percy said:
I have embedded a music file onto a friends website.
How do I get it to play continuosly?
Thanks in advance..
Your users would actually appreciate it more if you put a bullet in your
head.
What gives you the idea that people want to have music blaring on their
computer that THEY did not ask for?
Your business is with the visitor's browser, not with their speakers.
Playing music on your site is a great way to alienate people and keep them
from coming back.
Consider these scenerios:
1.. Visitor "A" is goofing off at work. Congratulations, you just got him
in trouble with his boss when he landed on your site and had a song
automatically play as soon as the page loaded.
2.. Visitor "B" is listening to his own CD. Congratulations, you just made
him angry because he now has two songs playing simultaneously, neither of
which sound good anymore because they're both running together.
3.. Visitor "C" simply doesn't share your taste in music. He decides to
click away because he doesn't want to be subjected to a song he doesn't
like.
In any of the above cases, NOBODY is going to take the time to reach over
and turn down their speakers or fumble with his task bar just to avoid your
music. They're just going to click away and go to a site whose webmaster
understands not to intrude upon them like that.
If you're a band or otherwise in the business of music and you'd like to
share samples of your work, by all means, do so. However, music should be
provided ONLY by giving the visitor a choice to listen to the song before
the actual music begins. Please note: Giving them a choice to turn the music
OFF is not the correct option.
-Karl
