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HTTP caching

Google's Matt Cutts answers:

Summary of the answer:

Configure webpages to cache properly in web browsers to enable pages to load quickly and cause less resources on your server.

Expires headers should be turned on in Google Webmaster Central.

For more information go to: http://code.google.com/speed

Answered: 22 June 2009. Views: 917.

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