Alexa

[johanng]

Alexa-----do you like the site?
Are they the best site that proviides the best traffics ranking website on net?
I rarely access tha site, because they have a very useful tool that helps me a lot, Alexa toolbar.

[Brandon]

I just check it once in a while to check my alexa ranking. Other than that I don't really go there much.

[arcadepunk]

I dont know if it is just me or something but I find it impossible to access Alexa. The site takes over 20 minutes to load at times and right now it took me around 1-4 minutes to load.

[felics]

I also used Alexa to see the rankings of the websites I'm involved with and sometimes to check for scams. I used it once as my homepage but when I remove it and did a scan, it leave some spywares on my computer.

[johanng]

Originally Posted by arcadepunk

I dont know if it is just me or something but I find it impossible to access Alexa. The site takes over 20 minutes to load at times and right now it took me around 1-4 minutes to load.

yah,it happens to me to, sometimes,

[modric]

Here's an article discussing about Alexa beeing spyware or not.
Having some spyware detection tool can help to find the issue out maybe.

[ingenieure]

it sounds pretty risky to use if it can leave some spyware on your PC. how would you really know if the spyware came from Alexa or from some other application?

[India]

Just like others , i too visit it once in a month or so to checkout my site's traffic performance.

[Brandon]

Does anyone know of a FF plugin to show the alexa data? I'm always on the lookout for one but can't find on that works.

[arcadepunk]

Im not sure if this is it but maybe your looking for this one: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/1615/ ?

I have installed it but need to restart my firefox to see what it really is.

[Blackeagle]

I am a regular user there , i visit the site often to check my site ratings.

[johanng]

How's about their toolbar, i often use it as well, it's good though.

[angisson]

I don't use Alexa.com. I don't like Alexa.com. I think Alexa.com is over rated. heh.

I think Alexa is over rated, and over done. its stats are not really that good. and they don't mean anything. well at least to me.

[johanng]

Is Alexa spyware truly?

[arcadepunk]

I have heard Alexa is considered spyware because of the information it collects from you. Im not sure if it is harmful to your computer but dont want to risk it by installing thier toolbar. I hate toolbars anyways.