Robert Hall tipped me off to this. Badgr is a very cool Flash-based badge that allows you to display your Flickr photo stream. Unfortunately I’ve switched to storing my photos at Phanfare and they don’t appear to have a similar RSS feed. I’ll have to make a few calls…

Adobe taxi cab in London

Originally uploaded by Mike_Downey.

I was just updating my Flickr account with photos taken back in December and found this little gem.

While visiting with customers during the BLAZE research project my team and I walked out of the Marriott in London and found this taxi parked in front of us. We had to take it, of course.

“Bitmap Caching” - part 3 of 6.

One of my favorite creative agencies, Nectarine of Melbourne, Australia, has delivered again.

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“Drawing” - part 2 of 6.

One of my favorite creative agencies, Nectarine of Melbourne, Australia, has delivered again.

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“Intro” - part 1 of 6. (Requires Flash Player
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“Filters” - part 4 of 6.

One of my favorite creative agencies, Nectarine of Melbourne, Australia, has delivered again.

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“Outro” - part 6 of 6.

One of my favorite creative agencies, Nectarine of Melbourne, Australia, has delivered again.

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…and Akamai completes the set.

Now all of the big players are a part of the Flash Video Streaming Service (FVSS) allowing customers all over the world to benefit from high-quality, streaming Flash video.

It’s really been amazing to watch the astronomical growth of interest and implementation of interactive video experiences powered by Flash. Check out the Flash Video Gallery for some examples.

Why the overwhelming interest?
1. The most widely available client on the planet (over 30% more people have Flash Player 6 than Windows Media Player)
2. Full creative control over how you use, deliver, and brand your video experience
3. The rich, contextual and interactive nature of the Flash platform

Standard Features Found in All Versions of Flash Video Streaming Service

- Automatic tracking and report generation at the click of a button
- Fastest way to deploy load-balanced, fully fail-safe Flash Video
- Video streaming that starts the instant viewers click Play
- High-performance network that ensures video isn’t clogged up on the Internet
- Built-in load balancing to scale video despite the heaviest traffic
- Upload of Flash Video (FLV) files to a ready-to-go streaming network without having to set up and maintain video servers

Learn more about FVSS and Flash video here.

Read the press release here.

Very exciting!

Business Week’s Sarah Lacy writes about recent news from Macromedia that it is expanding it’s partnerships with wireless carriers and device manufacturers including Nokia and Samsung.

“Some analysts estimate nearly half the phones shipping next year will have enough memory to run Flash. If current growth rates keep up, that’s roughly 500 million phones with Flash potential.”

Read the article here.

Very cool Flash-enabled phone

Originally uploaded by Mike_Downey.

This is one of the many phones offered in Japan that feature the Flash Lite player. Notice that this particular KDDI model even promotes Flash as a feature and a reason to buy the phone!