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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Alexa_InternetAlexa Internet - Wikipedia

    Alexa Internet, Inc. was an American web traffic analysis company based in San Francisco. It was a wholly-owned subsidiary of Amazon . Alexa was founded as an independent company in 1996 and acquired by Amazon in 1999 for $250 million in stock. [3]

  2. www.theverge.com › 2021/12/9 › 22825744Amazon is retiring Alexa — no, not that one - The Verge

    Dec 9, 2021 · Amazon is retiring Alexa.com, its global web ranking service that it purchased in 1999. The site will shut down on May 1, 2022.

  3. mashable.com › article › amazon-is-shutting-down-alexa-internetAmazon is shutting down one of the oldest staples on the internet

    Dec 10, 2021 · The ecommerce giant is closing down Alexa.com, an online service that the vast majority of Amazon customers are likely unaware even existed. However, for old school internet users, Alexa.com...

  4. datahorde.org › pulling-rank-the-legacy-of-alexa-internetPulling Rank: The Legacy of Alexa Internet – Data Horde

    Apr 29, 2022 · Starting in 1996, Alexa Internet has been donating their crawl data to the Internet Archive. Flowing in every day, these data are added to the Wayback Machine after an embargo period. Afterwards, the IA and Alexa went their separate ways.

  5. www.techradar.com › news › amazon-kills-off-alexa-and-its-theAmazon kills off Alexa Internet and it’s the right thing to do

    Dec 9, 2021 · This article was update to clarify that Amazon is ending the original Alexa service, known as Alexa Internet. Alexa.com doesn’t land you on Amazon’s infamous Alexa voice recognition ecosystem.

  6. www.techhive.com › amazon-is-shutting-down-alexa-comAmazon shut down Alexa.com. What does that mean for Alexa?

    The e-commerce giant announced its intention to close down Alexa.com in December 2021, and the service finally went dark on May 1, 2022. So yes, Amazon owns both Alexa the Internet site and,...

  7. www.youtube.com › watchIn Loving Memory of Alexa Internet (April 1, 1996–May 1, 2022)

    Reason: In December 2021, Amazon announced that it was closing down Alexa Internet, with service to discontinue as of May 1, 2022.