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Controversial Web "Framing" Makes a Comeback

Posted by Soulskill on from the we-know-exactly-how-much-you'd-enjoy-a-slashbar dept.

theodp writes "The WSJ reports that the controversial practice of framing seems to be making a comeback on the Web. Big sites like Digg, Facebook, Ask.com and StumbleUpon have all begun framing links recently, joining the likes of Google, which employs the technique for Image Search. Long ago, Jakob Nielsen argued that 'frames break the fundamental user model of the web page,' but, today's practitioners contend, 'it's a feature, not a bug,' and say it provides publishers with massive distribution they wouldn't otherwise have."

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  1. Re:Can I close the frame? by gollito · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Agreed. As long as I can close it I could care less that it's there.

  2. One Line Fix by nick_davison · · Score: 0, Redundant

    If it bothers you as a site owner, just like you can add your robots file to ditch search engines, one line of JavaScript will break you out of it.

    if (top.location != location) top.location.href = document.location.href;

    Granted, the experience still sucks for users of sites that don't have that and have the framing breaking their user experience assumptions. But at least it's a fix for site owners who dislike it.

  3. Re:Maybe it was bad back in 1996 by descil · · Score: 0, Redundant

    The fundamental user model of a web page only provides reliable caching. Other than that, it's worse than worthless in that it inhibits the kind of things you can do with your internets.

    Server side includes? Wow dude, just throw my security and privacy out the window along with all reason and common sense why don't you. Server side includes? You're using some microsoft bs then...

    and MVC? No wonder. Next you'll be using a web 2.0 toolkit that lets you make websites in visual basic. Get a clue!