[RESOLVED] sound in ads on default

[chriserrorplain]

Hi Guys,

normally I am the first to remind people that good content for free often has to be supported by ad revenue, and have no problem what so ever with this.

However, the current Microsoft System Center video ads have sound ON by default, which if you browse FK in multiple tabs (as I'm sure lots of people do) you get a rather noisey experience followed by clicking between tab trying to turn several instances of the ad's audio off.

Maybe it would be possible to suggest to your who ever deals with your ad sales, that you can have audio on by default, but keep a shared object that remembers that I have seen that ad already and turned the audio off.


thanks,


Chris Error x

[Planet]

Thanks Chris, I've forwarded this complaint to the folks in the ad department. I will post back once I hear back from them.

[carly1979]

just for the record- i totally agree. has been driving me absolutely crazy.

[Planet]

I raised this issue yesterday. Hopefully we can get it resolved quickly.

[chriserrorplain]

thanks big P.

Chris

[Planet]

this ended up going to the top for approval with the president of the company making the call. We shouldn't be seeing, or... hearing any more ads with sound by default anymore. thanks again.

[chriserrorplain]

They have returned.......the ads with sound on default are amongst us....


looks like they slipped through the net

ChrisError

[Planet]

Do you by chance remember which ad it was?
Thanks again.

[chriserrorplain]

Same one, the Microsoft "Made for big...really big" one..with a giant post room sorta thing going on in it,

Chris

[chrismitchell]

The one with the virtual woman saying type the words an let me say it .. that one keeps coming on for me every time i come onto the forum... sometimes scares the hell outa me lol...

[carly1979]

yep, i've seen/heard both of those. really ****ing annoying.

[Planet]

I sent this issue to the channel manager. I'll reply back asap with the status.
Thanks folks.

[lesli_felix]

There's a bug in the Ad, sound starts if two of the same ad are run in different tabs.

[Planet]

Thanks lesli, which browser does this happen on?

[lesli_felix]

Sorry Planet, shoulda said.

Firefox 3 (inc latest upgrade), fp 9 and 10beta so far.

I've just got it to replicate in IE too. (FP9)