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Amazon Whacking my site?

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Apr 03.2012

In the last week, Amazon has started hitting hundreds of pages on my web site and using a fair bit of bandwidth. Why?
Is this a good thing or should I exclude the Amazon IP addresses?

184.72.190.48 Amazon
184.73.88.78 Amazon
184.73.102.35 Amazon
184.73.101.135 Amazon
204.236.244.115 Amazon
23.20.175.90 Amazon
23.20.144.70 Amazon

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@rebelweb2007Apr 04.2012 — It depends...

Is your site an e-commerce site?

Do you use any Amazon Services for your website?

If your anwser is yes to the first question and no to the second. I would block the IP addresses and keep an eye out for new IP addresses from them. I have heard that Amazon looks at the items you sell, if it is a viable item to sell. They will buy stock and beat your price to potentially take customers away from you that enter your website through Shopping websites. I have not found definite proof of this, I have heard this.

If you use amazon services I would do some more investigating. It may be the service you use from them. Also, if your website is not an e-commerce website I would block the incoming IP addresses, because there is no reason for them to ping your website.
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@satcureauthorAug 27.2012 — Thanks, Ryan. Amazon is indeed a direct competitor and your suggestion doesn't surprise me. I've blocked the IP addresses.
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