Anandtech Copy Cat site

[Zenmervolt]

<< Hmm

AnandTech
right click on middle panel header, save as background file name ---> main_mod_top

BattCave
right click on middle panel header, save as background file name ---> main_mod_top

Same for others as well. Coincidence? I'm thinking not.

Atleast AnandTech declares a DTD. >>

Yeah, the chances of two different people coming up with basically identical layouts (including a header bar picture containing the exact same graphic of a computer) and having the same names for all the pictures are extremely slim. Zuni's going to have a field day with this one. Oh, and to appease luvly, please no-one bother the nice man who illegally copied AnandTech's copywritten site.

ZV

 

[ISAslot]

Example #2

AnandTech

function expandrevdiv(divname,linkname,name)
{
var linktochange = linkname;
if(divname.style.visibility == 'hidden')
{
if(name != 'Guides')
{linktochange.innerHTML = '[-] Hide More '+name+' Articles';}
else
{linktochange.innerHTML = '[-] Hide More '+name;}
divname.style.position = 'relative';
divname.style.visibility = 'visible';
}
else
{
if(name != 'Guides')
{linktochange.innerHTML = '[+] More '+name+' Articles';}
else
{linktochange.innerHTML = '[+] More '+name;}
divname.style.visibility = 'hidden';
divname.style.position = 'absolute';
}
}


BattCave

function expandrevdiv(divname,linkname,name)
{
var linktochange = linkname;
if(divname.style.visibility == 'hidden')
{
if(name != 'Guides')
{linktochange.innerHTML = '[-] Hide More '+name+' Articles';}
else
{linktochange.innerHTML = '[-] Hide More '+name;}
divname.style.position = 'relative';
divname.style.visibility = 'visible';
}
else
{
if(name != 'Guides')
{linktochange.innerHTML = '[+] More '+name+' Articles';}
else
{linktochange.innerHTML = '[+] More '+name;}
divname.style.visibility = 'hidden';
divname.style.position = 'absolute';
}
}

This is just rather sad.

 

[yourharddrive]

ohhh...who cares, if you dont like it dont go there

 

[ILikeSprite]

<< It's a blatent rip-off, funny how some web designers can't even actually design? I mean how can you call yourself a web-design firm if all you do is rip off other peoples work without trying to have one ounce of orginality . All these copy cats are doing is taking the HTML of the site, the cf cannot be touched or copied. The HTML framework is about .1% of the AT site as everything is dynamic driven content. We'll deal with this >>



w00t!

 

[JetBlack69]

It appears that they changed the main logo and took out the yellowish border. Sad, it is really sad.

 

[gogeeta13]

lol, a new black LCD on the left now

 

[Modeps]

yup, they did... you know what else is funny? for their main site, they used the Heirmenus located HERE and tried altering the code to cover their tracks, by replacing HM_Arrays and HM_Menus with drsArrays and drsMenus...violating the Usage agreement. i dont think that any of their sites are original.

edit: their main site being smith-media.com

 

[Beau]

LOL!!! THEY CHANGED THE DESIGN!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!

 

[misle]

<< LOL!!! THEY CHANGED THE DESIGN!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!! >>



dang, that was quick!

Once again, the AT effect strikes! (Though, it usually only happens with hot deals)

 

[dakata24]

<< LOL!!! THEY CHANGED THE DESIGN!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!! >>



their popups still have the anandtech computer logo though...

 

[worth]

If you look on the Smith Media Portfolio you will noticed that they even used the same LCD... Pathetic. Let's send them an email guys

 

[MrCodeDude]

What a-holes.
-- mrcodedude

 

[civad]

Not a bad job of copying...

 

[Lithium381]

i can see the resemblance, but it's not that big of a deal....

 

[pulse8]

<< i can see the resemblance, but it's not that big of a deal.... >>



If you had seen the original site, you would've noticed that they copied the site exactly.

You should really read the whole thread before commenting, Lithium.

 

[Spikesoldier]

It looks like they also took the "Storage" image from AT's main site.

 

[LongCoolMother]

they are pretty funny people!

 

[Jittles]

Anybody happen to capture a screenshot of the site? I wanna see the original one!

 

[Logix]

<< Anybody happen to capture a screenshot of the site? I wanna see the original one! >>


Jittles, look for the previous post in this thread by NeuroSynapsis with a side-by-side comparison.

 

[chiwawa626]

<< hahaha... what are you talking about! it's looks NOTHING like anandtech! >>


yeah thats what i knoticed, its eather we are idiots or u guys are nitpickers...that site may use the same font or somthing and have a monitor in their logo but its pretty diffrent then AT....if u call that a copy cat then every simple design site is a copy of eachother...

 

[cavemanmoron]

hmm i dont think its that close///

 

[misle]

<< hmm i dont think its that close/// >>



It's not close now. This afternoon they changed the site. Look at this Side by side comparison. That is how it did look.

Earlier in this thread, someone compared the source code and it was identical.

 

[Jittles]

argh... I take all the time to read the entire thread to make sure I don't post on anything I missed and I still miss it. Oh well, sue me.

 

[Adul]

He they did change it. It was very similiar ealier.

 

[audiophan]

appreciate the side by side misle