Every Second Counts [VIDEO]
Given how eerily this video mirrors my own life (other than the fact that I’m currently recovering from back-to-back birthdays for two boys, and switching out the posh British accent with my decidedly...
View ArticleExpert Talks: Key web performance concepts explained in less than 5 minutes...
I talk to a lot of people who have taken on the role of in-house performance evangelist at their organization, and I know it can be a hard, lonely job. Often it’s a self-appointed role because you’re...
View ArticleMobile Web Stress: Understanding the Neurological Impact of Poor Performance...
Earlier today, I had the privilege of speaking at Velocity Santa Clara on a topic near and dear to my heart: the mobile user experience. I presented research we conducted at Radware that I’m really...
View Article6 sure-fire ways to ensure your mobile visitors never come back
Last week, I shared slides from my Velocity talk (and the report upon which the talk was based) about the impact of slow performance on user engagement and long-term brand satisfaction. But slow pages...
View ArticleHow to create the illusion of faster web pages (while also creating actual...
The internet may change, and web pages may grow and evolve, but user expectations are constant. Throughout several studies, these numbers about response times and human perception have been consistent...
View ArticleThe 12 most popular web performance posts of 2014
In 2014, people seemed most interested in mobile performance, image optimization, improving perceived performance, and page growth and slowdown trends. This year-end look through Google Analytics was a...
View ArticleHow to set a New Year’s resolution for your website (that you can actually keep)
If you’re into Russian comfort food, there’s an amazing little place called Weezie’s Borscht Hut in the next town over from mine. Weezie’s serves good, simple food. It also has one of the simplest home...
View ArticleThese 7 things are slowing down your site’s user experience (and you have no...
As a website owner, you have 100% control over your site, plus a hefty amount of control over the first and middle mile of the network your pages travel over. You can (and you should) optimize the heck...
View ArticleProcessing Fluency: The Missing Link in UX
Web performance has operated under a certain precept for some time: “Faster is Better.” We all know the “Three Second Rule” about the optimal window for page rendering (and the subsequent bounce when...
View ArticleWe’re Not There Yet: Images, Scripts and Redirects Are Slowing Down the Top...
It was inevitable: travelers are utilizing their smartphones to research and make arrangements for their trips, as smartphone and data network penetration continues its inexorable climb toward...
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