[WEB4LIB] Applications of Flash on library web sites...

[Jennifer L. Ward]

Tim,
Jakob Nielsen just published the following article on Flash and why it's
"99% Bad" on his useit.com website.

"Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox for October 29 is now online at:
  http://www.useit.com/alertbox/20001029.html

Although multimedia has its role on the Web, current Flash technology
tends to discourage usability for three reasons: it makes bad design more
likely, it breaks with the Web's fundamental interaction style, and it
consumes resources that would be better spent enhancing a site's core
value."

Not quite what you asked for, but a good read nonetheless.

--Jennifer

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Jennifer L. Ward
Library Systems Office
University of Washington Libraries
phone: 206-685-3121
email: jlward1 at u.washington.edu
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On Wed, 1 Nov 2000, Tripp, Tim wrote:

> Greetings, Gentlefolk,
> 
> I'm looking for good examples of using Macromedia's Flash for library
> related content - whether it be for things like tuturials or virtual tours,
> or even a more visual presentation of electronic resources.  I've done a
> quick search on the list archives, and found a couple examples (as well as
> lots of caveats!), but am hoping folks might have some interesting new
> applications.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Tim
> 
> --
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> Tim Tripp 
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> 
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