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Sunday, July 22, 2007

Sparky : Alexa toolbar for Firefox

On the 10th anniversary of the Alexa Toolbar i.e. July 16, 2007, Alexa has released first FireFox compatible toolbar, called Sparky (sparklines applied to web traffic data). Sparky is a free FireFox browser plugin that accompanies you as you surf, providing useful information about the sites you visit without interrupting your Web browsing.

Here's what it has:
  • Sparkline - A very small condensed traffic history graph. Gives you a quick view to show whether the site is moving up or down.
  • Rank - Shows the traffic rank of the site.
  • Reach Indicator - Provides a qualitative view of whether a site's rank is good or bad.
  • Related Links - Provides up to 10 Related links in the browser's File | Edit | View menu.
  • Shortcuts - Clicking on Sparky brings up a menu of other handy shortcuts, including Alexa Detail pages, Cached Pages, Search Pages and more.
Sparky is supported by Firefox browser 2.0 or newer. You can install this add-ons from :
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/5362

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