Re: FLASH: New Media OpEd pushes Flash- opinions?

[Jefferis]

On Mon, 30 Aug 1999 22:59:00 -0500,

cburkeearthlink [dot] net

 (Chris Burke) 

wrote:


>In the Sept. issue of New Media magazine there is an Op Ed by Neil

>Balthaser of Balthaser Online called "Kill HTML". The article casts doubt

>upon the presumption that html can help the web compete seriously for the

>TV and film audiences. Mr. Balthaser feels developers and designers should

>embrace Flash as the most robust web authoring environment around. When

>Flash 4 was introduced, I mused privately to friends that it may well

>unseat the browser as the way to view/interact with the web.

>

>If this isn't too off-topic, I'd love to hear what Flashers think (as an

>admittedly biased source).


I think this brings up the question of the future of the Internet. I 

still am at 56k which gives me a pretty accurate idea of the market 

medium [I hope]. What percentage of the market is still at 28 or slower?  

Anyone? 


However, with Flash and full time video on the horizon, I can see content 

creators going after the higher end with full production video. There is 

definitely going to be a dividing line between cable/DSL connections and 

the rest of humanity. 


Now it comes down to: how much a key to your market niche is this 

segment?  Are you going after the high end, latest and greatest crowd?  

Then you need the flash and a secondary site for slower browsers.  Right 

now, only Flash can tell a connection speed by measuring the download 

time of a client's viewer. 


I think I see a two tiered market developing, where traditional web 

design will be the low/lower end. And 3D video companies will capture the 

high end.


Jefferis Peterson, Pres.

Peterson Sales

Web Design and Marketing

410 Woodland Ave.

Grove City, PA 16127-1824

http://www.PetersonSales.net

jeffpetersonsales [dot] net

Tel. 724-458-4160

Fax. 724-458-7169


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