[...] the framing of one’s website by another is considered both unethical and illegal. It effectively steals content, traffic, and potential revenue from the original content owner. From a user’s point of view, the initial attraction to these new framing toolbars (i.e. [...]

[...] are quite a few articles that have been written recently about how frame bars like the Diggbar allow referring websites to [...]

[...] accusations are legion and serious, though. Kevin Eklund over at ToMuse summed up the arguments thusly: * Digg Steals Traffic Digg doubles its traffic by showing your content in its frame and [...]

[...] the framing of one’s website by another is considered both unethical and illegal. It effectively steals content, traffic, and potential revenue from the original content owner. From a user’s point of view, the initial attraction to these new framing toolbars (i.e. [...]

[...] I think the best comment on the subject came from Kevin at ToMuse, who reminded me that the reason framing was abandoned in the late nineties, when it first became [...]

[...] As was pointed out on ToMuse, during the first heyday of frames, in the mid-to-late-nineties, it was not uncommon to see a site displayed within two or more frames. For example, this link I created, with help from @jfredson, using my site, Unhub, Digg and an Ow.ly frame. (Note: If you want to help grow this list, use a service to put more frames on the page and then post the new link in the comments, will update as new links come in.) [...]

[...] SEO community reacted vehemently against this new flagellum – Digg is not the first, nor the last to use a trapping toolbar. Other social media networks joined the party: Facebook, [...]

[...] Some have gone so far as to hint that the DiggBar may be content theft and an attempt to boost their own traffic at the expense of the people they link to. [...]