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Bands we out-rank on Alexa
This site has been live for around 6 months. I wanted to give our users an idea of how far we’ve come since that beautiful day in June when out popped 7lb, 5oz thatwasthenmusic.com. To do this, I’ll use Alexa, the Internet’s popularity ranking system.
I’ve started to compile a running list of bands we’ve successfully dominated with our Spartan-like online army of fans. As of 12/14/09, our Alexa rank is 167,806 (it’s at the bottom of the page). To put this into perspective, Google is 1, Facebook – 2, Yahoo – 3… you get the picture.
Dominated:
Hootie and the Blowfish – 1,494,389
Sublime – 950,120*
Jeff Buckley – 824,499
Blue Oyster Cult – 877,418
Cheap Trick – 406,251
The Sex Pistols – 390,945 (beware, annoying video auto-plays)
Queens of the Stone Age – 320,125
Recently spanked:
Frank Zappa – 301,472
Alice Cooper – 263,008
Soundgarden – 235,138*
David Bowie – 231,589
Eric Clapton – 226,581
Currently pwning:
Aerosmith – 184,470
REM – 183,543
Guns N’ Roses – 169,236
I will try and update this every few months. If you spot any other good ones post them below!
Oh, and one more thing. (I won’t disgrace this page with a link to it)
RIAA – http://www.riaa.com/ – 142,463 You’re next, cockroaches.
* Indicates Unofficial or Fan created page. If no official page was found, the highest ranking fan site wins.
RIAA Bans Telling Friends About Songs
reputable news source, the onion has released this important press release. please read it carefully, this could mean the end of peer-to-peer communication online and off… 
LOS ANGELES—The Recording Industry Association of America announced Tuesday that it will be taking legal action against anyone discovered telling friends, acquaintances, or associates about new songs, artists, or albums. “We are merely exercising our right to defend our intellectual properties from unauthorized peer-to-peer notification of the existence of copyrighted material,” a press release signed by RIAA anti-piracy director Brad Buckles read. “We will aggressively prosecute those individuals who attempt to pirate our property by generating ‘buzz’ about any proprietary music, movies, or software, or enjoy same in the company of anyone other than themselves.” RIAA attorneys said they were also looking into the legality of word-of-mouth “favorites-sharing” sites, such as coffee shops, universities, and living rooms.
onion. you win at the internets.
