http://www.practicalecommerce.com/articles/324/Flash-or-HTML-Which-to-Choose/ User submitted comments to Practical Ecommerce's article entitled Flash or HTML: Which to Choose en-us Copyright 2007 Confluence Publishing Thu, 06 Mar 2008 09:57:23 -0700 http://www.practicalecommerce.com/rss/ Practical Ecommerce v2.0.1 Ecommerce kmurdock@practicalecommerce.com bgetting@practicalecommerce.com 60 http://www.practicalecommerce.com/articles/324/Flash-or-HTML-Which-to-Choose/#comment7343 Most of what can be done in Flash can now be done with AJAX/javascript toolkits. This includes animation, dynamic content generation, and user interactivity. If done correctly, it does not have the SEO problems inherent with Flash. There are still some things that Flash is good for (like video or 3D game development), but not for the most relevant features of an ecommerce storefront. This seems to be the future of web development because it has the best of both worlds. As ecommerce developers, we have to keep abreast of trends in the marketplace. Jonathan Kampner Metarhythm.com Thu, 06 Mar 2008 09:57:23 -0700 http://www.practicalecommerce.com/articles/324/Flash-or-HTML-Which-to-Choose/#comment7343 http://www.practicalecommerce.com/articles/324/Flash-or-HTML-Which-to-Choose/#comment3338 I loved reading this article because it certainly does make a great dicussion and debate. This article hits it right on the head and does so very objectively. I own and operate a flash storefront business at levelfourstorefront.com and have ran into many clients who discuss the same exact scenarios... Flash IS a great ecommerce platform.... for certain people. As this article says, it is usually designers, graphic artists, photographers, people generally worried about presentation, or large business with an already established base. that is also who we run into with our business. The search engine piece is somewhat overlooked by many ecommerce developers, but this article states it perfectly, and since the writing of this article, flash SEOing has only become better. I agree, flash is not for everyone, but it certainly has it's place, and as we move into the future of web development, it may have a stronger future... great objective article. Josh... Wed, 18 Jul 2007 20:25:26 -0600 http://www.practicalecommerce.com/articles/324/Flash-or-HTML-Which-to-Choose/#comment3338