Re: Flash Loons

In article <syipg.162041$F_3.147489@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Jeremy <jeremys@xxxxxxx> wrote:

post2google@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

When are businesses going to understand that the purpose of a web
site is to communicate with customers or business parterns and NOT
so your "web master or "web engineer" can show off what they learned
down at the community college last week!



Close. The purpose of most web sites (not web *applications*, mind you)
is marketing. Marketing, marketing, marketing. Unfortunately for you,
John and Jane Doe are more attracted to pretty pictures and "gee-whiz"
animation than they are to usability and real information. They both
use Windows and Internet Explorer, and have Flash installed (whether
they know it or not, because they don't bother to read browser pop-up
windows before clicking buttons to make them go away).

Then again, there are folks who use Flash in very creative ways...

Try (assuming you have Flash installed/enabled)
http://www.cbc.ca/mapleshorts/

My favourite:
http://www.cbc.ca/mapleshorts/films/?filmid=4

A little harmless time-wasting never hurt anyone!
.