In 2000, an entrepreneur named Bill Gross created a revolutionary new site known as Compete.com to organize the clicks we all make on the Web. The purpose was to find out how safe, popular and valuable a site is.
Even though there was alot of sites that offer site metrics tracking service, none of them came close to what even compete.com is doing. Compete.com works because it taps onto the collective online experiences of millions of people through click sharing.
In fact, compete.com is receiving rave review from people all over the world and often cited in national and industry publications like USA Today, Wall Street Journal and The New York Times.
It discloses popular metrics and crucial information such as
people count (monthly)
rank (monthly)
visit (monthly)
attention (daily)
attention (monthly)
average stay (monthly)
pages/visit (monthly)
velocity (daily)
The best thing is that all these information are Free!
http://www.compete.com
At this time of writing,
dog.com has 292,914 people count
cat.com has 151,702 people count
fish.com has 41,251 people count
download.com has 7,203,641 people count
cnet.com has 6,003,441 people count
nasdaq.com has 255,563 people count
You can take a look at the screenshot on how the various sites compares to each other

Currently, compete.com estimates site traffic and engagement metrics based on the daily browsing activity of over 2,000,000 U.S. Internet users which are set to increase in the future.
The draw back at the moment is that compete.com could not offer any statistics on
smaller site due to the lack of insufficient data.
Perhaps in time to come, compete.com would be able to offer statistics for all sites
when more people join the programme. Compete.com is a trusted and valuable resource for many especially for internet marketers whose business revolves heavily around the internet. Many internet marketers or businesses are making poor decisions concerning their website due to the lack of informed accurate information.
No more poor business decision concerning a website without knowing if your decision paid off! Compete.com in itself is a powerful concept as it paints a clear picture of the website for you!
Justin, Thanks for the great info. I never heard of compete.com but certainly will be checking it out!
Hi Justin -
I have also never heard of this site
I have heard of Bill Gross but not the site
Extremely interesting - I will be checking it as well
Take care and thanks for the great info
Hamant
I do not understand what compete.com does. Thank you for the gifts I appreciATE IT.
Brenda, compete.com is indeed a new kid on the block. Not many people have heard of it before.
For a quick understanding of compete.com, go to the site and type in a popular website address and everything will be clear to you Ellen.
This website is a gem especially for people doing business on the internet.