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How does Alexa and other sites create "screen shots" of sites?

Subject:	How does Alexa and other sites create "screen shots" of sites?
Posted by:	"KimmoA" (kimm..@gmail.com)
Date:	1 Sep 2006 12:02:07 -0700

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Yeah... well... Do they have a slave box running MSIE or a real
browser, which only ever loads pages on demand via some custom
software, dumps a screenshot and cuts off the toolbar etc., and then
sends back the resulting image file?

I wanna know!

Glossary

MSIE

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Re: How does Alexa and other sites create "screen shots" of sites? posted by John Bokma on 1 Sep 2006
- Re: How does Alexa and other sites create "screen shots" of sites? posted by KimmoA on 1 Sep 2006
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    - Re: How does Alexa and other sites create "screen shots" of sites? posted by Borek on Sat, 02 Sep 2006
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    - Re: How does Alexa and other sites create "screen shots" of sites? posted by KimmoA on 2 Sep 2006
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      - Re: How does Alexa and other sites create "screen shots" of sites? posted by John Bokma on 2 Sep 2006
        Re: How does Alexa and other sites create "screen shots" of sites? posted by KimmoA on 2 Sep 2006
        Re: How does Alexa and other sites create "screen shots" of sites? posted by Big Bill on Sat, 02 Sep 2006
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        Re: How does Alexa and other sites create "screen shots" of sites? posted by KimmoA on 2 Sep 2006
        Re: How does Alexa and other sites create "screen shots" of sites? posted by John Bokma on 3 Sep 2006
        Re: How does Alexa and other sites create "screen shots" of sites? posted by KimmoA on 3 Sep 2006
        Re: How does Alexa and other sites create "screen shots" of sites? posted by Jezsta Web Productions on Sun, 3 Sep 2006
        Re: How does Alexa and other sites create "screen shots" of sites? posted by KimmoA on 3 Sep 2006
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        Re: How does Alexa and other sites create "screen shots" of sites? posted by Big Bill on Sun, 03 Sep 2006
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        Re: How does Alexa and other sites create "screen shots" of sites? posted by Big Bill on Sun, 03 Sep 2006
        Re: How does Alexa and other sites create "screen shots" of sites? posted by Jezsta Web Productions on Mon, 4 Sep 2006
        
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        Re: How does Alexa and other sites create "screen shots" of sites? posted by Big Bill on Mon, 04 Sep 2006
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        Re: How does Alexa and other sites create "screen shots" of sites? posted by Els on Sun, 3 Sep 2006
        Re: How does Alexa and other sites create "screen shots" of sites? posted by Jezsta Web Productions on Mon, 4 Sep 2006
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        Re: How does Alexa and other sites create "screen shots" of sites? posted by Big Bill on Mon, 04 Sep 2006
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        Re: How does Alexa and other sites create "screen shots" of sites? posted by John Bokma on 3 Sep 2006
        Re: How does Alexa and other sites create "screen shots" of sites? posted by Jezsta Web Productions on Mon, 4 Sep 2006
        
        Re: How does Alexa and other sites create "screen shots" of sites? posted by Borek on Mon, 04 Sep 2006
        Re: How does Alexa and other sites create "screen shots" of sites? posted by Els on Mon, 4 Sep 2006
        
        Re: How does Alexa and other sites create "screen shots" of sites? posted by Big Bill on Sun, 03 Sep 2006
        
        Re: How does Alexa and other sites create "screen shots" of sites? posted by Paul on Sun, 03 Sep 2006
        Re: How does Alexa and other sites create "screen shots" of sites? posted by Jezsta Web Productions on Sun, 3 Sep 2006
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        Re: How does Alexa and other sites create "screen shots" of sites? posted by Jezsta Web Productions on Sun, 3 Sep 2006
        
        Re: How does Alexa and other sites create "screen shots" of sites? posted by Borek on Sun, 03 Sep 2006
        Re: How does Alexa and other sites create "screen shots" of sites? posted by Els on Sun, 3 Sep 2006
        
        Re: How does Alexa and other sites create "screen shots" of sites? posted by Paul on Sun, 03 Sep 2006
        
        Re: How does Alexa and other sites create "screen shots" of sites? posted by Els on Sun, 3 Sep 2006
        Re: How does Alexa and other sites create "screen shots" of sites? posted by Jezsta Web Productions on Sun, 3 Sep 2006
        Re: How does Alexa and other sites create "screen shots" of sites? posted by Paul on Sun, 03 Sep 2006
        
        Re: How does Alexa and other sites create "screen shots" of sites? posted by Borek on Mon, 04 Sep 2006
        Re: How does Alexa and other sites create "screen shots" of sites? posted by Els on Mon, 4 Sep 2006
        
        Re: How does Alexa and other sites create "screen shots" of sites? posted by Borek on Mon, 04 Sep 2006
        Re: How does Alexa and other sites create "screen shots" of sites? posted by Jezsta Web Productions on Mon, 4 Sep 2006
        
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        Re: How does Alexa and other sites create "screen shots" of sites? posted by KimmoA on 3 Sep 2006
        Re: How does Alexa and other sites create "screen shots" of sites? posted by John Bokma on 3 Sep 2006
        Re: How does Alexa and other sites create "screen shots" of sites? posted by David on Mon, 04 Sep 2006
        
        Re: How does Alexa and other sites create "screen shots" of sites? posted by Borek on Sat, 02 Sep 2006
        Re: How does Alexa and other sites create "screen shots" of sites? posted by John Bokma on 3 Sep 2006
        Re: How does Alexa and other sites create "screen shots" of sites? posted by Borek on Sun, 03 Sep 2006
        Re: How does Alexa and other sites create "screen shots" of sites? posted by John Bokma on 3 Sep 2006
        Re: How does Alexa and other sites create "screen shots" of sites? posted by Els on Sun, 3 Sep 2006
        Re: How does Alexa and other sites create "screen shots" of sites? posted by Borek on Sun, 03 Sep 2006
        Re: How does Alexa and other sites create "screen shots" of sites? posted by Els on Sun, 3 Sep 2006
        
        Re: How does Alexa and other sites create "screen shots" of sites? posted by Borek on Sun, 03 Sep 2006
        Re: How does Alexa and other sites create "screen shots" of sites? posted by John Bokma on 3 Sep 2006
        Re: How does Alexa and other sites create "screen shots" of sites? posted by Big Bill on Sun, 03 Sep 2006
        
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