Wed.Dec 19, 2018

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Load scripts async

Speed Curve

This blog post has a simple conclusion: Load script asynchronously! Simple, and yet the reality is that most scripts are still loaded synchronously. Understanding the importance of loading scripts asynchronously might help increase adoption of this critical performance improvement, so we're going to walk through the evolution of async script loading starting way back in 2007.

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The Tracker Tax: How Third Party Trackers Impact Website Speed in the United States

Website Optimization

Personal consumer data has become the oil of the 21st century. American companies are expected to spend close to $20 billion on consumer data in 2018 (New York Times 2018). Data trackers are the main way advertisers gather this valuable consumer data.

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