Ever try loading a page from the Washington Post, only to be left in wireless limbo? Apparently you are not alone, says Post ombudsman Patrick B. Pexton. He quotes Ashish Agrawal, a senior development manager for technology at the paper, who explains, “Post Web pages are, in the tech vernacular, very complex and very heavy…. There’s a lot going on in any Post Web page, including headlines, photos, videos, lots of advertising, and lots of ‘plug-ins’ that allow you to view certain kinds of content, plus links to Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and others. All of that has to load.” Still, it’s no excuse. And readers are getting frustrated. Pexton shares a comment from one very honest websurfer named Jack:
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