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Web performance matters. Responsive sites can make the online experience effective, even enjoyable. A slow site can be unusable. This site is about online performance, how to achieve and maintain it, its impact on user experience, and ultimately on site effectiveness.
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Understanding Web Usability
One of the great things about the Web has always been its democratic nature. Anyone can participate. But once you do, your contributions are wide open to public scrutiny. Good or bad, someone will evaluate your Web content. ... And an unpopular opinion can produce flaming responses, as Ryan Stewart of ZDNet (pictured above) found out last week.
Chris Loosley
in Performance and Usability , Rich Internet Applications, Blogs and Publications
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Web Design and Mouse Rage Syndrome
Have you ever been frustrated at a Web site that downloads with the speed of an Alaskan glacier? Or become angry when a favorite site, or your Internet connection, is down? Have you experienced any of these symptoms:
- Faster heart rate?
- Increased sweating?
- Furious clicking of the mouse?
- Simultaneous clicking and cursing the screen?
- Bashing the mouse?
Chris Loosley
in Performance Management, Performance and Usability , Social Issues
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Yahoo! on Web Page Performance
A recent post by Tenni Theurer, who works in a performance team at Yahoo!, appeared in the Yahoo! User Interface Blog. The post begins with the claim that ... most of web page performance is affected by front-end engineering, that is, the user interface design and development.
Chris Loosley
in Measuring Performance, Rich Internet Applications, Blogs and Publications
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