4 ms·
Did they just have extreme foresight about wanting the domain alexa.com or were they genuinely interested in alexa.com as a product? They kept it around for 22
by barbazoo 5y ago
Did they just have extreme foresight about wanting the domain alexa.com or were they genuinely interested in alexa.com as a product? They kept it around for 22 years after all but I can't see how what alexa.com used to do has anything to do with what amazon is doing.
- GekkePrutser 5y agoForesight? Or just picked Alexa because they happened to have the domain and it's a good brand name for this?
- barbazoo 5y agoGood point. But then I wonder why they bought it in the first place.
- Thorrez 5y agoI'm pretty sure they were interested in the company as a product.
- neworbit 5y agoThey bought it for data gathering and market/competitor research. I was with Amazon at the time. Was great for keeping track of what products were drawing most traction on eBay (Longaberger baskets and Beanie babies, says my vague memory)