Alexa is Useless?

[affiliatier]

I say, just inaccurate.

But sadly (or probably, gladly enough), TechCrunch isnt as forgiving as I am. In an article, TC tagged Alexa being useless for the fact that it now detects Youtube to having more traffic than Google. And it is actually quite a shock.

[Vintage]

alexa is ok, but i find myself using quantcast more. the demographics are more useful as compared to ratings.

[marketraise2007]

The funniest and WEIRDEST thing about alexa is that it doesn't rank in its own search engine.

[David Tan]

Ok, then we'll rank Alexa for them

Alexa rank in other ranking sites

[Ronald Marva]

Alexa has its own use and would suit for many people interested to get some free online stats. Totally negating its usefulness is a hasty generalization.

Well, put it it this way, if you want 'soft' data' go ahead and use Alexa...but if its 'hard' data you want (that is, something that you would use to get a direction for your business), I suggest you go and look in other more reliable sources.