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The psychology of site speed and human happiness

Speed Curve

In the fourteen years that I've been working in the web performance industry, I've done a LOT of research, writing, and speaking about the psychology of page speed – in other words, why we crave fast, seamless online experiences. In fairness, that was in the early 2000s, and site speed was barely on anyone's radar.

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How the Great Firewall of China Affects Performance of Websites Outside of China

Dotcom-Montior

It’s a complex architecture with multiple layers of controlled tricks to block access to websites. It’s designed in such a way that you won’t even notice if the website has been blocked. For example, if you land on a website that is blocked, you won’t see any warning or information regarding that. Deep Packet Inspection.

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How to Get Ready for Google’s Speed Update

Rigor

Google recently announced the launch of their Speed Update. This change to how Google ranks websites for searches will now take mobile page speed into account in its ranking algorithm. This announcement is part of a Google’s ongoing efforts to incentivize good web performance. Prioritize Performance Improvements.

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Web Performance Bookshelf

Rigor

Yet, we wanted to put together our list of the top web performance books for anyone who cares about speed of the web and would like to explore the timeline of web performance engineering milestones over nearly two decades through the lens of published books. High Performance Browser Networking. Time is Money.

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How the Great Firewall of China Affects Performance of Websites Outside of China

Dotcom-Montior

It’s a complex architecture with multiple layers of controlled tricks to block access to websites. It’s designed in such a way that you won’t even notice if the website has been blocked. For example, if you land on a website that is blocked, you won’t see any warning or information regarding that. Deep Packet Inspection.

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How the Great Firewall of China Affects Performance of Websites Outside of China

Dotcom-Montior

It’s a complex architecture with multiple layers of controlled tricks to block access to websites. It’s designed in such a way that you won’t even notice if the website has been blocked. For example, if you land on a website that is blocked, you won’t see any warning or information regarding that. Deep Packet Inspection.

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How the Great Firewall of China Affects Performance of Websites Outside of China

Dotcom-Montior

It’s a complex architecture with multiple layers of controlled tricks to block access to websites. It’s designed in such a way that you won’t even notice if the website has been blocked. For example, if you land on a website that is blocked, you won’t see any warning or information regarding that. Deep Packet Inspection.

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