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I find these benchmarks slightly confusing. There are protocols/technologies mixed in with applications (or sites). Isn't there going to be huge overlap in these? Facebook vs. HTTP? Flash video vs. YouTube?

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My assumption is that it's shorthand, as in "HTTP" actually means "HTTP excluding <others on list>". Could be wrong.

Likely what they mean by HTTP is HTML(and related) over HTTP

I find these benchmarks slightly confusing. There are protocols/technologies mixed in with applications (or sites).

This is the opposite of ordinary end-users, who have problems distinguishing between protocols, technologies, applications, and sites.

What does this have to do with anything?

If you're trying to have a go at a web startup, probably everything.

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