Archive for May, 2004

[RIA] Hummer.com – configure an H2 using a great Flash RIA

May 27th, 2004

I wasn’t actually shopping for one of these bohemouths, rather I was checking into the ever-growing focus that automakers have on out-doing each other on the Web front. I’ve heard that over 80% of vehicle shoppers do research online before a purchase. I guess that is reason enough for automakers to spend heaps of money and time on making their web experiences as good as possible. Interesting that they all seem to be moving towards Flash… ;- )

Check out my latest favorite car configurator by building your own H2 at www.hummer.com.

[Sites] RoadRunner High Speed online offers preview of AOL for Broadband

May 27th, 2004

I noticed that my favorite news protal, www.rr.com/flash is offering a free sample of content from AOL for Broadband. If you go to the RoadRunner site, click on the “AOL” button at the bottom.

My favorite is the “Sessions@AOL” feature of Hoobastank singing “The Reason” in a recording studio. I like that AOL is focusing on delivering unique broadband content to attract customers. I just may join…

[Flash Video] Great new article on encoding FLV

May 27th, 2004

[Update 6/7/04] Sorry – they pulled down the article to make a few tweaks. It should be back up soon. I’ll repost when I’m sure it’s live. I would have updated you sooner, but they forgot to tell some of us that it had been pulled down. ;-)

Kevin Towes, one of the best Flash developers I’ve met, has written a fantastic article for the Developer Center about best practices for encoding Flash video.

http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/mx/flash/articles/flv_encoding.html

[MM Jobs] Great new jobs available at Macromedia!

May 27th, 2004

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[Announce] Flash Player 7 for Linux

May 27th, 2004

[via Mike Chambers] Flash Player 7 for Linux now available.

Read about it on CNET News.com here.

Press release here.

Get the player here.