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AaronS

We all know Alexa is useless:

http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/13/alexa-says-youtube-is-n...

The chart you mention just shows that Open Library users have enough common sense not to install that crappy spyware Alexa toolbar.

I don't think Scribd has much of a chance against the Open Library:

http://www.openlibrary.org/

Re:Why to Apply to YCombinator on Tuesday October 09, 2007 @11:21PM (#65626)
You join YC so you will be able to tell stories about how pg supplied you with cup-o-noodles for several months in exchange for 6% of your company.

It's like the story in the Bible where Esau sells his birthright for a bowl of lentils. Genesis 25: 30-34