著名的alexa排名算法昨天已经改变了算法，是2008年第一次更新，大部分中国网站受到了影响，其中通过alexa作弊的网站排名全部下降，然而没有作弊过的网站排名却大幅度上升，这给刷alexa排名的网站一个迎头痛击。据悉，其不再完全依赖Alexa工具条所反馈的流量数据，而会同时参考“多个数据来源”。但alexa的新算法是否能够改变互联网现状呢?目前还是未知数。　

　　The New Alexa Rankings

　　We've been working hard behind the scenes for several months and are excited to announce that our new Alexa Rankings system is available.

　　When Alexa began displaying rankings in 1998 it was with the goal of showing Alexa Toolbar users how popular any given site was within the Alexa community. We generated the rankings through an analysis of Internet usage by people who use the Alexa Toolbar. Since that time we've been delighted to see that the Alexa Rankings have become a yardstick by which website popularity is measured. We are grateful to the thousands of people who come to Alexa.com each day to check the Alexa Rankings.

　　In recent months we've heard from our Alexa users that understanding Internet usage beyond Alexa Toolbar users was increasingly of interest. Ask and you shall receive!

　　We listened to your suggestions, and we believe that our new rankings system is much closer to what you asked for. We now aggregate data from multiple sources to give you a better indication of website popularity among the entire population of Internet users.

　　You gave us many other suggestions as well, and we are working hard to implement them. We won't tell any secrets just yet, but you can expect to see new features rolled out over the coming weeks and months.

　　Below are a few common questions we anticipate from the Alexa community, along with our answers.

　　My site's ranking has changed. Was it wrong before?

　　Your ranking wasn't wrong before, but it was different. Alexa toolbar users' interests and surfing habits could differ from those of the general population in a number of ways, and we described some of those possible differences on our website. While the vast majority of sites' rankings were unaffected by such differences, we've worked hard on our new ranking system to adjust for situations in which they could matter.

　　The new rankings should better reflect the interests and surfing habits of the broader population of Web users.

　　Why are the long range graphs gone? I can only get 9 months of historical data.

　　We are recalculating historic traffic data and will continue to add it over the coming weeks. We apologize for the inconvenience, but should have several years of data back on line shortly.

　　Will you change the rankings again?

　　We are constantly working to ensure that we provide the most useful data that we can. We will continue to fine tune our algorithms but don't foresee any additional big changes. If you think something is amiss please let us know.

　　I liked the old rankings better. Are they still available somewhere?

　　We liked the old rankings as well. However, we developed the new system in response to the huge number of requests we got from users like you, and now that it's done we like it even better. We hope you will too.

　　We think that having more than one ranking system at a time would be confusing, so we have removed the old rankings.

　　Do you want to know what I think about this?

　　Definitely. We've been collecting suggestions and ideas for months now, and would love to hear more. If you have thoughts on what we've done so far, or ideas on what we should do next, please share them with us.

　　以上为alexa官方发布的公告，翻译成中文如下：

　　最近几个月，我们不断从ALEXA用户听到这样的反馈：研究ALEXA工具条以外的用户的互联网行为变得越来越重要。对此，我们询问，并接受!我们倾听您的建议，我们相信我们的新的排名系统会更加符合您的要求。我们现在从各种各样的渠道来收集数据，以便能向您展示一个反应大多数互联网用户意志的更好的排名体系。

　　您们给予我们的更多的其他意见，我们将会在以后努力实现。现在我们还不能告诉你们更多秘密，但是，在未来几周，我们产品的一些新的特点将会陆续呈现在您眼前。

　　下面是一些问题和我们的回答：

　　问：我的网站排名变了。以前的数据错了吗?

　　答：你的网站之前的数据没有错，只是变了而已。安装ALEXA工具条的用户，在上网兴趣和习惯上可能和其他的一般网民在许多方面有所不同，我们只不过是把这种“不同”，在我们的网站上表现出来了。绝大多数网站的排名都不会受到这种“不同”的影响，同时我们也会努力使我们的新的排名机制更好地反应真实。新的排名机制将会更好地反应绝大多数网民的上网兴趣和习惯。

　　问：为什么图表当中1年和3年的选项不见了?我只能看9个月的历史数据。

　　我们正在重新算数据，将会在最近几周陆续将历史数据加进来，我们很快就会把最近几年的数据恢复。对于由此造成的不便，我们深表歉意。

　　问：你们还会再次改变排名吗?

　　答：我们一直都在努力确保我们提供的数据是最有用的数据。我们将会继续调整我们的算法，但是我们不能预测是否会发生任何大的数据变化。如果你发现有错误，请及时通知我们。

　　问：我更喜欢以前的排名。哪些排名还能看到吗?

　　答：我们也喜欢以前的排名。但是，我们是根据来自像您这样的许许多多的用户的反馈，来调整和开发我们新的系统的，既然已经完成了，我们更喜欢新的排名。我们也希望你会喜欢。我们认为同一时间有两套排名体系会让人混淆的。所以，我们取消了旧的排名体系。

　　问：你们想知道我对此事的看法吗?

　　答：当然!最近几个月以来，我们一直在收集各方的意见和建议，我们还将乐意倾听更多的声音。如果您对我们的调整有任何想法或者意见的话，请与我们分享。

　　看看曾经的网站如何提高Alexa排名的：

　　1、安装 Alexa 工具条，除了在自己的电脑上安装工具条也鼓励网友安装。

　　2、在所有可以装alexa工具条的电脑上安装工具条，比如朋友、同事、亲戚的电脑，并设置目的网站为IE首页。

　　3、由于网吧的人群广泛而且人群较多，可以付钱给网吧，让他们在电脑安装Alexa工具条和把你的网站设定成首页，这样对刷alexa排名和网站推广都有一些帮助。

　　4、在你的网站提供有关站长方面的资讯，因为大部分站长通常都安装 Alexa 工具条 。

　　5、多参与和互联网相关的网站，通常在互联网相关的网站中，你可以有意无意地放出网站的网址，而很多互联网人士都会安装Alexa工具条 。

　　6、使用软件互刷网站，目前有很多软件都提供IP互刷、流量互刷，其计算方式就是点或积分。

　　曾经刷alexa排名的方法现在已经失效，目前大部分因作弊导致排名下降的网站只有三条出路了：

　　第一：研究alexa新算法，重新将排名做上去;

　　第二：真实的做网站，使网站渐渐发展;

　　第三：把网站关闭。

　　面对alexa的算法更新，聪明的你应该知道怎么做了。坚持做好站，抛弃垃圾站吧，2008年属于真正勤奋踏实的站长!

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