On Thu, 9 Jul 1998, Kathy E. Gill wrote:
> I find the alexa concept interesting -- but find it hard to imagine it
> taking the place of portals.
>
> it's not capturing a record of database info --- or at least it doesn't
> seem to be -- and when I went there hoping to find the "old" look of
> CNN, for example, that didn't exist. It seems to be more for archiving
> pages that have moved -- you know, the ones where you get a 404 error.
Yes. As I understand it, they archive regularly--every thing they can
get. (You have to go to their site and read about how to keep their bot
out of your site if you don't want it archived . . . personally feel that
process ought to work in reverse :P). However, an archive, even a week
old, is not going to replace a portal site. Might be okay for mom and
pop or personal pages, but the weekly content changes on CNN alone are
enough to fill my hard drives :p
B
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