OptimizationWeek.com Website performance news and views™

More on Website Optimization Secrets

What's New

Issue #126 is out, featuring Blocking JavaScript with Web Page Test, Blocking CSS with Web Page Test, 2012 Olympics to Strain Broadband Networks , and a newsletter devivery change, April 30, 2012.

Issue #125 is out, featuring SEO Analysis Tool, and Internet Marketing for Dentists. March 17, 2012.

Issue #124 is out, featuring 1.2 Billion Active Mobile Broadband Users, Diagnosing Slow Web Servers with Time to First Byte, Rural States Go Wireless, and AdWords privacy policy, January 13, 2012.

Issue #123 is out, featuring JPEGmini: More Efficient Image Compression, US Broadband Penetration Drops to 27th Place Worldwide, and an upcoming book titled Website Optimization: An Hour a Day, September 9, 2011.

Issue #122 is out, featuring Average Web Video Size Triples Since 2003, The Benefits of Broadband, Velocity 2011 Web Performance Conference Highlights, Average Web Page Size Septuples Since 2003, and Page Speed Online. August 15, 2011.

Issue #121 is out, featuring Serving 2012 Olympic Tickets: Long2012 15, CoSport 0, The HTTP Archive Launches, and Over 2 Billion Internet Users Worldwide, Mar. 31, 2011.

Issue #120 is out, featuring European Mobile Broadband Penetration Nearly Twice the Americas and Speed Optimizing Google Analytics, March 15, 2011.

Issue #119 is out featuring ETags Revisited, ZIP Code Optimization, and SiteSpect AMPS Mobile Multivariate Testing, Feb. 2, 2011.

more issues »

New Internet Marketing for Dentists, and SEO Analysis Tool, Case Studies Section, Adaptive Multivariate Testing, CMS Performance Analysis, Website Spell Checker, and Conversion Rate Optimization services. We work for a Dentist Sherman Oaks, a Plano Dentist and a Austin Cosmetic Dentist.

Free Newsletter

Enter email:

Optimization Week

What's happening in the web performance industry? What sites are fast? What sites are slow? Learn the latest news and views and some low-speed reviews in our free weekly magazine, Optimization Week. Along with slow-loading sites we'll feature the speed tweak of the week, where you'll learn the latest standards-based technique you can use right now to speed up your site. In addition, you'll keep up with the latest news from WSO, LLC including the latest on our free Web Page Analyzer.

Optimization Week Issues

Optimization Week Issue #126, April 30, 2012

Blocking JavaScript with Web Page Test

Learn how to simulate the elimination of JavaScript with Web Page Test.

Blocking CSS with Web Page Test to Simulate Elimination of CSS

Learn how to simulate the elimination of CSS with Web Page Test.

2012 Olympics to Strain Broadband Networks

The 2012 London Olympics could place a major strain on the existing broadband infrastructure, warns the ISPA.

Newsletter Delivery Change

Due to a price increase, we are switching our delivery software from our old vender to a new open source solution for this Optimization Week newsletter.

Optimization Week Issue #125, March 17, 2012

New Service: SEO Analysis Tool

This web-based tool automatically analyzes your site to check for any architectural, content, and linking issues that could harm your search rankings.

New Service: Internet Marketing for Dentists

Announcing our new dental-specific marketing service from WSO.

US and Canada Drop in Broadband Penetration Worldwide

The United States and Canada both dropped in worldwide broadband rankings last year, according to a recent broadband survey.

Optimization Week Issue #124, January 13, 2012

1.2 Billion Active Mobile Broadband Users

There are over 1.2 billion active mobile broadband users worldwide, according to a recent survey.

Diagnosing Slow Web Servers with Time to First Byte

You can test for slow server response times with the time to first byte metric.

Rural States Go Wireless

Rural states in the US are adopting wireless technology at a faster clip than urban states.

AdWords privacy policy

Google is now enforcing a policy of requiring a privacy policy disclosure on sites that use Adwords advertising.

Optimization Week Issue #123, September 9, 2011

JPEGmini: More Efficient Image Compression

JPEGmini is JPEG optimization software that reduces the size of photographs by up to 5 or 6 times, while maintaining their visual quality.

US Broadband Penetration Drops to 27th Place Worldwide

The United States dropped two places in broadband penetration rankings in just over a year, according to a survey by Point Topic.

Website Optimization: An Hour a Day (upcoming book)

Rich Page has announced that he will be writing a new book for Wiley titled, Website Optimization: An Hour a Day.

Optimization Week Issue #122, August 15, 2011

Average Web Video Size Triples Since 2003

The size of the average web video has more than tripled since 2003.

The Benefits of Broadband

A recent report on the spread of broadband throughout the world quantified the many benefits of broadband.

Velocity 2011 Web Performance Conference

Highlights from the 2011 installment of O'Reilly's Velocity web performance conference, held in Santa Clara, CA in June.

Average Web Page Size Septuples Since 2003

Within the last eight years, the size of the average web page has more than septupled, and the number of external objects has more than tripled.

FCC Broadband Report: Higher GDP = Higher Broadband Adoption

The FCC's annual broadband report found a strong correlation between broadband adoption and income.

Page Speed Online

The online version of Google's Page Speed browser extension features a new mobile web page analysis mode.

Apple iTunes Penetration Closing Gap with Microsoft

Apple is closing the gap with Microsoft in streaming media player share

Optimization Week Issue #121, March 31, 2011

Serving 2012 Olympic Tickets: Long2012 15, CoSport 0

The race is on to get tickets to the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, England.

NET NEWS: The HTTP Archive Launches

The HTTP Archive is a permanent repository of web performance information, including page size, composition, and download speed.

BANDWIDTH REPORT: Over 2 Billion Internet Users Worldwide

More than 2 billion people use the Internet worldwide, according to a recent survey.

Optimization Week Issue #120, March 15, 2011

European Mobile Broadband Penetration Nearly Twice the Americas

Europe leads the world in mobile broadband penetration with nearly twice the adoption rate of the Americas.

Speed Optimizing Google Analytics

Learn how to speed up web pages that use Google Analytics with a few simple changes, while maintaining its advantages for faster- loading sites.

Previous issues >>

Copyright © 2002-2012 Website Optimization, LLC - Try our new conversion rate optimization service, and free website speed test
Last modified: April 30, 2012