ACM Crossroads received the following email today:
InternetValley would like to congratulate your publication for a highly
successful Web site, that according to our research, has increased its
Web influence over the three year period that we have been tracking such
data.
Since 1995, Internet Valley Inc. (http://www.internetvalley.com) has
been studying the presence of computer-based magazines on the Internet. In
comparison to competitors in the industry, your publication increased its
Web influence from 1995 to 1998. In a fast-paced world where publications
fold or merge frequently, we would like to congratulate you for remaining
one of the leaders in the field.
One of the basic measures of Web influence is the total number of the
external hyperlinks to the company's Web site using major Internet search
engines. While we at Internet Valley believe that all 100 computer magazines
increased their own Web influence, your publication increased more quickly
than others who saw a decrease or no change in overall rank.
The full list of the top 100 computer magazines can be found on Internet
Valley's Web site at
http://www.internetvalley.com/top100mag.html
Louis Gray,
Editor
View from Internet Valley
Dear Editor:
www.internetvalley.com
view@netvalley.com
In 1996, ACM Crossroads had a ranking of 77 out of 100 according to Internet Valley. In 1998, we had risen to a ranking of 53 out of 100. This is a 24 place improvement in about 30 months! See http://www.internetvalley.com/archives/nov98/top100mag.html for information about this 30 month shift in web influence.