http://www.zigpress.com/2009/10/30/10-reasons-websites-should-not-play-music/ Web Design Malta Sun, 05 Sep 2010 18:12:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.zigpress.com/2009/10/30/10-reasons-websites-should-not-play-music/#comment-1065 Kristina Weis Wed, 28 Apr 2010 18:27:44 +0000 http://www.zigpress.com/?p=460#comment-1065 I totally agree! Does anyone have any examples of sites that are guilty of bad auto-play audio/music? I totally agree! Does anyone have any examples of sites that are guilty of bad auto-play audio/music?

]]> http://www.zigpress.com/2009/10/30/10-reasons-websites-should-not-play-music/#comment-1045 Reasoned Rants Thu, 22 Apr 2010 09:59:42 +0000 http://www.zigpress.com/?p=460#comment-1045 Great article, and some good comments that reinforce your viewpoint. It almost restores my faith in human nature :) Great article, and some good comments that reinforce your viewpoint. It almost restores my faith in human nature

]]> http://www.zigpress.com/2009/10/30/10-reasons-websites-should-not-play-music/#comment-822 Advice for new Website Owners! Sun, 07 Mar 2010 07:06:33 +0000 http://www.zigpress.com/?p=460#comment-822 [...] websites is rarely a good idea – Please see this article for some of the reasons why. (  http://www.zigpress.com/2009/10/30/10-reasons-websites-should-not-play-music/ [...] [...] websites is rarely a good idea – Please see this article for some of the reasons why. (  http://www.zigpress.com/2009/10/30/10-reasons-websites-should-not-play-music/ [...]

]]> http://www.zigpress.com/2009/10/30/10-reasons-websites-should-not-play-music/#comment-820 Advice for your new website – www.livingwithtech.com – Living With Tech – technology reviews, tech news and commentary Sat, 06 Mar 2010 06:44:20 +0000 http://www.zigpress.com/?p=460#comment-820 [...] Autoplay music on commercial websites is rarely a good idea – Please see this article for some of the reasons why. (Also currently if you play the video you have embedded it plays music as well which will overlap with the BG music.)http://www.zigpress.com/2009/10/30/10-reasons-websites-should-not-play-music/ [...] [...] Autoplay music on commercial websites is rarely a good idea – Please see this article for some of the reasons why. (Also currently if you play the video you have embedded it plays music as well which will overlap with the BG music.)http://www.zigpress.com/2009/10/30/10-reasons-websites-should-not-play-music/ [...]

]]> http://www.zigpress.com/2009/10/30/10-reasons-websites-should-not-play-music/#comment-785 Daryl James Tue, 23 Feb 2010 01:49:09 +0000 http://www.zigpress.com/?p=460#comment-785 Thanks for the rant. #11. It's completely annoying when your visitors open your site in a new tab and music starts blaring without warning!!!! Ultimately, they will just hastily close your webpage and move on. Thanks for the rant. #11. It’s completely annoying when your visitors open your site in a new tab and music starts blaring without warning!!!! Ultimately, they will just hastily close your webpage and move on.

]]> http://www.zigpress.com/2009/10/30/10-reasons-websites-should-not-play-music/#comment-531 Mia Wed, 09 Dec 2009 04:11:49 +0000 http://www.zigpress.com/?p=460#comment-531 I hate it when websites play auto music. I usually leave my earphones plugged into the side of my laptop and only have them in my ears when I need to, so I don't usually NOTICE the music on a webpage, however it makes the webpage load slowly. I hate it when websites play auto music. I usually leave my earphones plugged into the side of my laptop and only have them in my ears when I need to, so I don’t usually NOTICE the music on a webpage, however it makes the webpage load slowly.

]]> http://www.zigpress.com/2009/10/30/10-reasons-websites-should-not-play-music/#comment-504 online rummy Fri, 27 Nov 2009 09:45:21 +0000 http://www.zigpress.com/?p=460#comment-504 I think websites that have auto play music are the worst things ever! I mean the worst are these sites that have annoying casino music - definitely does not make you feel lucky! I think websites that have auto play music are the worst things ever! I mean the worst are these sites that have annoying casino music – definitely does not make you feel lucky!

]]> http://www.zigpress.com/2009/10/30/10-reasons-websites-should-not-play-music/#comment-489 MT Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:41:19 +0000 http://www.zigpress.com/?p=460#comment-489 Oh well said! I was looking for "documentary evidence" to confirm that I am not alone in my opinion. Oh well said! I was looking for “documentary evidence” to confirm that I am not alone in my opinion.

]]> http://www.zigpress.com/2009/10/30/10-reasons-websites-should-not-play-music/#comment-482 Free Stuff Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:24:04 +0000 http://www.zigpress.com/?p=460#comment-482 If I come across a site with music I back up straight away. Its as bad as advertising pop ups that take over the whole page, if I wanted to listen to music I'd select a track from the 1000 + I have on my hard drive, if I search for somthing on the internet, thats all I want, just the info not that 'extra somthing' they think I should have. If I come across a site with music I back up straight away. Its as bad as advertising pop ups that take over the whole page, if I wanted to listen to music I’d select a track from the 1000 + I have on my hard drive, if I search for somthing on the internet, thats all I want, just the info not that ‘extra somthing’ they think I should have.

]]> http://www.zigpress.com/2009/10/30/10-reasons-websites-should-not-play-music/#comment-469 Moving Companies Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:21:32 +0000 http://www.zigpress.com/?p=460#comment-469 Spot on. Music on web sites can be the worst. Especially when sites haven't figured out how to keep the music from restarting every time you venture onto a new page. Frustrating. Spot on. Music on web sites can be the worst. Especially when sites haven’t figured out how to keep the music from restarting every time you venture onto a new page. Frustrating.

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