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SoundsGreat-Elaine Singer · Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 8:29 am Post subject: Need some help, please

It looks like I may be doing a 6 minute segment on a national cable TV show here in Canada about using audio on websites. (I know, I know....)

What I need is a number of examples of websites that use audio well and a number of examples that make you want to close your browser.

Anything you can come up with will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.
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Tom Greenlee · Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 8:37 am Post subject:

I'm going to be changing mine to no audio, but apparently, mine will make you want to close your browser....hahahahaha
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Hart · Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 8:58 am Post subject:

WARNING!!! This one is nasty (not profane, but hard to leave). When you click, a little talking man pops up advertising his product. When you try to leave you get a couple of pop ups begging you to stay. The whole site is annoying:

http://www.igothere.com/

Here's a much more benign one. Radio station with advertising on the home page:

http://www.wfnz.com
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bobsouer · Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 12:23 pm Post subject:

Elaine,

As has been noted here many times previously, Banksey's site is a paragon of how to use audio well on a site.

In case you need a reminder it's:
http://www.philipbanks.co.uk/
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SoundsGreat-Elaine Singer · Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 12:27 pm Post subject:

Brian, thanks.

And Bob, Banksey's site is at the top of my list of the goodies. Smile

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donrandall · Guest

Someone here has a cool deal goin' on - he has his daughter welcome visitors to his website. I gotta tell ya, I like it! Now, I just wish I could remember who it is.....

Jeffers · Guest

Elaine-
Well its not an opening page but I just set up a little Flash Sound Board.
I think it's kind of cool!
Take a look, it IS NOT VO RELATED!
It has to do with Adoption.

Enjoy,
Jeff S.

http://tinyurl.com/ne2yr

bobsouer · Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 9:07 am Post subject: Audio

Elaine,

Another site that does a great job of using audio is Dave Christi's "Audio and Shtuff" audio blog.

You'll find it here:

http://blog.davechristi.com/

Though it may not be quite what you're looking for.
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