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About the music. It has to go. For a couple of reasons. First off not everyone is going to like it. I personally didn't. It just isn't my thing. So as I waited for the thumbs to load the music started playing and annoyed me so I hit the back button and left. The other reason is that it will shock some people and if they forget they have their speakers on it comes blaring out and if there are somewhere where they shouldn't be people will look at them and they could get caught checking out porn. That is a lesser concern though then the two other real real reasons which are: 1. those who don't like the music will be annoyed by it and leave. 2. Adding the music slows the load time of the page. Both of these lead to the one and only truth in this industry: you are looking to give people a reason to stay on your page and get them to click through. You don't want to do things that will give them any reason to leave. Slow loading pages, annoying colors, music, bland pictures, anything like that could give them a reason to leave.
It is kind of like selling a house. If you have a house you want to sell you paint the walls a neutral color because it will appeal to the largest group of people. You don't paint them neon orange. There might be a few people out there that like neon orange walls, but many people will see them, hate them, and it knowing they will have to paint over them just gives them a reason not to buy your house.
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