http://www.saunderslog.com/2006/11/22/poking-alexa-in-the-eye/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=poking-alexa-in-the-eye An outcome-driven leader, proven technology product developer, and marketer with over 20 years of hands-on experience including start-up, small and large business environments, and the board room. This is my blog. Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:15:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.saunderslog.com/2006/11/22/poking-alexa-in-the-eye/#comment-3996 Wanted: Accurate Traffic Statistics -- Alec Saunders .LOG Sat, 25 Nov 2006 23:20:11 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/2006/11/22/poking-alexa-in-the-eye/#comment-3996 [...] Calacanis has published instructions on how to game Alexa ratings with as little three machines. It seems to be so easy enough to do, which is the reason why I abandoned Alexa rankings.  [...] [...] Calacanis has published instructions on how to game Alexa ratings with as little three machines. It seems to be so easy enough to do, which is the reason why I abandoned Alexa rankings.  [...]

]]> http://www.saunderslog.com/2006/11/22/poking-alexa-in-the-eye/#comment-3995 Vernon Lun Wed, 22 Nov 2006 11:09:02 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/2006/11/22/poking-alexa-in-the-eye/#comment-3995 I guess that's where old adage, you can make statistics tell whatever story you want. Few people realize Alexa is only as good as its sample (like all polls and ratings). We've seen some wild swings in numbers that are frankly not explainable. The Alexa fails because of the small sample and because there seems to be a lag in their numbers (is it really real-time??) I guess that's where old adage, you can make statistics tell whatever story you want. Few people realize Alexa is only as good as its sample (like all polls and ratings). We've seen some wild swings in numbers that are frankly not explainable. The Alexa fails because of the small sample and because there seems to be a lag in their numbers (is it really real-time??)

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