You can't have it follow you through the site without a frameset, which is a horrible idea for various reasons mentioned.
Alex really has the only solution that remedies the situation... go with a pop-up window. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 1:12 PM, Alex S. Jones <[email protected]>wrote: > > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
