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Anna · Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2003 11:38 am Post subject: Alexa Toolbar Discussion

Feel free to share your experience from using the Alexa Toolbar on your computer. All your feedback is very welcome!

For those who haven't yet downloaded the Alexa toolbar here the link:
http://download.alexa.com/alexa7/startpage.html?p=Dest_W_b_40_T1

Also check the Announcements forum for more info.
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Jordi · Senior Member Joined: 31 Dec 1969 Posts: 886

I don't want to be impolite... but is that Alexa toolbar the same "Alexa" that is related to spyware?

Look here

shadowfast · Talon of Chaos Joined: 08 Dec 2003 Posts: 256

Yep, I thought that sounded familiar, I remeber seeing that popup when I ran my Spyblocker program. Hmm, maybe they have an updated non-spyware version? (not likely but oh well)
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nin_freak_ · Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2003 12:13 pm Post subject:

no offence, but it seems a little weird that xbit is endorsing a specific blocker like this, and i'm wondering why they chose this one
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notoriousformula · Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2003 12:33 pm Post subject:

There is nothin common between alexa spyware registry and alexa toolbar, Alexa is a site by Amazon and Google, and alexa toolbar is same as google toolbar but with a diff skin. Alexa site is about rating a site, e.g. xbit labs, it keeps a track of traffic on every website under google's database. (you can also review a site here)

e.g. http://www.alexa.com/data/details/main?q=notoriousformula&url=http://notoriousformula.no-ip.com/

regards.
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konzer · Senior Member Joined: 02 Jun 2003 Posts: 582 Location: nyc

I use google's toolbar. I actually do use it to do searches and the same time it blocks ads for me. I clear it once in a while but at the moment, 667 ads blocked! Smile

I'm pretty sure a lot of you use it.

http://toolbar.google.com/
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Stupify · Terakh Joined: 31 Dec 1969 Posts: 7667 Location: Toronto

haha... using someone else's advertising to advertise something different. way to go Konz. Twisted Evil

when i saw the headline, i thought it was for providing any donations to xbit so that they don't have to use ads to generate cash, kinda like TheInquirer. But i rem there being some thread where smth along the lines of xbit doesn't require such funds was mentioned...

Lutzifer · Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2003 2:06 pm Post subject:

if i may advertise again the use of another browser???
mozilla.org. You wont need anything more than that (well you ll need the sun java runtime to make it complete, but thats it)
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for_xbitlabs · Guest

I never got any pop-up from any web site. Why? because I have my Active Script and Java script disabled. Or I should say Disabled for "Internet Zone" (for those that really check out IE's feature)
only those web site that I trusted (sorry, not you Xbit-labs , although I visit you daily) will be added to my "Trusted Zone", which got Script enabled.
People, check out Windows Server 2003's IE. they finally enforce you do place web site into different zones. It prompt you about adding site into "trusted zone". In other words, default zone is Internet, and you should NOT enable script at all.
The feature is in IE since 5.0???? just no body really care.
Give it a try. and post some comments.

BTW. ofcourse, I also use Junk-EMail (i.e. hotmail,etc.) account to register any forum.

Stupify · Terakh Joined: 31 Dec 1969 Posts: 7667 Location: Toronto

for_xbitlabs. ah you should know better by now. xbit outta all the tech sites i have been to is the most user caring site out there... due to the low count of total users and higher number of daily participating users, it has been built into a community where people know most of each other over time. but that also allows us to request certain changes, for example Quick Reply, Networking and Security, ... and be heard by the admins as well. all in all xbit mods/admins care about the users and also have time to keep things in order due to very few spamatic postings here...

Karl720 · Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2003 11:29 pm Post subject:

ALEXA RULES!!!!!!!!!!

I use it all the time.

Wish more people would discover the potentials of this plug-in.

WOW!

felixml · Guest

it is VERY slow with a high number of IE used, 35 now, not efficient with SP1 at all.

heydude · Guest

Mallissin · Senior Member Joined: 31 Dec 1969 Posts: 541

netBOT · Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2004 11:54 am Post subject:

netBOT · Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2004 11:56 am Post subject: Re: What a joke !!??!!

CPUagnostic · Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2004 12:06 pm Post subject:

These were options in IE long before Firebird -- or even Moz -- came out.
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Genova · Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2004 9:17 am Post subject:

Tempest Bayne · Full Member Joined: 27 Dec 2003 Posts: 297

Alexa sounds fishy to me. What is really fascinating IMO is that the Alexa registry entry that you guys were refering to is on Xp by default. Why the @#%$% would Microshaft put third party spyware in their OS? As far as the Alexa toolbar goes, who needs another piece of software tracking them?

AJW · Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2004 1:33 am Post subject: