Google Cache Banned By Alexa For TOS Violation
By Nathan Weinberg
Expert Author
Article Date: 2006-04-06
Yeah, this is silly, but someone at Digg noticed that Alexa has blocked a Google IP for violating the Terms of Service. Googlebot getting a little too frisky with Alexa's data ports?
We're sorry but you do not have permission to access http://www.alexa.com/moversandshakers. Your IP address, 66.249.72.6, has been blocked due to a possible violation of our Terms of Service.
Alexa's terms of service, available at pages.alexa.com/help/terms.html, grants a limited license to make personal use of the service and expressly prohibits commercial use, copying, and the creation of derivative works. If you need programmatic access to Alexa data please use the Alexa Web Information Service (available at www.amazon.com/webservices).
To unblock your IP Address, click the Submit button below. Please note this will work only once.
Click here to unblock
If you feel that you've received this message in error, please visit our support page at pages.alexa.com/help/contacthelp.html. Be sure to include the reason for contacting us and your IP Address: 66.249.72.6
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Nathan Weinberg writes the popular InsideGoogle blog, offering the latest news and insights about Google and search engines.
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