As the original poster of this thread a few comments. First - the comments are appreciated but don't really address my question of creating or buying a transparent player.
1) it was never my goal to have an auto-playing or auto start video on any of my sites. I think they are not only rude but ineffective 2) I'm not using this for Internet marketing - I simply want a way to separate my videos from the thundering herd of sameo-sameo. I have over 130 videos online that are generating thousands of views daily and my intent is to keep them free but not go broke in the process. I do have some ads on my sites but hopefully they do not get in the way of delivering information, which is my intent. 3) I've found a real need in my niche for this type of product and have figured out how to do it on my own with buying into expensive technology. I appreciate the support and feedback from all of you. Bill --- In [email protected], Rupert <rup...@...> wrote: > > Nonsense. Hardly anybody blocks Flash, and nobody's going to build > > > On 3-Mar-09, at 8:27 PM, Pat Cook wrote: > > Hi everyone: > > Developers & marketers have been down this road before in the Web 1.0 > world with popup windows, banner ads & even embedded statically- > located audio & video players. ALL of these tactics have been > defeated one way or another. Flash ITSELF can be blocked by some > Subject: [videoblogging] Re: Transparent Video Player > > Its Rob here. > > While I truly understand the aggravation things like the transparent > video player can create in some folks, I take slight exception to the consider them. Its a simple decision based on numbers. > > No matter how much you hate American Idol, it will stay on the air > until the numbers dictate that it shouldn't. > > I don't know what the exact research on these babies is. I do know the > best online marketers test rigorously, and then use only what works. > And they are more than willing to alienate a few if the overall effect > on their business is positive. > > The security dangers may outweight this positive impact. But if it > doesn't you will continue to see them on websites. > > Rob > http://www.BlockbusterMultimedia.com > > --- In [email protected], Pat Cook <patsblogs@> wrote: > > > > > > Hi everyone: > > > > As your average, ordinary end user, I see SEVERAL problems with this
