Comments on: The Alexa Toolbar: Why You Need this Piece of Crap. http://seoblackhat.com/2005/07/23/the-alexa-toolbar-why-you-want-this-peice-of-crap/ Tired of useless Top 10 Lists for ranking in Google? Looking for effective and insightful info? SEO Black Hat Blog offers articles on Blackhat SEO, Linkbait & Link Spamming. And if you need to escape White Hat SEO Whiners, check out he Private Black Hat Search Engine Optimization Forum. Fri, 04 Feb 2011 05:07:23 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: toronto photographer http://seoblackhat.com/2005/07/23/the-alexa-toolbar-why-you-want-this-peice-of-crap/comment-page-1/#comment-7215 toronto photographer Tue, 28 Aug 2007 03:21:26 +0000 http://seoblackhat.com/?p=4#comment-7215 I just tried installing alexa,but my anivirus(nod) gave me "trojan/virus warning. It's weird,since alexa says they don't have any of that stuff in there(they did before!!). Google toolbar didn't gave any warnings! I just tried installing alexa,but my anivirus(nod) gave me “trojan/virus warning. It’s weird,since alexa says they don’t have any of that stuff in there(they did before!!). Google toolbar didn’t gave any warnings!

]]> By: Sparky - The Alexa Toolbar For Firefox » RonaldoCamacho.com http://seoblackhat.com/2005/07/23/the-alexa-toolbar-why-you-want-this-peice-of-crap/comment-page-1/#comment-7204 Sparky - The Alexa Toolbar For Firefox » RonaldoCamacho.com Sat, 25 Aug 2007 03:19:15 +0000 http://seoblackhat.com/?p=4#comment-7204 [...] SEO Black Hat explains with kind words why you want the toolbar. [...] [...] SEO Black Hat explains with kind words why you want the toolbar. [...]

]]> By: Texxors - Technology news, reviews, tips, how-tos, and editorials » How-to: Not get viruses and not slow your PC to a crawl http://seoblackhat.com/2005/07/23/the-alexa-toolbar-why-you-want-this-peice-of-crap/comment-page-1/#comment-6712 Texxors - Technology news, reviews, tips, how-tos, and editorials » How-to: Not get viruses and not slow your PC to a crawl Wed, 25 Apr 2007 20:06:55 +0000 http://seoblackhat.com/?p=4#comment-6712 [...] While perspectives differ on what toolbars etc, are malicious or spyware (consider the debate over the popular Alexa toolbar) the key here is make to sure it’s a recognizable company. Screensavers offered from reputable companies are fine, as are toolbars and browser helpers. Even pop-up ads are fine as long as you recognize the brand. To get a sense of how reputable a program is, Google the company, see if anything about “how to remove” comes up, and if not click away. [...] [...] While perspectives differ on what toolbars etc, are malicious or spyware (consider the debate over the popular Alexa toolbar) the key here is make to sure it’s a recognizable company. Screensavers offered from reputable companies are fine, as are toolbars and browser helpers. Even pop-up ads are fine as long as you recognize the brand. To get a sense of how reputable a program is, Google the company, see if anything about “how to remove” comes up, and if not click away. [...]

]]> By: » What it takes to make it BIG online! http://seoblackhat.com/2005/07/23/the-alexa-toolbar-why-you-want-this-peice-of-crap/comment-page-1/#comment-6705 » What it takes to make it BIG online! Tue, 24 Apr 2007 18:45:39 +0000 http://seoblackhat.com/?p=4#comment-6705 [...] …Simply because you can game your alexa ranking, and game your alexa ranking again, and hell you can even game your Technorati rank too. And page rank, smage rank, that’s all I gotta say about that. And that’s all that needs to be said. As for links, I have links, but Google doesn’t seem to recognize them, so links aren’t everything obviously. [...] [...] …Simply because you can game your alexa ranking, and game your alexa ranking again, and hell you can even game your Technorati rank too. And page rank, smage rank, that’s all I gotta say about that. And that’s all that needs to be said. As for links, I have links, but Google doesn’t seem to recognize them, so links aren’t everything obviously. [...]

]]> By: Hex Witch » Alexa http://seoblackhat.com/2005/07/23/the-alexa-toolbar-why-you-want-this-peice-of-crap/comment-page-1/#comment-6036 Hex Witch » Alexa Thu, 15 Feb 2007 18:26:33 +0000 http://seoblackhat.com/?p=4#comment-6036 [...] This website seems to have some good information about Alexa. And, since I use firefox, I don’t use the alexa toolbar. I really refuse to use IE. So Firefox it is. But there is an add-on for FF that supposedly reports stats to Alexa. Since I do a bunch of web browsing, I thought it’d be good to get my stats in there too! [...] [...] This website seems to have some good information about Alexa. And, since I use firefox, I don’t use the alexa toolbar. I really refuse to use IE. So Firefox it is. But there is an add-on for FF that supposedly reports stats to Alexa. Since I do a bunch of web browsing, I thought it’d be good to get my stats in there too! [...]

]]> By: parker http://seoblackhat.com/2005/07/23/the-alexa-toolbar-why-you-want-this-peice-of-crap/comment-page-1/#comment-4529 parker Thu, 26 Oct 2006 23:29:26 +0000 http://seoblackhat.com/?p=4#comment-4529 Here is the best reason to download the Alexa toolbar that I have found: www.AlexaSucks.com Here is the best reason to download the Alexa toolbar that I have found: http://www.AlexaSucks.com

]]> By: ha.ckers.org security lab - Archive » Abuse Alexa http://seoblackhat.com/2005/07/23/the-alexa-toolbar-why-you-want-this-peice-of-crap/comment-page-1/#comment-2824 ha.ckers.org security lab - Archive » Abuse Alexa Mon, 19 Jun 2006 15:59:50 +0000 http://seoblackhat.com/?p=4#comment-2824 [...] Alexa is spyware.  Alexa also provides an interesting service to do website ranking.  Quadzilla even ran an article about how Alexa can be used to help Google index your website.  I haven’t confirmed this claim, but it’s an interesting premise.  Using other conduits to spider your site for you, is pretty fascinating.  Now, in the spirit of full disclosure, Quadzilla’s links to Alexa are including a referal link (presumably to get some cash out of the deal) so I’ll probably end up verifying this claim at a later date to ensure it’s on the up and up (not that I don’t love Quadzilla, just that blackhat is as blackhat does). [...] [...] Alexa is spyware.  Alexa also provides an interesting service to do website ranking.  Quadzilla even ran an article about how Alexa can be used to help Google index your website.  I haven’t confirmed this claim, but it’s an interesting premise.  Using other conduits to spider your site for you, is pretty fascinating.  Now, in the spirit of full disclosure, Quadzilla’s links to Alexa are including a referal link (presumably to get some cash out of the deal) so I’ll probably end up verifying this claim at a later date to ensure it’s on the up and up (not that I don’t love Quadzilla, just that blackhat is as blackhat does). [...]

]]> By: ubahn http://seoblackhat.com/2005/07/23/the-alexa-toolbar-why-you-want-this-peice-of-crap/comment-page-1/#comment-2581 ubahn Sat, 20 May 2006 18:07:10 +0000 http://seoblackhat.com/?p=4#comment-2581 I find the SearchStatus (http://www.quirk.biz/searchstatus) toolbar better suited for us webmasters and SEO nuts, it sends stats to Alexa and Google, and shows Alexa Rank and PageRank of the current site. I find the SearchStatus (http://www.quirk.biz/searchstatus) toolbar better suited for us webmasters and SEO nuts, it sends stats to Alexa and Google, and shows Alexa Rank and PageRank of the current site.

]]> By: frak http://seoblackhat.com/2005/07/23/the-alexa-toolbar-why-you-want-this-peice-of-crap/comment-page-1/#comment-2085 frak Fri, 05 May 2006 05:00:13 +0000 http://seoblackhat.com/?p=4#comment-2085 I am wondering if you did any pinging on your early posts? Was it really just Alexa in total isolation? I am wondering if you did any pinging on your early posts? Was it really just Alexa in total isolation?

]]> By: matiasn http://seoblackhat.com/2005/07/23/the-alexa-toolbar-why-you-want-this-peice-of-crap/comment-page-1/#comment-885 matiasn Fri, 06 Jan 2006 15:26:05 +0000 http://seoblackhat.com/?p=4#comment-885 Cawl ! , I went from 4 millon and something to 800.000 and something... don t know whats the use, but still cool. thxs a lot. : ) Cawl ! , I went from 4 millon and something to 800.000 and something… don t know whats the use, but still cool. thxs a lot.

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