[thelist] Please tell me why I hate Flash

[H. G. Quinn]

Some of the sites listed in MM's site of the day section
(http://www.macromedia.com/showcase) are great, and may change your mind.  Some
won't.  There are some novel uses for Flash in e-retailing -- my favorite is:
http://www.timbuk2.com, which lets you build a customer messenger bag, then
place your order for it.  It's a stunning site, and uses Flash the way it should
be used, IMO.  The animated, gaming and interactive qualities of Flash are fully
used, but they're so well integrated with the function of the site that they
simply enhance your visit there, rather than "impress" you.  I can see this
approach being used for B-to-B situations where will be custom manufacturing or
options ordering.

Adam Loper wrote:

> ...My boss
> called me in to his office to show me yet another fancy Flash web site. I've
> told him time and again that I don't like Flash, it's slow for modem users,
> it doesn't place well in search engines...
> ...Are there resources on the web that I can site when
> explaining to him why Flash is bad? Is Flash actually bad? I know that 9
> times out of 10, I can't stand it. I also know that I've never seen a good
> B2B site using it (that's the majority of our business)....
> Any help / advice / URLs will be appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> Adam Loper

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Cheers,

Heather Quinn
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