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Issue #114 is out featuring WebPageAnalyzer.com Server Upgraded, Apple Bites into Microsoft's Streaming Media Lead, and US Drops to 22nd in Broadband Speed Worldwide. May 4, 2010

Issue #113 is out, featuring Page Speed Factored into Google Search Rankings, New Polish and Simplified Chinese Translations of Website Optimization Book, PNG Optimization and Broadband Trends. April 13, 2010.

Issue #112 is out, featuring Anatomy of a Redesign and Study: Americans Lead World in Broadband Use. Jan. 25, 2010.

Issue #111 is out, featuring a review of Website Grader, FCC Identifies Broadband Gaps, and Thousand Island Photos Published, Dec. 17, 2009.

Issue #110 is out, featuring Book Review: The Anatomy of Buzz Revisted, Memory Markers and the Subjective Duration of Experience, and Monaco Wins Broadband Jackpot. Oct. 14, 2009.

Issue #109 is out, highlights include US Broadband Speed 18th Worldwide, Web Page Performance Thesis, and Film vs. Digital. September 18, 2009.

Issue #108 is an announcement of an interview of Mr. King on VoiceAmerica talk radio in May 2009.

Issue #107 is out, featuring Usability Study: Men Need Speed, and Study: Web Users Prefer Speed Over Customization, April 28, 2009.

Issue #106 is out, featuring Apple Streaming Media Players Target Microsoft and

UK Broadband Penetration Breaks 95%, Mar. 16, 2009.

Issue #105 is out, featuring Offload Resource Intensive Scripts to Improve Performance, Average UK Broadband Speed Is 3.6Mbps, and WSO Redesign Progress. Feb. 14, 2009.

Issue #104 is out, featuring Average Top 100 Weblog Performance Survey, Universal Broadband Plan Calls for $44 billion in Spending, new Adaptive Multivariate Testing Service, and the Google Online Marketing Challenge. Dec. 29, 2008.

New Adaptive Multivariate Testing, CMS Performance Analysis, Website Spell Checker, and Conversion Rate Optimization services. We work for a Plano Dentist, a Washington DC Dentist and a Medical Assistant Training School.

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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 #114, May 4, 2010

WebPageAnalyzer.com Server Upgraded
Over the weekend we upgraded our server devoted to the Web Page Analyzer to improve response times and to increase capacity.
Apple Bites into Microsoft's Streaming Media Lead
Who will get the biggest piece of the streaming media pie? By sometime next year it could very well be Apple.
US Drops to 22nd in Broadband Speed Worldwide - Fastest Broadband Cities: College Towns
The average connection speed in the United States fell from 18th to 22nd place worldwide in the last quarter of 2009.

Optimization Week Issue #113, April 13, 2010

Page Speed Factored into Google Search Rankings
Google's addition of a page speed signal to its search rankings algorithm officially links performance with search engine marketing.
New Polish and Simplified Chinese Translations of Website Optimization Book
O'Reilly has released two new foreign language translations of our Website Optimization Secrets book.
PNG24 and PNG Optimization
Which program is the alpha transparency dog of PNG optimization?
Study: Two-Thirds of World Mobile Subscribers
Over two-thirds of the world's inhabitants have a mobile subscription, which is driving more Internet users to use wireless broadband connections.
US Broadband Penetration Drops to 25th Worldwide
The US dropped to 25th place in broadband penetration worldwide, according to a recent survey.

Optimization Week Issue #112, January 25, 2010

Anatomy of a Redesign
A behind the screens look at a recent redesign of WebsiteOptimization.com.
Study: Americans Lead World in Broadband Use
The US ranks near the top in Internet usage.

Optimization Week Issue #111, December 17, 2009

Website Grader
This new SEO too analyzes your site using twenty on-site, and off-site criteria. On-site criteria include metadata, headings, image alt tags, and readability level.
FCC Identifies Broadband Gaps
A Harvard study commissioned by the FCC found that open access to broadband lines through local loop "unbundling" is one key factor in fostering widespread adoption of broadband in the US and other countries.
Thousand Islands Life Publishes Andy King's Photos
In an unrelated to Website Optimization topic, I was fortunate enough to be published recently in Thousand Ialands Life, an online magazine devoted to life in the Thousand Islands region of upstate New York and southern Ontario, Canada.

Optimization Week Issue #110, October 14, 2009

Book Review: The Anatomy of Buzz Revisited
This newly revised (nearly 70% new) book delves into how to trigger, spread, accelerate, and measure mainly positive buzz about your company.
Memory Markers and the Subjective Duration of Experience
New research shows that Web developers need to balance the need to create rich, immersive experiences with tolerable download times and scant distractions.
Monaco Wins Broadband Jackpot
Monaco trumped the world with the highest broadband penetration rate of 47.4 percent among all countries surveyed.

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