GBB
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| | 02/08/10 at 08:56 AM | Reply with quote | #1 |
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That's what I'm noticing lately on some of Guam's business websites, they are all slowly moving into a flash only website. I wonder what design firm would suggest this move. Too bad they don't know any better. But as a web designer, I don't recommend it.
For the last few years there has been an ongoing debate on whether it really makes sense to develop websites entirely in Flash.
For movement and overall "cool" factor, flash really can't be beat. It allows you create very visually captivating animations and interactive applications that otherwise would not be possible inside a user's browser. Some of them are annoying if designed poorly especially the ones with sound effects.
In a nutshell, flash can generate great components of a site, but was never designed to be the framework to build your entire site with.
Problem with flash only websites:
There is no way to send people directly to a specific page. That means you won't be able to send an e-mail link to your client/friends to a page your talking about or want him/her to look at.
When your entire site is in Flash the search engine often can no longer contextualize what is important and what is not, and in that sense you end up loosing ranking with the search engine
As the generation that grew up with computers continues to get older, and as more and more people in general are online, the number of people with disabilities using the Internet is sky rocketing. Fortunately properly designed websites allow users to take advantage of special settings in their web browser to display information in such a way that it is easier for them to read and use - they completely control how they want sites to appear. Flash however doesn't recognize these settings
Most phones don't support flash like the iphone
Other popular devices such as the itouch and the upcoming ipad does not support flash.
The whole wold is slowing moving to HTML5
I hope that the companies on Guam are aware of the disadvantages. It's a bad idea to build your business website into flash only site unless your using it for personal use only.
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Kingston
Registered: 12/26/08
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| | 02/08/10 at 09:13 AM | Reply with quote | #2 |
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Are you talking about this site with the annoying sound? I thought I was the only one irritated. |
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Sookie
Registered: 05/30/09
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| | 02/08/10 at 09:36 AM | Reply with quote | #3 |
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lol TERRIBLE SITE! I would never pay the web designer that made it. |
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Kingston
Registered: 12/26/08
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| | 02/08/10 at 09:40 AM | Reply with quote | #4 |
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Too much distraction. I can't take the site seriously. |
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Jimsers
Registered: 12/25/08
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