Do you have Alexa Toolbar Installed on your browser?

Minterest

Mar 15th 2007, 10:35 am

Hello Everybody.. I just want to know whether users at DP are using Alexa Toolbar.

DomainLoot

Mar 15th 2007, 10:43 am

nope.
used to.

skilletsteve

Mar 15th 2007, 2:31 pm

I am not currently using it. Does anyone else like it? Is it worthwhile?

godmode

Mar 16th 2007, 1:45 am

i dont have it.

the funny part is when i try to download it. my ISP blocks it saying "Adware content"

How true :D

ichigo

Mar 16th 2007, 1:46 am

yes its built in w/ search status..

toby

Mar 16th 2007, 2:01 am

nope i dont have one, I'm using firefox :D

MatthewN

Mar 16th 2007, 2:02 am

Never bothered with it although I do check Alexa from time to time just for fun. I only use the google tool bar.

Dustin07

Mar 16th 2007, 9:39 am

no. Although I've heard that doing so will help boost your alexa rating just by visiting your own sites... truth? I don't know. Alexa is kinda pointless... IMO.

tigrrra

Mar 16th 2007, 9:43 am

i use search status for FF

Martindale

Mar 16th 2007, 10:15 am

Do not want. ;)

It's IE only, and using Internet Explorer is like... asking to be shot.

tigrrra

Mar 16th 2007, 10:23 am

use this for Mozilla FF http://www.quirk.biz/searchstatus/ A+++ and you can place it anywhare on your browser

ReadyToGo

Mar 16th 2007, 10:31 am

No, I never bothered.

ruby

Mar 17th 2007, 9:09 am

I use Search Status on FF.

venusus

Mar 18th 2007, 6:15 am

alexa toolbar have spyware

Nick_Mayhem

Mar 18th 2007, 6:29 am

I do have it installed in IE.

But I don't use IE much. I use firefox for browsing the net and when alexa or some research is needed then only I use IE for that purposes.

Momo

Mar 18th 2007, 6:52 am

I have it installed in IE as well, but I rarely use IE, I always use FF for browsing purposes.

use this for Mozilla FF http://www.quirk.biz/searchstatus/ A+++ and you can place it anywhare on your browser
Does using this extension affect Alexa statistics (like as if the Alexa toolbar is installed), or is it just a way to view stats from your FF browser?

Serpatinas

Mar 18th 2007, 6:54 am

SearchStatus for FireFox

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/321/

LeoSeo

Mar 18th 2007, 6:57 am

Yea search status is fine.
Once i tried to install Alexa and like 10 different alerts poped up about adware/trojan alert.

Minterest

Mar 18th 2007, 8:09 am

Am using that for the last 4 years or so... now I cant browse without it... coz i just want to see the ranking of all sites which am browsing..

Also somebody tell me whether ther is any tool available to show the rankings from alexa in IE without using that tool bar.

NewTier

Mar 18th 2007, 9:54 am

Yeah, but then when I ran spybot, it uninstalled it for me.
It's pretty much pointless. lol

DXL

Mar 18th 2007, 9:57 am

I use Firefox and when I tried to install it for MSIE my AV identified it as spyware.
I use this bookmarklet to quickly get Alexa rankings on demand:
javascript:location.href='http://www.alexa.com/data/details/traffic_details?url='+encodeURIComponent(location.href)

vincentv

Mar 18th 2007, 12:06 pm

tried to have one. But my anti virus blocks it...

musiclover

Mar 18th 2007, 12:34 pm

Once! And found it contained spyware. Never bothered since then...

kaltek

Mar 18th 2007, 1:55 pm

Using SearchStatus with FF here also.

Jabowen

Mar 18th 2007, 2:16 pm

I use Google toolbar :D

sabian1982

Mar 18th 2007, 2:25 pm

And this brings up the question of what is the real point of Alexa ranking... its pretty much out dated and useless as this information is based on the toolbar information!

Roxyyo

Mar 18th 2007, 3:19 pm

Yeah but I don't see much difference with Google accounts and tracking personalized search, kinda spyware too :mad:

smub

Mar 18th 2007, 3:58 pm

no because i think its pointless ...

i only have google one because of pagerank

vegabond

Mar 18th 2007, 4:31 pm

Only Google Toolbar, I installed one time alexa toolbar and noticed that is caught by my SpyWare software. So I removed it :cool:

But I like to check my sites alexa ranking :o

cianuro

Mar 18th 2007, 6:59 pm

Use the search status plugin for firefox

jswadley

Mar 18th 2007, 11:45 pm

I'm not a huge fan, personally.

Millar

Mar 19th 2007, 8:46 am

I have search status for firefox, shows me alexa rank and google pageranks of every page I visit, it also does the same as the toolbar (raise site ranks).

cianuro

Mar 19th 2007, 9:31 am

it also does the same as the toolbar (raise site ranks).

No, it doesn't.

virusrulez

Mar 19th 2007, 9:47 am

nope using google its best

icebreaker

Mar 19th 2007, 9:59 am

i haven't installed it yet... what's that for? is it safe to use?

veridicus

Mar 19th 2007, 5:23 pm

I've never met anyone who's ever downloaded it. So I'm shocked that anyone cares about their Alexa ranking. Such a tiny percentage of users have it that it's pointless. It's so pointless I'm suprised they still get any data.

Erind

Mar 19th 2007, 5:55 pm

I don't think firefox makes an Alexa Toolbar, but I have gotten an extension that displays Alexa Rank on bottom right of browser, next to the PageRank and the Adsense Report ;)

Blogmaster

Mar 19th 2007, 6:37 pm

I dont see why I would

uranus

Mar 19th 2007, 7:55 pm

Why should I use it?

axlarry

Mar 20th 2007, 12:58 pm

using SearchStatus is also boosting your own alexa rank? Is this true?

Jasonb

Mar 20th 2007, 1:27 pm

I dont use it, but i like the info it gives :)

tigrrra

Mar 20th 2007, 11:12 pm

using SearchStatus is also boosting your own alexa rank? Is this true?

yes its true

swapnil90

Mar 20th 2007, 11:25 pm

Nope...I dont

Endless

Mar 20th 2007, 11:26 pm

Nope never had it and don't plan on having it. Although I like to look at my ranking every once and a while.

bochgoch

Mar 21st 2007, 1:55 am

No -- should I?

RDrocks

Mar 21st 2007, 2:23 am

nope but used before :D

Lovely

Mar 21st 2007, 10:23 am

Yes, but I have uninstall it, when I have problem with my PC.

a7a7

Mar 21st 2007, 10:41 am

Well, in firefox...
1st row is the menu (file.. view.. history.. etc)
2nd row is Navigation/Address one.
3rd one is for Bookmarks
4th one is for tool-bar
5th one is for all open tabs.

Wooo man! i have no place for any more toolbars! and most of us can afford to have only 1. Google toolbar is the only choice coz it shows PR.

Why the hell FF dosent support alexa!!!

Read this: http://www.alexa.com/site/help?index=127

itrana123

Mar 21st 2007, 9:52 pm

Yes I am using Alexa Toolbar ;).

I am using Alexa Toolbar with IE whenever i need to boost the Alexa Rank. is it really boost the Alexa Rank or not. and wat is FF?

itrana123

Mar 21st 2007, 9:55 pm

Oooh i c its the FireFox really Am i right (i think i m right)