Open Source and the Flash Platform
The question: “Does open source enable the growth of the Flash Platform?“
I’ve always had certain feelings (mostly the mixed kind) about the Flash Platform and Open Source. And I’ve always known that my vague opinion was based mostly on a lack of the proper knowledge (ignorance if you will) on the subject. Well, I feel a little bit closer to that knowledge now thanks to this article from SYS-CON ITALIA.
“The conception of Flash, the company had decided, needed to change: Flash had evolved from a tool for designers to an interoperating set of technologies appropriate for web application development. The time had come to abandon Flash’s winsome singularity and start talking in terms of solutions rather than products.”
The article goes on to talk about different developers such as Aral Balkan and Edwin can Rijkom, author of Screenweaver, who “went as far as to call Macromedia his mothership.” You’ll also find mention of names like Mike Chambers and Kevin Lynch. Then, toward the bottom of page one and on to page two, you’ll find their “Round-Up of FlashOS Initiatives” which I’ve started using as a list of places and projects to get more informed on this subject.
So back to the question: Does open source enable the growth of the Flash Platform?
It sure does seem that way to me.
Mood rings, gummy bears, and a very happy client
So we (Click Here, Inc.) have launched another site featuring Flash 8: UTStarcom. Check out the phone selector which has a nice bit of math involved in it (kudos to my math wiz coworker). Go ahead… spin the phones, sort the phones, click the phones. On top of all of that wondrous fun, I’ve gotten word that the client was extremely happy with the site. And since I didn’t personally have my hands in this one, I can say “Great job guys!” without sounding like I’m tooting my own horn.
Hyundai Azera selected as an official Adobe Site of the Day
I got an email today which was notifying me that the Hyundai Azera site I posted about here has been selected as an official Adobe Site of the Day for tomorrow.
From the email:
———————————
Congratulations! We’ve selected “Hyundai Azera†as an official Adobe Site of the Day. We’ll be featuring your site in the Showcase section of the Adobe (formally Macromedia) website (http://www.macromedia.com/showcase) on Macromedia Site of the Day – Friday December 16, 2005.
Attached is a Winner’s badge for you to place on your site. Again, we congratulate you on your website’s selection as a Adobe featured site.
Adobe recognizes websites based on their use of strong visual designs, superior functionalities, and innovative uses of Adobe products. We want to give credit to the creative and engineering talent behind the scenes. If any other agencies assisted you in the design of this site, please let us know so we can give credit where credit is due.
———————————
Build your band… with Flash
Shure Incorporated has added a new feature to their website which allows you to compare their products before you make a trip to the shop. It’s called Build Your Band and it’s made in Flash. It’s nothing super fancy, but seems like a pretty smart move to drive customers to making the choice to buy their product. I only spent a few seconds with it this morning as I am getting ready for work right now, but would someone let me know if they can figure out how to get the entire band to play together? If that isn’t a feature already, then it “Shurely” needs to be.
By the way, here’s the Infocomm article I came across which pointed me to the Build Your Band.
Glide Effortless
It’s early, I haven’t had coffee yet and I’m getting ready for work. That said, I haven’t dug too far into the Glide Effortless website yet, but I plan on it later today. For now, I’ll just give you the following from the write-up on PC World’s Techlog:
…Describing Glide briefly is practically impossible. To use the service, you upload documents and media files from your PC; a free version of the service gives you 100MB of space, and you can get a lot more by springing for fee-based options. Once files live within Glide, you can get to them from any PC, use them to construct Web sites, or share them…
…amazing, admirable piece of work. The user interface, which is built in Macromedia’s Flash, is rich and deep, with plenty of drag-and-drop functionality; TransMedia really has built a Web-based operating system that lives inside your browser…
Connect
Books
Mobile Apps
Links
- A.C.W.A.
- A.J. Wood
- Chris Long
- D-Flex
- Dan Florio
- Daniel Dura
- DFW Adobe User Group
- Fight cancer
- Flash Dallas
- Focal Press
- Jim Armstrong
- Joel Hooks
- John Gorena
- Jonathan Campos
- Josh Dura
- Sarah's Mary Kay page