[Hidden-tech] Restaurant websites built using Adobe Flash?

[Info at WinansCreative.com]

To each his own... I can completely understand your individual points  
of view with regards to what the point of a website should be. While  
you are approaching it from a strictly informational aspect, our job  
is to provide a little more that makes the product unique, and we  
cater that message to our target audience, of which you may or may not  
be a part.

I'd liken it to making a good movie. Sure, we could sum it up for you  
in 30 seconds, but to get our entire point across we might need 2  
hours. We want you to get involved in our story. And in the end you  
may have a different feeling about who we are. Maybe not in your case,  
and yes, we will probably piss off a few people here and there, but if  
we did our job, the majority of visitors will come across with a  
feeling of what we're all about, instead of simply an informational  
repository indicated by a URL.

I don't think we'll agree on this because everyone's internet viewing  
habits are unique, and we definitely agree that usability/ 
accessibility is a big deal across all of the web. However, the  
question becomes at what point does catering too much to the past  
prevent us from moving forward?

--
Blair Winans
Winans Creative
blair at winanscreative.com
m. 857.205.0210
p. 413.303.0353
f. 413.303.9465
www.winanscreative.com

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On Jan 22, 2009, at 2:33 PM, Edbride-PR wrote:

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> The sound is coming in, regardless of whether you play it or not, so  
> you're not saving bandwidth by turning off the sound. But you're  
> probably lowering your blood pressure.
>
> I join the chorus of those who despise Flash on a home page. Finding  
> the Exit or Next button to escape from Flash isn't exactly my  
> definition of sticky. Spending 20 seconds looking? Wow...that's some  
> qualifier: it assumes visitors are so captivated in their search  
> that they will endure this wait, and Flash, looking for "just their  
> info." Sounds like the brand is all about testing customers' patience.
>
> Ed
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Kopec" <t_e_k at comcast.net>
> To: <hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net>
> Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2009 1:24 PM
> Subject: Re: [Hidden-tech] Restaurant websites built using Adobe  
> Flash?
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>
>>
>> At 09:52 AM 1/22/2009, Info @ WinansCreative.com wrote:
>>
>>> We had cases where SEO wasn't that big a concern to our client,  
>>> and we explained the risks/benefits of using Flash well in  
>>> advance. The goal was to get people to spend more than 20 seconds  
>>> on the site looking for just their info, so that they could really  
>>> experience what the brand was all about.
>>
>> IMHO, this is a serious problem. You are wasting my time for your  
>> (client's) goals. In general, if I get stuck in eye candy when I'm  
>> looking for information (MY goals), I will go somewhere else if  
>> possible.
>>
>> While I'm ranting, I generally surf with sound off because of all  
>> the noisy websites out there. I'd really like to be able to leave  
>> sounds on, but it is just too distracting and annoying, not to  
>> mention a waste of bandwidth.
>>
>> Just my $0.02, foe what it's worth..
>>
>> ...tom
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