Perhaps the most relevant statistics data that we could gather is presented here:
Data type/Website parameter | Status or value | Our findings |
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Site title (meta) | About.com | Sticking to between 50-60 characters for meta title length is a good idea. The length of this website's meta title is 9. |
Website meta description | Directory featuring links, articles and reviews. | The length of the meta description is 48 characters. Google recommends up to around 280-320 characters at the most. |
Website load speed | Approximately 0.4443 seconds | Website load speed is on a good level, great! But if an improvement can be made, it's always for the better. |
Rank by Alexa | 3,741 | The website is very well known according to Alexa. Take that for what it's worth. |
Global rank by Quantcast | 30, after last update | According to Quantcast, the website is very well known. |
Homepage links | Approximately 55 | A good amount of links and nothing to worry about. |
Pages linking back | We counted 21,609 | A great amount of backlinks. |
Size of page HTML | 494.3KB | This is a very good result, as search engines prioritize websites that are quick to load. |
Server data | Server seems to be online. IP adress for this domain is 207.126.123.122. | The location of the server is in New York, New York, United States. The hosting service is provided by a known, trustworthy company. |
Status of domain | Date of registry: 1999-03-12 10:30:00 | Due to lack of data, we can't provide a meaningful insight. about.com has been registered at CSC CORPORATE DOMAINS, INC. |
The basic overview not enough? Let's dive deeper.
A website is not just Quantcast ranks and meta information. There is a whole lot more to it. Let's give it a proper look now, shall we?
Data type/Website parameter | Status or value | Our findings |
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Categories of the website | Computers Internet Searching Directories About.com |
These are not only the possible categories the website falls into, but also areas of interest of the main target audience. |
Similar websites | reference.com thoughtco.com thespruce.com zapmeta.co.in izito.co.in |
While we can't speak with a hundred percent certainty, these website seem to fall into the same category as about.com. Thus, they probably target the same audience and, likely, keywords. |
Website safety is a key factor that should not be underestimated. After all, our computers and personal information stored on them are not as secure as one might think - the recent flaws found in microprocessors only confirm this. There is more than one source for finding out if a website is safe to visit or not, some more dependable than others. In this section we'll try to cover all the bases, if at all possible.
The following statistics are provided only as an approximation. We can't guarantee the numbers are absolutely correct, but we do believe they are very much within the ballpark and, as such, can give a pretty good idea about the popularity of this website.
Let's start with some telling numbers and then break it all down.
Data type/Website parameter | Status or value | Our findings |
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Average visit time | 1:19 | Visitors spend a decent amount of time reading the website. |
Alexa, perhaps the oldest ranking system of its sort, bases it's website rating on approximated number of visitors of a specific page. In other words, the more visitors, the higher the global and local ranks. As of recently, Alexa has well over four million websites ranked. Having said all that, Alexa rank should be taken with a grain of salt. Or a massive bucketload. In other words, we think it to be greatly overrated, as it never takes into account how popular a website is within its niche.
QUANTCAST is very similar to Alexa, though perhaps enjoys an overall better user opinion even if, by comparison, the data processing company's rank index is smaller. The main interest of QUANTCAST is real-time audience analysis, so again the rank is based on traffic. QUANTCAST gathers this data mainly for advertising purposes of other companies. We know that, so far, QUANTCAST has ranked 17,645 websites, give or take a few. With all of this said, Quantcast rank is not really any more useful than that of Alexa and most similar ranking systems. Few of them, if any, take context into account and rate websites purely on traffic numbers (guesstimated, in so many cases). It's by far not the most accurate representation of a website's worth.
What is a server? It's basically a physical storage device (one that, sometimes, makes up several virtual servers for the cheaper shared hosting) that holds all the files and databases associated with a specific website or websites. Obviously, it's a touch more complicated than that (servers also have processors), but the essence is quite simple - your browser contacts the server, which then sends all the neccessary information and files to your computer. Each physical server has a unique IP address assigned to it, too, for easy recognition.
If you need more raw data, here's what we managed to gather:
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HTTP/1.1 301 Moved Permanently Location: http://www.about.com/ HTTP/1.1 200 OK Date: Sat, 03 Dec 2016 22:30:25 GMT X-Abt-Server-Hostname: txglobe0 X-Abt-Application-Version: 2.29.1 Set-Cookie: TMog=g158c6cf50827478676c6f6265306c;Path=/;Domain=.about.com;Expires=Fri, 22-Dec-2084 01:44:32 GMT Expires: Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 GMT Set-Cookie: Mint=g158c6cf50827478676c6f6265306c;Path=/;Domain=.about.com;Expires=Sat, 03-Dec-2016 23:00:25 GMT Set-Cookie: pc=1;Path=/;Domain=.about.com;Expires=Sat, 03-Dec-2016 23:00:25 GMT Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Cache-Control: max-age=3600, private Vary: Accept-Encoding, User-Agent Transfer-Encoding: chunked Server: Jetty(9.0.z-SNAPSHOT) X-Content-Type-Options: nosniff |
WHOIS entry |
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Domain Name: about.com Domain ID: 4300116_DOMAIN_COM-VRSN WHOIS Server: whois.corporatedomains.com Referral URL: www.cscprotectsbrands.com Updated Date: 2016-10-27T18:31:21Z Creation Date: 1999-03-12T05:00:00Z Registry Expiry Date: 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z Sponsoring Registrar: CSC CORPORATE DOMAINS, INC. Registrar IANA ID: 299 Registrar Abuse Contact Email: [email protected] Registrar Abuse Contact Phone: +1.8887802723 Domain Status: serverTransferProhibited http://www.icann.org/epp#serverTransferProhibited Domain Status: serverDeleteProhibited http://www.icann.org/epp#serverDeleteProhibited Domain Status: clientTransferProhibited http://www.icann.org/epp#clientTransferProhibited Domain Status: serverUpdateProhibited http://www.icann.org/epp#serverUpdateProhibited Registry Registrant ID: Registrant Name: Hosting Operations Registrant Organization: About, Inc. Registrant Street: 249 West 17th Street, 2nd Floor Registrant City: New York Registrant State/Province: NY Registrant Postal Code: 10011 Registrant Country: US Registrant Phone: +1.2122044000 Registrant Phone Ext: Registrant Fax: +1.9175914411 Registrant Fax Ext: Registrant Email: [email protected] Registry Admin ID: Admin Name: Hosting Operations Admin Organization: About, Inc. Admin Street: 249 West 17th Street, 2nd Floor Admin City: New York Admin State/Province: NY Admin Postal Code: 10011 Admin Country: US Admin Phone: +1.2122044000 Admin Phone Ext: Admin Fax: +1.9175914411 Admin Fax Ext: Admin Email: [email protected] Registry Tech ID: Tech Name: Hosting Operations Tech Organization: About, Inc. Tech Street: 249 West 17th Street, 2nd Floor Tech City: New York Tech State/Province: NY Tech Postal Code: 10011 Tech Country: US Tech Phone: +1.2122044000 Tech Phone Ext: Tech Fax: +1.9175914411 Tech Fax Ext: Tech Email: [email protected] Name Server: ns1.p30.dynect.net Name Server: dns4.p05.nsone.net Name Server: ns3.p30.dynect.net Name Server: dns1.p05.nsone.net Name Server: dns3.p05.nsone.net Name Server: dns2.p05.nsone.net Name Server: ns2.p30.dynect.net Name Server: ns4.p30.dynect.net DNSSEC: unsigned URL of the ICANN WHOIS Data Problem Reporting System: http://wdprs.internic.net/ >>> Last update of WHOIS database: 2016-10-27T18:31:21Z <<< For more information on Whois status codes, please visit https://icann.org/epp Corporation Service Company(c) (CSC) The Trusted Partner of More than 50% of the 100 Best Global Brands. Contact us to learn more about our enterprise solutions for Global Domain Name Registration and Management, Trademark Research and Watching, Brand, Logo and Auction Monitoring, as well SSL Certificate Services and DNS Hosting. NOTICE: You are not authorized to access or query our WHOIS database through the use of high-volume, automated, electronic processes or for the purpose or purposes of using the data in any manner that violates these terms of use. The Data in the CSC WHOIS database is provided by CSC for information purposes only, and to assist persons in obtaining information about or related to a domain name registration record. CSC does not guarantee its accuracy. By submitting a WHOIS query, you agree to abide by the following terms of use: you agree that you may use this Data only for lawful purposes and that under no circumstances will you use this Data to: (1) allow, enable, or otherwise support the transmission of mass unsolicited, commercial advertising or solicitations via direct mail, e-mail, telephone, or facsimile; or (2) enable high volume, automated, electronic processes that apply to CSC (or its computer systems). CSC reserves the right to terminate your access to the WHOIS database in its sole discretion for any violations by you of these terms of use. CSC reserves the right to modify these terms at any time. Register your domain name at http://www.cscglobal.com |
Typos are not uncommon, not even with website addresses. More than that, the more popular the website, the more typos there tend to happen. We have gathered and generated the following list of most frequently encountered mistypes for about.com:
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