Comments on: Alexa's Irrelevance

By: Teri

Teri — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 19:17:18 +0000

I wish that this Alexa BS was more well known to others – especially those that think it is so important. You laid it out so clearly, that I may just have to reference your post next time I am asked what my Alexa ranking is.

I hate the fact that many advertisers have asked me what my Alexa rank was, and I have always flat out told them that Alexa is very inaccurate and their rankings simply don’t matter to me. I obviously lost most of them as advertisers, but I won’t sell myself on rankings that are just not correct. If they choose not to believe our own page counts, so be it.

I wonder how Neilsen is doing with their web ratings/ranking and I have always wondered about Com Score and how that works.

By: Aaron Brazell

Aaron Brazell — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 16:16:27 +0000

Atta boy! I love loyal readers! :-p

By: Travis Seitler

Travis Seitler — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 16:11:49 +0000

No! We take yours, of course. ;)

By: Aaron Brazell

Aaron Brazell — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 16:04:16 +0000

National Geographic goes on site in the Ituri mountains to a pygmy village. After being among the Pygmy nation for 3 months, living their lifestyle, participating in their culture and rituals, eating their food, the reporter comes home and writes a long article for the magazine. In that article he states that “foo foo” as it’s called, the root of the cassava plant, has a wonderfully nutritious makeup, goes with any food particularly the zesty yet tangy “Chicken Mwamba” and that he is on a quest to find the same food wherever he goes.

Do we take his word for it?

By: Tony K

Tony K — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 14:42:39 +0000

Good point Travis. We should blame the companies that pimp out Alexa stats as important and relevant.

By: David Nick

David Nick — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 03:06:32 +0000

Alexa = Spyware

Does it get any more simpler than that? LOL

By: Travis Seitler

Travis Seitler — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 21:15:53 +0000

Honestly? I wouldn’t even be aware of Alexa’s presumed importance if their rankings didn’t show up at Technorati. So I blame them.

By: Jacob

Jacob — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 20:06:25 +0000

I think people realize that it’s not a trusted source of information, but it does tend to give people an idea of where they stand in comparison to others in their field.

Sure it can be gamed, but what other technologies have been giving people a general idea of the *entire* web whenever we choose to look it up? Granted, competitors are now popping up, but for the longest time, they were *the* source. I think I’m pulling for Compete to come out on top :P

I understand what you’re saying, but I also see why Alexa was loved(not any more). :)

By: Travis Seitler

Travis Seitler — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 20:02:26 +0000

Hey, I’ve done my part. And from where I sit, sixteen favorites isn’t too bad. ;)

By: Aaron Brazell

Aaron Brazell — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 18:22:14 +0000

Heh, thanks Tony. :)

By: Tony K

Tony K — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 18:17:39 +0000

Once again you cut through the BS to get to the heart of the issue. This is why I love reading Technosailor!! As much as I really liked the old design, the new one is growing on me.