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Go to www.alexa.com
and install your url into the search box and your
score will be displayed. You can submit reviews and see
what others have said.
Founded in April 1996, Alexa Internet grew out of a vision
of Web navigation that is intelligent and constantly improving
with the participation of its users.
Alexa's version 1.0 toolbar was first released in September
of 1997. The toolbar featured Site Information, access
to archived pages, access to Encyclopedia Britannica content,
and an instant messaging feature. In 1998, Netscape built
Alexa into the 4.0
version of the Netscape Navigator browser as the centerpiece
of the "Smart Browsing" feature set. Meanwhile,
the Alexa toolbar had
clocked over 1 Million downloads. Alexa began a long partnership
with the Library of Congress, donating a copy of Alexa's
crawl of the web to the new digital library. In 1999,
following Netscape's lead, Microsoft built Alexa into
the browser. Alexa popularity was reaching an all-time
high with over 3 Million downloads. In June of 1999, Amazon.com
purchased Alexa Internet. In 2000, Alexa
released the version 5.0 toolbar, incorporating shopping
features and search functions. Total downloads exceeded
7 million. Alexa's donations of crawl to the Internet
Archive 8 Terabytes in size (about 6 million floppy disks.)
In 2001, Alexa released
Alexa Toolbar 6.0, incorporating a new sleeker design,
and the Wayback button. Alexa's crawl donations to the
Internet Archive surpassed the 100 terabyte mark. All
pages were fully indexed and made available in the Wayback
Machine, which is now the largest database in the
World. The Wayback Machine, built by Alexa Internet for
the Internet Archive, was named the site of the year by
Yahoo Internet Life magazine.
In May of 2002 Alexa
released Alexa Web Search and Alexa Toolbar version 6.5.
By partnering with Google, Alexa has built a new kind
of search engine, one that helps users collaborate and
find the best sites, with less effort. Alexa's crawl donations
to the Internet Archive have now surpassed the 200 terabyte
mark.
Founded in April 1996, Alexa Internet grew out of a vision
of Web navigation that is intelligent and constantly improving
with the participation of its users.
Search and Browse
In the Spring of 2002 Alexa partnered with Google and
began providing the world's best search. Try it once and
you'll see, Alexa helps you find the best sites.
Alexa Toolbar
The first Alexa toolbar was released in 1997. Now, over
10 million downloads later, the Alexa toolbar is global
and more popular than ever. Plug this essential tool into
your browser and see what the world is talking about.
Take
a tour.
Webmaster Services
Alexa has created a series of tools specifically for web
site owners. These tools offer the ability to increase
trust, build user loyalty and make money.
Go
to Webmaster Services.
Data Services
Alexa is an unparalleled source for web information. Access
the Alexa crawl index, the largest on the web, or get
access to Alexa's Top Sites or XML Feed.
Go
to Alexa Data Services.
Over the last six years Alexa has been crawling and archiving
the net at an unprecendented rate, delivering web intelligence
to millions of toolbars, and mining the net and web usage
paths for traffic data, related links and other data.
Now you can leverage Alexa's vast data stores and technical
expertise.
XML Data Feed
Alexa's data covers hundreds of millions of sites and
can be used to enhance your site or service with thumbnails,
traffic rank data and more. Sign up for Alexa's simple
and affordable XML Data Feed.
XML Data Feed
Top Sites
In today's competitive environment, success starts with
competitive intelligence. With a panel of millions of
Alexa Toolbars installed across the entire globe, Alexa's
traffic rankings are the competitive edge you've been looking for.
Alexa Top Sites
Alexa Crawl
The Alexa crawl archive represents the largest crawl
collection in the world, spanning more than five years
and filling over 200 Terabytes of online storage. Alexa's
crawl is updated every two months and contains 2.5 Billion
unique URLs and 2 Billion unique html pages.
At Alexa we
are always striving to bring you new and improved services
to help make your online searching and surfing easier.
We'll try to keep a running log of the recent changes
posted here.
We have two new releases today, both for Alexa
Toolbar users. First, we have introduced the new "Startup
Hints" feature. Every now and then, when you start
up your browser, your toolbar may look a little different...
it will feature one of many handy tips to help you make
the most of your toolbar. We hope you find these hints
helpful, but if not, they are a snap to turn off -- just
visit the Alexa Toolbar Options page, available in your
Alexa menu. Second, we are introducing Search Customization,
a new feature that allows toolbar users to customize the
layout of the search results. You can can choose the number
of site thumbnails to show, include traffic rankings in
the search results, and more. Look for this feature in
your Alexa Toolbar Options page. September 20, 2002 Traffic
graphs are here! Now you can see daily traffic rank history
going back one year for every site on the web. The graphs
are located on the site detail pages. Just click the link
labeled "Trends" in the navigation menu (upper
left side of the page.) Take a look at an example
trend graph for hoovers.com
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