Comments on: A bad implementation does not a bad technology make

By: Curtis J. Morley

Curtis J. Morley — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 20:56:34 +0000

I had a similar discussion the other day. You can find the article here http://www.curtismorley.com
I list many sites that are successful using Flash and still make it on the search engines.

By: arnod'mental

arnod'mental — Sat, 15 Jul 2006 11:28:28 +0000

Well that article is pretty short indeed and has no value.
For the rest, IMHO, flash is good for some things and not for some others…
Well I’m not a flash guru, but as an example, yesterday I was searching something on the web (like everyday) and found some interesting site with much text, written in Flash.

There was no way to find (command-F) for a string inside the flash. Is it an implementation problem, or you have to make your own search form inside the swf itself ?

By: madwilli

madwilli — Sun, 09 Jul 2006 15:16:10 +0000

Yes, I read the post, and apparently a lot of other folks did too. Prior to reading it, I had no idea who this Scoble chap was – but now I’m tempted to return and see if he has responded. Perhaps therein lies the reason behind making the post, to stir up attention. I mean, can you draw readers by saying ‘flash is great’ when everyone knows that already? It’s the tabloid-factor I suppose. A sensational headline will always draw more attention than a well-reasoned article…..at least for a while.
-MW.

By: LEE

LEE — Sat, 08 Jul 2006 23:32:08 +0000

He sounds fairly full of it, and himself.

By: ASVGuy::SWFBlog

ASVGuy::SWFBlog — Sat, 08 Jul 2006 22:47:01 +0000

Scoble vs. Flash – Scoble wins, Flash does not lose……

First of all, I’m sure regular readers of my blog will want to know what a ‘Scoble’ is. He is an overrated ex-Microsoft blogger, now in podcasting business. I visited his blog a couple of times in the past because…

By: Just Another Rant » Blog Archive » Ignorant statements can help your SEO rankings

Sat, 08 Jul 2006 15:02:26 +0000

[...] Or at least that appears (in my opinion) to be the thinking behind Robert Scoble’s latest post titled: “Why I don’t use Flash“. Several people have commented about this much more eloquently then I can (see Aral Balkan, and Mike Chambers ) so I’ll make this short. [...]

By: JesterXL

JesterXL — Sat, 08 Jul 2006 14:31:12 +0000

On the plus side, I think it’s good to recognize patterns in the sweeping generalizations. To understand “why” they are being made, and not just copy-catted in discussions, allows us to better understand how to make things better.

For example, people commonly cannot find good Flash talent? Why? What does that signify? Is it corroborated enough to really hold water as a generalization? If so, does it stand to the test of time? If so, and it’s valid, what do we do about it and when.

Flash is too hard for application developers. RIA’s are worth getting application developers involved. Lower the barriers of entry. Make Flex for their workflow.

There are a lot of other ones that are the reverse, like you mention; sweeping generalizations. I think, however, that if you cannot avoid them, you can learn from those public responses, and in any good PR campaign, attack them at the get-go. For example, Adobe arming people with a plethora of resources, both for learning and for hard, simple, non-marketing price information to quell confusion.

Education / re-education is what can be done. I don’t like it either, and I don’t think we’ll fix people spending time on their blog ranting about something they could of done had they just adjusted the URL, made 2 clicks, and read for 30 seconds. I do think, however, these generalizations are good to read if they keep cropping up, identifying the problem, and solving it.

Anyway, I agree Aral, keep fighting the good fight.