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Is justin.tv trying to influence its alexa rank? (justin.tv)
3 points by yaacovtp on April 25, 2007 | hide | past | favorite | 3 comments


I'm surprised more sites don't do something like this.

Apparently just adding the Alexa Site Stats Widget to your site can bump your alexa ranking by 10-20% or more for smaller sites.

It's really the fault of Text-Link-Ads, ReviewMe, bloggers, etc for placing such emphasis on Alexa rankings, giving sites an incentive to game the system.


Just saw a big yellow banner saying "Go download the Alexa toolbar. It rules!" on the top of their home page. I guess they're taking sides in the statsaholic/amazon fight.


I saw the "Go download the Alexa toolbar. It rules!" banner an hour ago, but now it seems to have been removed.




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