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Sharing Anti-patterns

The following are things not to do when implementing sharable video

1. Don’t provide code that uses an iframe tag. (Provide “natural” embed or object tags as described in implementing codes.) Iframes are not supported at most big sites including myspace.com, wordpress.com, and facebook.com.

2. Don’t provide code that uses a script tag. Again this will not be usable on most large sites.

3. Don’t add the Flash parameter ‘allowscriptaccess’ to your code. This will be stripped out by most sites anyway.

4. Don’t expect your Flash player to interact with the containing page. Page interaction will be disabled in most embedding cases.

5. Don’t implement a complicated Flash video player. Remember “speed is a feature”. The more redirects and Flash pre-loaders you have, the longer it will take your video to play, and the more likely that a visitor won’t wait to watch it.

Please read implementing codes for affirmative guidelines on sharable video.