Websites that "load" first... Isn't that, umm, kinda 90's?

Do you think it's really loading? Most websites these days start already loaded. Do you think it's to build suspense, when in actuality nothing's really being loaded?

Researchers have proven that people's attention spans online these days have become very small, and if you can't capture someone's attention within the first 3 seconds, they will move on to something else.

Knowing this, why would anyone create a site with a "loading" page... or an intro page?

berniejobs said:

No, it's because the website is entirely flash encoded. Most sites for video games are the same, some for movies also.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. I get it.

But why can't big national artists just make a simple site.

David Bowie, Prince, U2, Eminem and especially Radiohead.

They gotta make it all complicated.

Why do they feel that they always HAVE to be so cutting-edge?

It would be cutting-edge to NOT be cutting-edge once in a while.

It's the same on famous musician's myspace pages... They add all this bullshit and it takes 2 years just for the myspace page to load.

berniejobs said:

im not famous and it takes 2 years for all my "bullshit" to load

cheers!
~svn seven

berniejobs said:

Then everyone would have something else to bitch and moan about! If it is not going to be cutting edge and great, then the naysayers would actually have their say!

bernie there is a lotusflow3r forum here you know...

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My favorite website by a recording artist:

http://www.theraconteurs.com/site.html

Their gimmick is, no gimmicks.

Lotusflow3r is in flash... Princ has that on purpose so that the fans won't steal what's up for sale. (Bootleging).
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berniejobs said:

Is it me or is Prince being lumped an awful lot with U2 and Radiohead lately on this site? Personally, I don't see any relation between him and them, apart from they all (debatably) make music.

squirrelgrease said:

Wow, Its so 80s - Pre-Internet

squirrelgrease said:

Now THAT is a badass website! I dig it a lot.

Although, synergy-wise, there is no rhyme or reason that connects the Raconteurs to an 80's-computer-vibe. It's just a neat site.

squirrelgrease said:

Jezzus that was a blast from the past....I'm off for a game of Space Invaders!!

squirrelgrease said:

why?

Maybe that's why he has the dancing lotusflower jellyfish instead of the ring now.



*'So Pretty'*

berniejobs said:

What are you in such a hurry for? Do you have a short attention span or ADD? It's not THAT long of a wait.

remember the phrase "thats a loaded statement" ?

well lotusflow3rpow3r is a loaded site.

PEJ said:

I like the fact that they went dos/retro. It made me laugh. Prince's site does not make me laugh. Or smile. Or smirk.

It's kind of annoying.

SPOOKYGAS said:

How 'bout a game of Pong?
http://www.xnet.se/javaTe...jPong.html

squirrelgrease said:

this reminds me of playing games on apple computers back in the 80s for sure.

Lets all go back to 'dos'

Start all over and stay simple.

squirrelgrease said:

Now that stretched my cpu to the max!!

SPOOKYGAS said:

It burned into my monitor.

Well, did y'all ever try clicking on that ball thing while it's loading?...it goes straight to the page, it worked for me atleast.

KidaDynamite said:

Of course not. I didn't know if I would be sucked into some weird dimension where the cast of "Rock Of Love - Bus Tour" rules the world or something.

squirrelgrease said:

I feel your pain.