — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:39:04 +0000

Funnily enough in reference to poster #44, I found quantcast to be more than useless, actually wildly inaccurate, alexa a little better, and Compete much better.

This Alexa change took one of my sites from ranking c. 250,000 to c. 75,000 today. Quite a difference!

By: ricdes dot com

ricdes dot com — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:38:52 +0000

Alexa überarbeitet Rankings…

Der Rankingdienst Alexa.com hat sein Ranking-Algorithmus geupdated.
Ein kluger Schachzug. Denn bisher konnte man seinen Alexa Rang nicht wirklich ernst nehmen.
Das Problem an Alexa war bisher ihre eigene Toolbar. Bisher war es so, dass Alexa nur eine…

By: Alexa Updating Ranking System - Bargain Sites Affected? | Bargain Blog

Alexa Updating Ranking System - Bargain Sites Affected? | Bargain Blog — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:16:15 +0000

[...] reports Alexa has overhauled its ranking system to use more sources than just its toolbars. There has been big shifts in the Blogosphere where many [...]

By: Mark

Mark — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 15:00:46 +0000

my site was pushed bak from 4.9K to 17K so sad

By: Exploring beyond the toolbar, Alexa overhauls rankings « IT Spot

Exploring beyond the toolbar, Alexa overhauls rankings « IT Spot — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 14:48:07 +0000

[...] TechCrunch’s Duncan Riley, for example, pointed out that the “old Alexa” statistics had TechCrunch’s “reach” comparable to the news powerhouse Drudge Report, which has now taken a considerable lead. [...]

By: Alexa modifica su ranking y nos da malas noticias

Alexa modifica su ranking y nos da malas noticias — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 14:46:51 +0000

[...] Fuente: Tech Crunch [...]

By: Alexa Overhauls Stats: You Seeing Changes? » David Risley

Alexa Overhauls Stats: You Seeing Changes? » David Risley — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 14:45:42 +0000

[...] Alexa has long been used as a source for data on traffic for websites. Problem is, it has also long been known for being wildly inaccurate. It is a decent indicator of trends, but not actual traffic. Well, Alexa has announced it is changing the way it counts traffic, according to a story on Techcrunch. [...]