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  Build a Simple MP3 Player for Your Site
Subject:   Forgot to say..
Date:   2009-09-08 10:57:23
From:   DavidBattino
Response to: Forgot to say..

Hi Lance. There are several potential problems with your approach:
  • Internet Explorer treats embedding code as a potential security risk (or patent violation!), forcing visitors to click several times to initiate playback. (Google "EOLAS" for background.)

  • Your page loads all the media at once, rather than when each link is clicked. On slow connections, that can take a lot of time.


I'd recommend using plain MP3 links and Play Tagger or Yahoo Media Player instead. See my followup article "Three Free & Easy Web Audio Players" at http://digitalmedia.oreilly.com/2008/08/21/free-easy-web-audio-players.html