http://blog.braintraffic.com/2009/02/when-all-of-your-content-is-video-content/ Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:49:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 http://blog.braintraffic.com/2009/02/when-all-of-your-content-is-video-content/comment-page-1/#comment-342 Ian Waugh Thu, 05 Feb 2009 08:17:37 +0000 http://blog.braintraffic.com/2009/02/when-all-of-your-content-is-video-content/#comment-342 I've noticed this as well with the new and shiny BBC website here in the UK. They've developed a worrying habit of putting a very large video at the top of news and sports stories, so I get the headline but have to scroll down to read the article. Especially an issue when I view it at work (usually no sound on my PC) and on my iPhone (no Flash player, yet). So, even for a user with no traditional accessibility challenges there can be compelling reasons not to prioritise video content. I’ve noticed this as well with the new and shiny BBC website here in the UK.
They’ve developed a worrying habit of putting a very large video at the top of news and sports stories, so I get the headline but have to scroll down to read the article.
Especially an issue when I view it at work (usually no sound on my PC) and on my iPhone (no Flash player, yet).
So, even for a user with no traditional accessibility challenges there can be compelling reasons not to prioritise video content.

]]> http://blog.braintraffic.com/2009/02/when-all-of-your-content-is-video-content/comment-page-1/#comment-1674 Ian Waugh Thu, 05 Feb 2009 08:17:00 +0000 http://blog.braintraffic.com/2009/02/when-all-of-your-content-is-video-content/#comment-1674 I've noticed this as well with the new and shiny BBC website here in the UK. They've developed a worrying habit of putting a very large video at the top of news and sports stories, so I get the headline but have to scroll down to read the article. Especially an issue when I view it at work (usually no sound on my PC) and on my iPhone (no Flash player, yet). So, even for a user with no traditional accessibility challenges there can be compelling reasons not to prioritise video content. I’ve noticed this as well with the new and shiny BBC website here in the UK.
They’ve developed a worrying habit of putting a very large video at the top of news and sports stories, so I get the headline but have to scroll down to read the article.
Especially an issue when I view it at work (usually no sound on my PC) and on my iPhone (no Flash player, yet).
So, even for a user with no traditional accessibility challenges there can be compelling reasons not to prioritise video content.

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