Music on website.... love it or hate it?

<p>Hate it. <br /> When I am helping people with their websites I always recommend against any choice that will do anything on the viewer's computer without their direct input. <br /> A good website will not interfere with anything else that the person might be doing on their computer at the time. That means that it should not make any noise (they might be listening to itunes or streaming audio or watching tv on another monitor), it should not resize the browser, etc.<br /> Designing a web site that fails to be considerate of the user shows a problem with an underlying business philosophy of whoever the web site is representing. Avoid doing anything that might turn your users off your company by being inconsiderate of them.</p>

<p>Another vote against it. It's completely wrong to force the unexpected on your viewers. We're also in the era of hand-held devices and forcing heavy data like music only costs your audience money and speed. You can expect them to be backing out without viewing.<br _mce_bogus="1"></p>

<p>I don't like it at all. I hit the 'mute' button on my keyboard immediately. It doesn't make me leave the site, though, because it doesn't change the photos I was there to see anyways.</p>