There's a trivial technical solution to the auto infinite scroll + page footer problem. Just reveal the footer fixed to the bottom of the viewport when the user

There's a trivial technical solution to the auto infinite scroll + page footer problem. Just reveal the footer fixed to the bottom of the viewport when the user scrolls. See Forrst's posts feed: http://forrst.com/posts http://forrst.com/posts It's a bit on the noisy side, but resolves usability issues. The other simple solution is Vimeo's approach (only load more content on request, eg a 'more' button), but for most content feeds that's an unnecessary demand for user attention on the UI instead of the content given the other design options available. Infinite scroll has more usability issues than the hidden footer, many not solved as easily. Quick partial list: - the scrollbar loses its utility as a progress bar. - return the user to their scroll position if they followed a link from it before hitting the browser Back button - finding the appropriate moments to preload additional results so the user isn't waiting for content in a way that doesn't send the scrollbar into unexpected calisthenics