@MacPCApr 12.2010 — #Whenever I encounter a website that plays music automatically, I instantly leave the site. Having music played once the site is loaded is THE MUST obnoxious thing you can do. Think of your visitors, they might have the volume turned all the way up on their computer. You might give them a heart attack!!!!
@svidgenApr 12.2010 — #Agreed. Even worse than showing up on webdeveloper.com and hearing [I]please type your message in the box below[/I] ... or whatever.
@MacPCApr 13.2010 — #I am glad Webdeveloper.com doesn't do that any more. Any kind of unexpected, unwanted audio/music is a great way to turn visitors away.
@donatelloApr 18.2010 — #If you want multimedia or streaming media on your page, embed it on the page in a player that the user can turn on if they want to hear/see it.