Annother option is highlighting the numbers to highlight the distraction it places on what the clients are wanting the users to do in the first place. (i.e. photography web site - lk at pictures, the gallery, album services and make an order)
Instead of having 100% of the audience see the advert for new products, news or the phone number (order form) to call; a large portion are too busy trying to find the STOP button or leave the page reducing the web sites productivity and potential buying audience. I'd even think this may cut into the 50% range of the audience leaving those nt distracted and with music turned off. It can also make for slow download older browser issues. Do check what existing web users are using and doing as well. William Donovan - (from his Google android phone) On 01/03/2010 7:38 AM, "William Parry" <williampa...@gmail.com> wrote: You could say that you're legally only allowed to play the first 30 seconds "Like iTunes" otherwise there will be "big licensing fees". This is a damage-control situation as the attention span of someone on a page with midi blaring at them will be < 2 secs. Alternatively you could say "What if the user has their speakers off or muted? A button to turn on the sound will let them know they can listen." If they say "Well their loss" you can ask why they are doing it in the first place. Try phrasing your arguments so that they "can" do something else rather than they "can't" do what they're doing. On Mon, Mar 1, 2010 at 1:25 AM, Lesley Lutomski <ubu...@webaflame.co.uk> wrote: > Thanks to all who... ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org *******************************************************************
