18 technologies5 categories
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Tech Stack Highlights
Core Platform1
TownNews
CMS
100%
4 evidence signals
Header
1.93.3; app18; 0.01s; 1.2MJS Global
TNCMS → objectJS Global
TNStats_Tracker → functionJS Global
TNTracker → objectFrameworks & Languages1
Bootstrapv87df60d54091cf1e8f8173c2e568260c
UI frameworks
75%
1 evidence signal
HTML
<link rel="stylesheet preload" as="style" href="https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/thefactAnalytics & Marketing9
Google Tag Manager
Tag managers
100%
3 evidence signals
HTML
googletagmanager.com/gtm.jsJS Global
google_tag_manager → objectJS Global
dataLayer → objectGoogle Analytics
Analytics
100%
5 evidence signals
Cookie
_gaScript
https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-4T2EB147B8&cx=c>m=4e66g1h1Script
https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-FXG7FQ881Q&cx=c>m=4e66g1h1Script
https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-FXG7FQ881QJS Global
gtag → functiontheTradeDesk
Advertising
100%
3 evidence signals
Script
https://js.adsrvr.org/up_loader.1.1.0.jsJS Global
TTDUniversalPixelApi → functionJS Global
ttd_dom_ready → functionSegment
Customer data platform
100%
2 evidence signals
Script
https://cdn.segment.com/analytics.js/v1/N4fBVOicgUFz4iwge6yVvB9PJGQcEwtp/analytics.min.jsJS Global
__SEGMENT_INSPECTOR__ → objectMarfeel
Analytics
100%
3 evidence signals
Script
https://sdk.mrf.io/statics/marfeel-sdk.es5.js?id=4371Script
https://sdk.mrf.io/statics/marfeel-sdk.js?id=4371JS Global
marfeel → objectG
Google Workspace
Email
100%
1 evidence signal
dns
MX: aspmx.l.google.com
Amazon Advertising
Advertising
75%
2 evidence signals
Script
https://config.aps.amazon-adsystem.com/configs/e42ec5cd-11f7-4d8a-a91c-74054da9c4cbScript
https://client.aps.amazon-adsystem.com/publisher.jsGoogle Publisher Tag
Advertising
75%
1 evidence signal
Script
https://securepubads.g.doubleclick.net/tag/js/gpt.jsAd Lightning
Advertising
75%
3 evidence signals
Script
https://tagan.adlightning.com/townnews/bl-ef6a726-2e28c1e5.jsScript
https://tagan.adlightning.com/townnews/b-ef6a726-8f9c6421.jsScript
https://tagan.adlightning.com/townnews/op.jsInfrastructure & Security3
reCAPTCHA
Security
75%
1 evidence signal
Script
https://www.google.com/recaptcha/enterprise.js?render=6LdF3BEhAAAAAEQUmLciJe0QwaHESwQFc2vwCWqhHSTS
Security
75%
1 evidence signal
Header
max-age=31536000Funding Choices
Cookie compliance
75%
5 evidence signals
Script
https://fundingchoicesmessages.google.com/i/132916964?ers=3Script
https://fundingchoicesmessages.google.com/f/AGSKWxXXO9w04KwgJ7ldjSmZPhVJrMYJqF966smFAUQRWq1wTeQ_b8ufR-3oPCT48_ID7X-ha97buWx0UhwjmtoQqg-Q8GDvmAGP_4WiKpjtOGRu7Hw2DxQbpt4wMkGOYF9sj9QWbEruGg==?fccs=W1siQUtzUm9sOFJUUXJpeUVCaTBiRFNhZGU0UjRrNzAySEM3alE5Z3U5Rl9aYzFzQ0k3QTFha3J2bUladS03bGlWckIwQkFxaWlxcVZPS3IzWUNzRjI4djdiWFREb0doenZqZERoeGlrd1lZWW93RTZySTk3MWhtYmlvRnRRZk9oQ1N3X1FkMHhDUUUycFBVTC1WQTVhcFgyWFZlYURqWDBDYkRRPT0iXSxudWxsLG51bGwsbnVsbCxudWxsLG51bGwsWzE3ODE3NzUzNDcsMTgzMDAwMDAwXSxudWxsLG51bGwsbnVsbCxbbnVsbCxbN11dLCJodHRwczovL3RoZWZhY3RzLmNvbS8iLG51bGwsW1sxMywiW1wiREJBQkx-QlZRcUFBQUFBZ1wiLFtbNyxbMTc4MTc3NTI1NiwyMDg0NTUwMDBdXV1dIl0sWzgsImtHNWNROEpIRTZNIl0sWzksImVuLVVTIl0sWzE4LCJbW1tudWxsLDQ5M11dXSJdLFszNSwiMTc4MTc3NTI1NiJdLFsxOSwiMiJdLFsyNCwiIl0sWzI5LCJmYWxzZSJdXV0Script
https://fundingchoicesmessages.google.com/f/AGSKWxWzD4FKpPeKN3J8rGUu7jtW8U85cp3j0UmzcXyHGqvjqythHS3D0KXZqU8kMnjjmyzkC9C1hMKHED_r039phtizpf12rbAv5bp4gFpbAhXySkDjcGdGUGpQFijhi7fCgQM37hZ_aw==?fccs=W1siQUtzUm9sOFJUUXJpeUVCaTBiRFNhZGU0UjRrNzAySEM3alE5Z3U5Rl9aYzFzQ0k3QTFha3J2bUladS03bGlWckIwQkFxaWlxcVZPS3IzWUNzRjI4djdiWFREb0doenZqZERoeGlrd1lZWW93RTZySTk3MWhtYmlvRnRRZk9oQ1N3X1FkMHhDUUUycFBVTC1WQTVhcFgyWFZlYURqWDBDYkRRPT0iXSxudWxsLG51bGwsbnVsbCxudWxsLG51bGwsWzE3ODE3NzUzNDcsMjU3MDAwMDAwXSxudWxsLG51bGwsbnVsbCxbbnVsbCxbNywxMV1dLCJodHRwczovL3RoZWZhY3RzLmNvbS8iLG51bGwsW1sxMywiW1wiREJBQkx-QlZRcUFBQUFBZ1wiLFtbNyxbMTc4MTc3NTM0NywyMDE1NTEwMDBdXV1dIl0sWzgsImtHNWNROEpIRTZNIl0sWzksImVuLVVTIl0sWzE4LCJbW1tudWxsLDQ5M11dXSJdLFszNSwiMTc4MTc3NTI1NiJdLFsxOSwiMiJdLFsyNCwiIl0sWzI5LCJmYWxzZSJdXV0Script
https://fundingchoicesmessages.google.com/f/AGSKWxV8b75um08Jo7t_yG9p3fMiSUzVMLv_lGvMUR84m9P6ORaeB4edhKai1G03TBOueBi5Z4JdkMkrB6icgXpJiX3Hq5qvmqjrPbOaAoAvk1eTBS8bG17QODsdHR8g57-3Nwd4FRqAKA==?fccs=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
https://fundingchoicesmessages.google.com/f/AGSKWxUSvXTSUdPUuYNBjt7eWPPJMp-QiuMHvV73FHO-xMJRIWlBVSsBrzucAyoyn3bdVWuGJITfw8rAre7cqlAfQ332aaB3D1E8WVtPvWLdXxYs0bFEmAuFbSPMitp8zwQY_AhAFhfJfQ==?fccs=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 & Utilities4
Font Awesome
Font scripts
100%
2 evidence signals
Script
https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/thefacts.com/shared-content/art/tncms/templates/libraries/flex/components/plugins/resources/scripts/fontawesome.2d2bffd5ae1ad5a87314065b9bf6fb87.jsJS Global
___FONT_AWESOME___ → objectcore-js
JavaScript libraries
75%
1 evidence signal
JS Global
__core-js_shared__ → objectLazySizes
JavaScript libraries
75%
2 evidence signals
JS Global
lazySizes → objectJS Global
lazySizesConfig → objectAddThis
Widgets
75%
1 evidence signal
Script
https://s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=ra-53f23f636e5aef66