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Article: Stupid background music
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Kitty on
Wednesday, May 04, 2011
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If there's anything else I hate aside from people abusing Javascripts, it's those who put bleeding music on their websites that are set to auto-play when a visitor comes in.
I hate going to sites that have background music. Mind you, I have nothing against the owner or the site, I just dislike having forced to listen to the music while reading the blog posts. Plus, I’m the kind of person who gets distracted easily. I cannot concentrate on what I’m reading with some cheesy music blaring from my laptop’s speakers. The worse kind is when the music is embedded in the background where there is NO stop/pause button for you to turn the music off. With music widgets, at least there’s a button for you to click. You might say, “For God sake, just leave the website”. I can, and I would do so, but what if I find the website have some interesting posts and I want to read them? Or you can say, “turn off the speakers then”, but what if I don’t want to because I want to listen to my own songs? Shouldn’t it be your responsibility to cater to your visitors’ needs, hmm? Sure it is your website, but the point of having it on the web is so that other people can enjoy looking at it too. This is not just about you, otherwise why bloody put it on the internet in the first place?
I think this is something that all bloggers/web owners must realise and take account; that not everyone likes to listen to sound/music when they are browsing through a website/blog. Even if they DO, they may not like listening to your music. Everybody have different taste for music, you know?Labels: article, background music
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I am not a big fan of background-music on sites too, but my client wants it. Even I explained him, that it will slow down the site and also will disturb the user but he says no issues just implement it.
@Kaily, that's one of the things web designers have to face. Clients sometimes forget why they hire you, and that is to create good websites for them. You might want to show them this poster. :D
http://theoatmeal.com/comics/design_hell
can I post this on my blog? i will link back to you! :)
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Article: Stupid background music
Blogged by:
Kitty on
Wednesday, May 04, 2011
Facebook comments: comments
If there's anything else I hate aside from people abusing Javascripts, it's those who put bleeding music on their websites that are set to auto-play when a visitor comes in.
I hate going to sites that have background music. Mind you, I have nothing against the owner or the site, I just dislike having forced to listen to the music while reading the blog posts. Plus, I’m the kind of person who gets distracted easily. I cannot concentrate on what I’m reading with some cheesy music blaring from my laptop’s speakers. The worse kind is when the music is embedded in the background where there is NO stop/pause button for you to turn the music off. With music widgets, at least there’s a button for you to click. You might say, “For God sake, just leave the website”. I can, and I would do so, but what if I find the website have some interesting posts and I want to read them? Or you can say, “turn off the speakers then”, but what if I don’t want to because I want to listen to my own songs? Shouldn’t it be your responsibility to cater to your visitors’ needs, hmm? Sure it is your website, but the point of having it on the web is so that other people can enjoy looking at it too. This is not just about you, otherwise why bloody put it on the internet in the first place?
I think this is something that all bloggers/web owners must realise and take account; that not everyone likes to listen to sound/music when they are browsing through a website/blog. Even if they DO, they may not like listening to your music. Everybody have different taste for music, you know?Labels: article, background music
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Comments to Article: Stupid background music:
I am not a big fan of background-music on sites too, but my client wants it. Even I explained him, that it will slow down the site and also will disturb the user but he says no issues just implement it.
@Kaily, that's one of the things web designers have to face. Clients sometimes forget why they hire you, and that is to create good websites for them. You might want to show them this poster. :D
http://theoatmeal.com/comics/design_hell
can I post this on my blog? i will link back to you! :)
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