You may or may not have heard of the term "splash page," but you most likely have encountered (and possibly been annoyed by) them when browsing the Internet.
Like a cover to a book, a splash page is typically a page of graphics or flash animation displayed when entering a website's homepage. It's designed to capture the user's attention with some introduction followed by a clickable "Enter" link. Some provide a "Skip Intro" prompt in a lower corner to bypass the intro and navigate to the main website.
Splash pages gained in popularity in the early 2000s, but as Internet users have
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