Ahh, in that case, why not set up a mini-window that pops-up when the user chooses to listen to music. Pandora (www.pandora.com) and other music sites do this, making it very easy to listen to music while browsing the Web and it avoids all of the complexities and challenges. Plus, you get the added bonus of controlling the real estate, as you can decide the size of the small window and design a standalone player.
Alex Jones www.SilverSpider.com www.twitter.com/BaldMan www.RefreshAustin.org On Jun 15, 2009, at 6/15/09, 3:06 PM, Jacob Villanueva wrote: > > The music or top bar would follow the user when surfing the web. It's > a record label and they want to remain present when the user goes to > an artist page in hopes that the audience will return to the record > label website. > > If i could find a middle ground with the "bar" just staying within the > site, i think that would be great too. > > I had actually explained to the client why not to do this (remaining > on external sites). I'm at a point where i'm ready to allow the client > to be happy, since they are not clearly seeing the long term solution/ > benefits. > > > > > > Jacob Villanueva > > [email protected] > www.digitalpurity.com > 512-497-7998 > > On Jun 15, 2009, at 9:26 AM, Alex S. Jones wrote: > >> >> Hi Jacob, what's the actual goal? Do they want the music bar to >> follow >> the user around the Web, or just on their site? If your client wants >> it visible even after the user has left the site, keep in mind many >> users will not expect, nor enjoy it. Digg caught a lot of flack for >> the DiggBar. >> >> If the player is just on the site, then it's pretty easy, though ou >> will run into SEO issues, as the main frame will be indexed, whereas >> the subframes may not be. You can ease that impact by ensuring that >> the frame links to the original content page, making it easy for >> search engines to find them. >> >> On a side note, it isn't always our job to make the client smile in >> the short term. Sometimes we need to educate them to avoid frowns in >> the long run, especially if you're speaking for the end-user. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Alex Jones >> www.SilverSpider.com >> www.twitter.com/BaldMan >> www.RefreshAustin.org >> >> >> >> On Jun 12, 2009, at 6/12/09, 12:21 PM, Jacob Villanueva wrote: >> >>> >>> I know, scary huh? >>> >>> I have a site/blog i skinned in wordpress and was curious to get >>> some >>> feedback about using frames. The client requested a "bar" at the top >>> of the page with an audio player and their logo. >>> >>> Google, and facebook currently do this when you click on a link to >>> leave the site. Looks like facebook is using some javascript and the >>> "bar" gets added when you click. >>> >>> I haven't used frames in ages are they bad for SEO? >>> Are frames THAT bad when it comes to making a client smile? >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Jacob Villanueva >>> >>> [email protected] >>> www.digitalpurity.com >>> 512-497-7998 >>> >>> >>>> >> >> >>> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Our Web site: http://www.RefreshAustin.org/ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Refresh Austin" group. [ Posting ] To post to this group, send email to [email protected] Job-related postings should follow http://tr.im/refreshaustinjobspolicy We do not accept job posts from recruiters. [ Unsubscribe ] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] [ More Info ] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Refresh-Austin -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
