Why I Fucking Hate Alexa 🤬

[sarettah]

Originally Posted by jollyhumper

I might be wrong here, but isn't Alexas data collected from that thingy a java-installation puts in your browser (if you allows it?)
And isn't Java some sort of slowly dying?

If so, wouldn't this mean Alexa-data will loose its value in time?

Again, this post was made out of something I believe I've heard a long time ago.
So I might be completely of here. If so, sorry

Jolly

That is what I thought. Alexa only used data from users who had the alexa toolbar installed.

This is what they say on the site:

Alexa's traffic estimates are based on data from our global traffic panel, which is a sample of millions of Internet users using one of many different browser extensions. In addition, we gather much of our traffic data from direct sources in the form of sites that have chosen to install the Alexa script on their site and certify their metrics. However, site owners can always choose to keep their certified metrics private.

https://www.alexa.com/about



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