Below are 15 of my most recent Twitter updates. Check them out!
- Today to my utmost surprise I saw SEALS swimming and sunbathing at the Westlake! Can someone confirm whether they are really seals??? 11:08 PM Oct 12th from web
- http://twitpic.com/klavt – My RM5 dinner today. Carried home from pasar malamn till siao! 9:20 PM Oct 7th from TwitPic
- Hoax – Typhoon Parma to hit Malaysia – http://bit.ly/xtczh 11:26 PM Oct 6th from web
- http://twitpic.com/itff8 – Things are so cheap at pasar malam it makes shopping seem like a really bad habit. 9:01 PM Sep 23rd from TwitPic
- Don’t have any Raya visiting this year, sad. :( http://bit.ly/AIWKc 10:00 AM Sep 21st from web
- Kanye West Dissing MrDefinite.com http://bit.ly/xMmx8 2:20 PM Sep 18th from web
- Got a herd of cows passing by upon cycling back from campus. Haha, so cute and such a sight. 7:06 PM Sep 15th from web
- Commenting FAIL – http://bit.ly/jHFxC 12:57 AM Aug 30th from web
- Dahsyatnya! Just met the uncle starring in “Potong Saga” video http://bit.ly/1743LQ (in the bee costume). He asking me the way to UIA, ahha! 12:57 PM Aug 28th from web
- LOL! Mona Lisa attacked by crazy woman – http://bit.ly/14sdVd 11:19 AM Aug 12th from web
- Vanessa Hudgens generously flashing t!tties once again. Stupid. 3:20 PM Aug 7th from web
- Jamming to http://bit.ly/BYda2 11:20 AM Aug 7th from web
- Got sore eye. Spent 4 hours queuing up at PPUM just to get 5ml eye drops. Horrified! 3:48 PM Aug 6th from web
- Off for a break and a movie! Yeah! 8:09 PM Aug 4th from web
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When I posted about site having successfully cracked into Alexa’s Top 100,000 Ranking, some skeptic commentator asked how it can help me to make money online since it is losing its relevance.When I saw that question, it made me think for a while. Yes, he has his point: that Alexa is not as relevant as it was before as many have challenged its ranking accuracy and credibility using the Alexa Toolbar.
Although Alexa has later announced a complete redesign and new metrics, it is still getting a bad rap on the issue.
Whatever it is, Alexa is still useful to me due to the following reasons:
Although it would be superficial to compare two sites and jump to conclusions by saying which site is more popular, you can figure out if a site has visitors or not.
Big companies might not give a damn about Alexa ranking, but many small advertisers still take into account Alexa stats, among others. This is especially relevant to this site as it is still at the growing stage of the product life cycle (see graph below) and is most relevant to such small advertisers.
If you get a better Alexa ranking, the chances are that you might get more clients for advertising. Besides, if you combine Alexa stats with Pagerank (PR), number of backlinks and indexed pages, as well as Search Engine Results Page (SERP) performance, you can fathom out how a site fares.
Simply put, Alexa ranking is a symbolic reflection of where your site is currently. To me it doesn’t improve my traffic just because I have cracked into the top 100,000, but it is an indication of my improvement and success.
Most importantly, it makes me feel good about the effort I have poured into building this site.
Alexa might not be the most important and accurate tool, but it is certainly useful, at least to me.
Oct 17, 2009 | 386 views |