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

[Tom / Reelife Productions]

ahah but to make the thread even more wiggly...I just want to clarify
that I'm not the "Tom" that thought it's a waste of time...
(not that there's anything wrong with that).
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On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 3:44 PM, Jan Werner <jwerner at jwdp.com> wrote:
>  ** Be sure to fill out the survey/skills inventory in the member's area.
>  ** If you did, we all thank you.
>
>
> People who run restaurants are generally not sophisticated at marketing and
> communications. They are likely to think of their web site primarily as an
> advertising medium rather than as a means for providing specific information
> that their potential customers are looking for.
>
> If I were in the business of designing commercial web sites, I would suggest
> that clients read Steve Krug's "Don't Make Me Think" before making any
> decisions about style and content. I frequently do suggest it to people who
> think they know how to design a survey questionnaire.
>
> (Sample chapter at:  http://www.sensible.com/chapter.html)
>
> Jan Werner
> ____________________
>
> Tom Kopec wrote:
>>
>>  ** Be sure to fill out the survey/skills inventory in the member's area.
>>  ** If you did, we all thank you.
>>
>>
>> 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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