Additional panels available in Alexa include a Site Stats panel that displays statistics on the current site including popularity (traffic), freshness (a measure of how current the site's information is), and performance ratings; the number of different Web pages that link to the current Web site; the total number of pages contained within the site; and any reviews or awards the site has received. The stats panel also allows you to read user-submitted reviews about the site or add your own review.
The Related Links panel is similar to the "What's Related" feature in Communicator v4.5 in that it suggests sites to visit that are similar to the site currently being viewed. In fact, Alexa is most likely the inspiration behind Netscape's Smart Browsing technology. The Related Links panel offers an efficient and reliable way of viewing related sites that you won't find with most search engines. The best use of the information in this panel is for exploring a variety of sites and then picking the one best suited to your needs.
Two of the more recent panel additions are the Site News and Site Search tabs. The Site News panel offers a more extensive listing of the news and financial information headers displayed in the Snapshot Panel. The Site Search panel allows you to search the Website using key words or phrases.
The final specialized panel is a Contact Information panel with information that is mostly beneficial to only business and corporate users. You can access this panel for the name and contact information of the site's registered owner. Contact information includes a phone number, street address, and even maps and directions to the contact address. Like the other panels, the Site Registration panel can also be enlarged to a full screen Web view for more extensive data and additional explanations for the information.
