1. AJAX & Flash
What we learned building SlideShare.net
Jonathan Boutelle
Jonathan Boutelle

2. First
www.jonathanboutelle.com
www.jonathanboutelle.com
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3. DISCLAIMER
DISCLAIMER

4. 1. Play the field
You don’t have to choose
You don’t have to choose
You quite possibly need both
You quite possibly need both

5. 2 Keep Flash on a leash
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Full­Screen a no­no
Full­Screen a no­no
Flash nuggets as best practice
Flash nuggets as best practice
http://www.california­gold­rush­miner.us/california­gold­nugget.htm

6. 3. Cheap Tricks
In­place editing
In­place editing
Attention control
Attention control
In­Page Messaging to user
In­Page Messaging to user
Tabs
Tabs

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10. 4. Flash graphic goodies
Fonts
Fonts
Vector graphics
Vector graphics
Animation
Animation

11. 5. Flash multimedia
Output of media
Output of media
Input of media
Input of media
Editing of media
Editing of media

14. 6. Widgetopia!
Widgetopia
Yes, I mean widgets
Yes, I mean widgets

15. http://www.baychi.org/calendar/20060314/
http://www.baychi.org/calendar/20060314/

16. 7. Cool, but not useful to me
Sockets
Sockets
Local data objects
Local data objects
FLEX
FLEX

17. FLASH crossover Artists
Artists
8. AJAX

18. Finally
Finally

19. Questions?
Questions?
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