Is Flash Pretty Much Standard Now? - GoFuckYourself.com

Rob · 02-24-2005, 03:03 PM

I remember when I first started doing flash sites people said that it was stupid because not everyone had the plugins installed. Is it safe to say that now almost 100% of the surfers have flash plugins installed?

MarkTiarra · 02-24-2005, 03:31 PM

Yes. Doesn't mean it helps you convert by having flash... it's just good for certain things in the adult world anyway.

galleryseek · 02-24-2005, 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by MarkTiarra

Yes. Doesn't mean it helps you convert by having flash... it's just good for certain things in the adult world anyway.

in the future i do think it will really help you convert better.

the distinction of standard html to flash is practically equivalent to the distinction of slideshow pictures to motion picture film.

SmokeyTheBear · 02-24-2005, 03:38 PM

flash installed is 87% of my viewers on a 100k/month site , not bad . i wish it were more.

baddog · 02-24-2005, 03:40 PM

until SE spiders can read Flash, I would stay away from it . . unless you just don't care about SE traffic

Jayo · 02-24-2005, 03:41 PM

Yea, Flash looks nice, but Its not a standard yet I dont think

psili · 02-24-2005, 03:42 PM

Yea, I'd say it's pretty standard. I personally hate it so much I installed the flash blocker plugin for Firefox so I don't have to see it unless I want to. I fucking hate flash because so many sites / designers have misused it. [/rant]

Rob · 02-24-2005, 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by baddog

until SE spiders can read Flash, I would stay away from it . . unless you just don't care about SE traffic

I read that SE can index flash now.

Google Can Now Index Flash

jawanda · 02-24-2005, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by baddog

until SE spiders can read Flash, I would stay away from it . . unless you just don't care about SE traffic

Google is already starting to.

Tony Montana · 02-24-2005, 03:50 PM

I fucking hate flash websites. Special when they do all the navigation and text in flash. Those god damn flash scroll bars suck too. Animations or other cool interactive things are ok. But whole pages made out of it sucks ass.

baddog · 02-24-2005, 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by HighOnAcid

I read that SE can index flash now.

Google Can Now Index Flash

Interesting

KorayIsSexy · 02-24-2005, 05:41 PM

Personally I think flash websites are a hassle. But Im not totally against them either.

88% of my viewers have Flash installed. I get about 5000 unique hits a month.
Its an okay statistic, but I dont think it warrants flash as a standard in any web industry.

02-24-2005, 03:03 PM	#1
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SmokeyTheBear ►SouthOfHeaven Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: PlanetEarth MyBoardRank: GerbilMaster My-Penis-Size: extralarge MyWeapon: Computer Posts: 28,609	flash installed is 87% of my viewers on a 100k/month site , not bad . i wish it were more. __________________ hatisblack at yahoo.com

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02-24-2005, 03:42 PM	#7
psili Confirmed User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Loveland, CO Posts: 5,526	Yea, I'd say it's pretty standard. I personally hate it so much I installed the flash blocker plugin for Firefox so I don't have to see it unless I want to. I fucking hate flash because so many sites / designers have misused it. [/rant] __________________ Your post count means nothing.

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baddog So Fucking Banned Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: the beach, SoCal Posts: 107,089	until SE spiders can read Flash, I would stay away from it . . unless you just don't care about SE traffic

02-24-2005, 03:50 PM	#10
Tony Montana Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 794	I fucking hate flash websites. Special when they do all the navigation and text in flash. Those god damn flash scroll bars suck too. Animations or other cool interactive things are ok. But whole pages made out of it sucks ass. __________________ I am a marketing Genius.

02-24-2005, 05:41 PM	#12
KorayIsSexy So Fucking Banned Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 146	Personally I think flash websites are a hassle. But Im not totally against them either. 88% of my viewers have Flash installed. I get about 5000 unique hits a month. Its an okay statistic, but I dont think it warrants flash as a standard in any web industry.