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The psychology of site speed and human happiness

Speed Curve

Slow websites are just one problem, but for those of us who spend much of our work and personal time online, slow sites creates extra friction in an already friction-filled world. Web stress" is measurable When websites perform poorly, we react badly. This is not surprising given what we now know about our deep craving for flow.

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Improving The Performance Of Wix Websites (Case Study)

Smashing Magazine

This includes building websites, hosting websites, managing campaigns, SEO, analytics, CRM, and much more. It was founded in 2006 and has since grown to have over 210 million users in 190 countries, and hosts over five million domains. Measuring website performance used to be challenging and required specific expertise.

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Reducing Carbon Emissions On The Web

Smashing Magazine

Recommended reading : How Improving Website Performance Can Help Save The Planet. Meet Adam Silver’s Form Design Patterns , a practical guide to designing and building forms for the web. I recently reworked the design of my personal blog in order to make it a little more user-friendly. More after jump!

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