Presidential Campaign Web Sites Under the Microscope
A recent study by Keynote Systems Inc. sheds light on the performance and availability of presidential campaign web sites, with Governor George W. Bush's site taking the top spot for the fastest-loading site. The study, which monitors web sites every 15 minutes, found that Bush's site took an average of 1.69 seconds to download over a T1 or T3 Internet connection during the Super Tuesday primaries. In contrast, Vice President Al Gore's site took an average of 3.06 seconds to download.
Key Takeaways:
- Governor George W. Bush's campaign web site was the fastest-loading site, with an average download time of 1.69 seconds over a T1 or T3 Internet connection.
- Vice President Al Gore's site took second place, with an average download time of 3.06 seconds.
- The Bush site was faster than Gore's site in 45% of tested locations, but was slower in New York with an average download time of 1.37 seconds compared to Gore's .92 seconds.
- Sen. John McCain's site took third place, with an average download time of unknown seconds.
- The size of the campaign web sites varied, with Bush's home page having 44 KB, McCain and Bradley's having 100 KB, and Gore's having 194 KB.
- Keynote monitored traffic over 66 Internet access points in 25 US cities to gauge the performance of each site during the Super Tuesday primaries.
- The study will continue to monitor performance during the Aug. 4 Republican Convention, the Aug. 14-17 Democratic Convention, and the Nov. 7 presidential election.
Statistics:
- 45% of locations tested had faster download times for Bush's site compared to Gore's.
- 1.69 seconds was the average download time for Bush's site.
- 3.06 seconds was the average download time for Gore's site.
- 44 KB was the size of Bush's home page.
- 100 KB was the size of McCain and Bradley's home pages.
- 194 KB was the size of Gore's home page.
Sources:
- "Bush Web Site Fastest of Prez Candidates" by Newsbytes.com (20000307/WIRES ONLINE, BUSINESS/)