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bicknergseng on Aug 17, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: Airbnb Releases Infinity.js: A Javascript Library ...

Note to all developers planning on implementing infinite scrolling:

Don't have a footer. Example of this error: LinkedIn. Try to get to their ToS or Help Center from the logged in home page. Good luck.

fuzzythinker on Aug 17, 2012 [–]

It can, it just needs to be position as fixed.

bicknergseng on Aug 17, 2012 | [–]

I stand corrected. I personally like what Facebook now does (they used to have the same problem). They put the same information in a tile at the bottom of their right pane, which is fixed.

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