Google twice as large, Alexa update once in 2 days ??

Outdoor Maniac · #1 (**permalink**) 12-08-2004, 06:09 PM

Hello,

Does anyone noticed that since google upgraded its network, Alexa is only updating once in 2 or 3 days. ??

This would be logical I think to stay parallel with google.

normally the Alexa rank measuring from 3 months ago, I assume that the google cycle did take 3 months , so logical it would be that alexa now going to measure from 6 month ago.

What do you think ?

regards
Outdoor Maniac

cbp · #2 (**permalink**) 12-08-2004, 06:35 PM

Welcome to WPW!

Not sure what you mean:

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Alexa is only updating once in 2 or 3 days.

Which part of Alexa? - the screen shots?, the toolbar?, the backlinks?, the ?

If you mean the traffic rank on the toolbar, its always been updated every few days.

CBP

Outdoor Maniac · #3 (**permalink**) 12-08-2004, 06:45 PM

Till 2 months back Alexa updated there graphics daily, Only last 2 months the graphics only update once in 2 or 3 days, I think this is because of the google index is twice as big, does anybody also noticed this ?

If this is so then I expect that the big amount of visitors drop down of 2 months ago will be over in 4 months, and then the visitors amount will be back to normal like it was 3 months ago.

what do you think ?

regards
Outdoor Maniac

cbp · #4 (**permalink**) 12-08-2004, 10:00 PM

Alexa graphic updates and the bogus Alexa traffic updates have nothing to do with the size of the Google index.

CBP

cbp · #5 (**permalink**) 12-08-2004, 10:04 PM

Alexa graphic updates and the bogus Alexa traffic updates have nothing to do with the size of the Google index.

CBP

Tamera Billings · #6 (**permalink**) 12-09-2004, 12:05 AM

cbp,

Can you use the Alexia traffic to compare one site to another or is it all over the map?

I know the actual rank is way out there. I have a pretty good traffic rank from Alexia and I'm dying on the vine.

cbp · #7 (**permalink**) 12-09-2004, 12:11 AM

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Can you use the Alexia traffic to compare one site to another or is it all over the map?

No. Alexa rankings are meaningless and crap.

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I have a pretty good traffic rank from Alexia

Thats because you got the Alexa toolbar installed.

CBP

Tamera Billings · #8 (**permalink**) 12-09-2004, 12:25 AM

Hi cbp,

I believe you when you say they are crap.

But I don't have there tool bar. I have alink popularity program that finds back links and the Alexia traffic rating.

Outdoor Maniac · #9 (**permalink**) 12-09-2004, 02:44 PM

How can you say its crap ?, microsoft find it interesting enough to build it in internet explorer.

cbp · #10 (**permalink**) 12-09-2004, 04:29 PM

We have had numerous threads on the Alexa rankings. They are crap, rubbish and meaningless and are not worth paying any attention to.

Here is a couple of the threads:
http://www.webproworld.com/viewtopic.php?t=22579
http://www.webproworld.com/viewtopic.php?t=17660

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microsoft find it interesting enough to build it in internet explorer.

Microsoft DID NOT build it in Internet Explorer. Alexa built it to install in Internet explorer - some call that spyware.

CBP

Outdoor Maniac · #11 (**permalink**) 12-09-2004, 08:50 PM

"I think this is because of the google index is twice as big, does anybody also noticed this ?
"

So nobody have noticed it ? then I think its not correct and I am sleeping or something.

But I still think its changed because of the bigger google index.

Even when its crap as the moderator is saying.

regards

Outdoor Maniac

cbp · #12 (**permalink**) 12-09-2004, 09:16 PM

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But I still think its changed because of the bigger google index.

I don't think anyone is following what you are saying.

There is no way there can be a relationship between the size of the Google index and Alexa rankings. How do you think they are related?

CBP

Outdoor Maniac · #13 (**permalink**) 12-09-2004, 09:35 PM

Because Google doubled there total of indexed pages, I mean if Google is twice as big that does not mean the internet is suddenly twice as big, only the amount of pages in the index is doubled.

And that mean spiders/crawlers will do twice as long to crawl the internet as they did 2 months ago.

But the amount of websites is still the same as 2 months ago(probable more, but not doubled)

So all search engines have to adapt there crawler strategie maybe they add more spiders and crawlers. and so also alexa have to change there strategie.

Otherwise there graphics will be totally not correct.

regards
Outdoor Maniac

cbp · #14 (**permalink**) 12-09-2004, 10:25 PM

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So all search engines have to adapt there crawler strategie maybe they add more spiders and crawlers. and so also alexa have to change there strategie.

Why would Alexa or any other search engine have to change their strategy if Google doubles the size of its index? The Alexa crawler and the crawlers from other search engines are totally different crawlers and have nothing to do with Google what-so-ever.

CBP