Posted by David Segall on 01/29/07 13:36

"Logician" <sales@logicians.com> wrote:

>I have been writing web pages since 1997, and using the Internet since
>1993. But I work mostly with data based catalogs (eg OO (C#) classes
>for data access, data designs in ORACLE/SQL SERVER) and not front end
>pages, eg user interfacing pages. For my own site I have to build some
>front end pages, so I studied a few books and the books ALL seems to
>advocates FLASH.
>
>I know Flash used to be condemned as a fad and not really taken
>seriously for e-commerce websites. With the need removed for a Flash
>plug-in, has Flash been more accepted?
>
>A simple example of what I mean: www.9to5seating.com. This is a
>catalog based site using Flash. Actually the code is quite simple to
>write via an XML feed and then Flash can render it. But there are
>issues of download time, and seo.
Flash is great if used with restraint on sites where the visitor
expects it and the web site designer is a talented graphic artist.
Your examples reflect this. Flash is inappropriate for a site that
offers factual information on a serious topic such as logicians.
Visitors would expect Apple to have a "flashy" site but would be
repelled if IBM had something similar.

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