To flash or not to flash!

Posted by Dave on Feb 3, 2011 in Blog | 1 comment

I have to admit, i like Adobe Flash………………(i can see now the camps setting up on either side of the water!)

Flash, these days, as it really always has been, has had its supporter and detrators.
The common points of why not – cannot search content properly, plugin technology, Apple hate it, only good for banners or arty animated intros.
The common points of why – simple to get basic animation going, a whole site can be built in the environment-with text, images, animation, etc. years before html5 was even thought of….any many more.

So, why from an SEO point of view do i like flash?
Mainly, nostalgia!….No, really i have used or dabled with flash over the years since version 4 and used it in a variety of ways (yes, i have built a full flash site in the past, but it was only my 3rd website…ahem!)
Flash, personally shouldn’t go away. It is too useful.
It should be thought of as what it can do, not its ailments.

Think more on-page/user experience/on-site worth than, ‘the content is not searchable’,  ’iphones cannot see it.’
View a flash banner on Amazon or Ebay – does it catch your eye more than a static banner?
Applications, yes applications. Flash can make an app. easy and all in one environment. Where can you use it? Internal use, where you have control over the technologies.

The debate will rage on and will get most interesting when html5 has its full use of weaponry, but for now, the pub debates will continue……

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