Great headline - but not one of mine. I'm just reiterating what Amy Gahran of Poynteronline is saying about our beloved Flash Platform. This woman seems to know what she's talking about ;-)
Jokes aside I am wondering if I am the only person who's noticing a significant shift in public perception when it comes to Flash - and I am attributing this shift to Flash Video more than anything else. The link to Amy's article was actually sent to me by a client who's an Editor at the Roanoke Times, a newspaper in Virginia, USA. Roanoke is a great example of a small business embracing online video to full effect with their daily Timescast, a webcast that covers the latest news stories in a really refreshing format. It's maybe no surprise then that the Roanoke Times has won several awards in recent times for their effective use of online journalism and I'm convinced that their video offerings had a key role to play in this success (and maybe it didn't hurt that I built the player for them lol).

The future of Flash Video is looking bright and it is exciting to think that it's still in its infancy. Amy's article makes some very good points on the problems that other delivery mechanisms face online and mistakes that they are making - and she must be right if both myself and Dvorak seem to agree!


Posted on October 16, 2006 at 5:12 PM. 3429 views. 6 comments. Print