Comments on: The Case Against Flash. http://www.jeffhendricksondesign.com/the-case-against-flash/ SEO Web Design, Website SEO, Website Optimization Services Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:46:38 -0600 hourly 1 By: gm http://www.jeffhendricksondesign.com/the-case-against-flash/comment-page-1/#comment-37394 gm Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:46:38 +0000 http://www.jeffhendricksondesign.com/the-case-against-flash/#comment-37394 also breaks keyboard shortcuts. you cannot open a new tab when flash is running. also breaks keyboard shortcuts. you cannot open a new tab when flash is running.

]]> By: Flash and SEO - Google Improves Flash Indexing http://www.jeffhendricksondesign.com/the-case-against-flash/comment-page-1/#comment-25294 Flash and SEO - Google Improves Flash Indexing Tue, 15 Jul 2008 20:25:25 +0000 http://www.jeffhendricksondesign.com/the-case-against-flash/#comment-25294 [...] see using Flash in it’s entirety for a website as a bad decision SEO wise - Also see “Case Against Flash“. It’s still better to use standard CSS/XHTML or plain HTML pages if you want to rank [...] [...] see using Flash in it’s entirety for a website as a bad decision SEO wise – Also see “Case Against Flash“. It’s still better to use standard CSS/XHTML or plain HTML pages if you want to rank [...]

]]> By: Lincoln http://www.jeffhendricksondesign.com/the-case-against-flash/comment-page-1/#comment-21146 Lincoln Thu, 06 Mar 2008 15:53:51 +0000 http://www.jeffhendricksondesign.com/the-case-against-flash/#comment-21146 With all the Flash fervor going around, finally someone spoke up. That brings me to another point. The amount of Flash-based video hosting sites like Dailymotion, Metacafe, Youtube offering poor quality, low resolution video seem to be a step backward in online video delivery. What happen to showing widely supported formats such as MPEG embedded directly in the page? Most browser can deal with MPEG whether it's Quicktime, Windows Media, or RealPlayer. It looks like the Flash-based videos are accelerating the declide of proprietary pioneering technology like Real media. With all the Flash fervor going around, finally someone spoke up. That brings me to another point. The amount of Flash-based video hosting sites like Dailymotion, Metacafe, Youtube offering poor quality, low resolution video seem to be a step backward in online video delivery. What happen to showing widely supported formats such as MPEG embedded directly in the page? Most browser can deal with MPEG whether it’s Quicktime, Windows Media, or RealPlayer. It looks like the Flash-based videos are accelerating the declide of proprietary pioneering technology like Real media.

]]> By: MTV Learns About Usability, or, Why You Should Avoid Flash http://www.jeffhendricksondesign.com/the-case-against-flash/comment-page-1/#comment-8615 MTV Learns About Usability, or, Why You Should Avoid Flash Thu, 26 Apr 2007 01:57:18 +0000 http://www.jeffhendricksondesign.com/the-case-against-flash/#comment-8615 [...] There is an article on Jeff Hendrickson design (great blog btw, subscribe to the RSS) titled “The Case Against Flash” that sums it up pretty nicely. The key points: [...] [...] There is an article on Jeff Hendrickson design (great blog btw, subscribe to the RSS) titled “The Case Against Flash” that sums it up pretty nicely. The key points: [...]

]]> By: Ricardo Mendonça Ferreira http://www.jeffhendricksondesign.com/the-case-against-flash/comment-page-1/#comment-7153 Ricardo Mendonça Ferreira Wed, 21 Feb 2007 15:47:34 +0000 http://www.jeffhendricksondesign.com/the-case-against-flash/#comment-7153 Nice article! A few more observations: As Flash breaks URLs, you can't bookmark specific pages or send them to a user. You'll have to tell them when and where to click in order to navigate through the site until they find the information. Flash is not platform independent. It's not rare to find a site that uses the latest Flash version and can't be used by a non-Windows OS because there's no compatible plugin available yet. Flash have big requirements, and so it's not supported in small devices, including PDAs, mobile phones, etc. Flash also restrict the access of people with disabilities: they can't use most of the accessibility functions of their OS or browser (like huge zoom, text-to-speech (TTS) software, ...) Nice article! A few more observations:

As Flash breaks URLs, you can’t bookmark specific pages or send them to a user. You’ll have to tell them when and where to click in order to navigate through the site until they find the information.

Flash is not platform independent. It’s not rare to find a site that uses the latest Flash version and can’t be used by a non-Windows OS because there’s no compatible plugin available yet.

Flash have big requirements, and so it’s not supported in small devices, including PDAs, mobile phones, etc.

Flash also restrict the access of people with disabilities: they can’t use most of the accessibility functions of their OS or browser (like huge zoom, text-to-speech (TTS) software, …)

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