Bye-Bye to Boring Page Footers
http://www.thinkvitamin.com/features/css/bye-bye-to-boring-page-footers

Collison, Simon
Vitamin
2006

Abstract:

Gone are the days when a footer merely ended the page. Now it is just as likely to be an all-encompassing launchpad to other areas of the site. Typically a footer will run the full length of the layout, and it is usually used to display information at the bottom of the content hierarchy.