By Will Sturgeon
Published: Monday 15 March 2004
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Name
Mark SPLINTER
Location
London
Occupation
Designer
Comment
I think it takes a LOT of very clever work to do a ripoff site that is actually convincing. Trouble is, normally intelligent humans seem to go into "dumbass" mode when sitting on a computer, and just believe whatever they read with zero cynicism. If a similarly designed junkmail came thru their letterbox they would probably bin it immediately.
But if a website offers a good deal on a banner, they don't stop to think.
More internet, HTML and graphic design teaching is needed. Forget maths. I know I did.
We have had the same problem with things being sto...
Amanda Sutherland
I think it takes a LOT of very clever work to do a...
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This has probably been going on as long as people ...
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This happened to me but on a slightly different le...
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Part of my site has been ripped off by a dodgy Hol...
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Website theft has recently happened to me and I am...
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major portions of my website were stolen also. I ...
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