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American web traffic analysis company (1996–2022)
Alexa Internet, Inc. was an American web traffic analysis company based in San Francisco, California. It was founded as an independent company by Brewster Kahle and Bruce Gilliat in 1996. Alexa provided web traffic data, global rankings, and other information on over 30 million websites. It was acquired by Amazon in 1999 for $250 million in stock. Amazon discontinued the Alexa Internet service on May 1, 2022. Wikipedia →
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- Read the overview: Alexa InternetA 5-minute orientation
- Pick up a classic book: Global communicationThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: ‘Hey Alexa, what did I forget?’: Networked devices, Internet search and the delegation of human memoryCited 14 times
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🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
‘Hey Alexa, what did I forget?’: Networked devices, Internet search and the delegation of human memory
Evaluating Indian newspaper web sites using Alexa Internet
An Alternative Data Source for Web Hyperlink Analysis: “Sites Linking In” at Alexa Internet
INTERNET OF THINGS: ALEXA APPLICATION IN DENTISTRY: A FUTURISTIC REVIEW
Webometric Analysis of Selected Universities Websites in Karnataka: An Evaluative Study Using Alexa Internet
Alexa, Help Me Learn About the Internet of Things!
📚 Books worth reading
Global communicationThomas L. McPhail · 2009- 📕Leadership, Management and Data ScienceJerry Ramonyai · 2022
Founders at workJessica Livingston · 2007
Buried SecretsJoseph Finder · 2011
Qualitative research practiceClive Seale · 2004- 📕Amazon EchoJohn Slavio · 2016
Finding NormalAlexa Tsoulis-Reay · 2022- 📕Building a WebsiteAlexa Kurzius · 2019
Ranked by number of editions on Open Library, a rough measure of how lasting a book is.
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