There used to be a time when you had a very important choice to make when developing a website. You could choose to incorporate tons of flash, or even create the entire site out of Flash, which required users to have the proper plugins and a computer that could support the technology you used. At the same time, you risked losing all of the potential users that could not load your site due to incompatible browsers, outdated computers, slow dialup internet connections. Luckily, for the most part, those days are over now. As a developer it is becoming easier and easier to push the envelope without risk that users are being left in the dark. Read more…
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I myself have been reading more and more about the “myth” that is known as Web 2.0. I would have to agree that, most of the time, this term simply relates to an ideology more than a physical concept and that Web 2.0 has become, simply put, a marketing term for developers to con unknowledgable clients into projects that are beyond the scope of their needs. This isn’t to say that Web 2.0 as a general idea doesn’t exist though, because it certainly does. Before this semi-recent rush of Internet technology we weren’t privledged to have AJAX, seemless Flash integration, YouTube, and numerous other instantaneous web applications that make our lives complete.
Before the evolution of the web, we were limited to pretty basic websites. Our designs were simple, square with rows and columns and animated GIFs. Times have immensively changed! The only question left to ask is: where do we go from here?
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A website should reflect the objective of your business. Today that goal has become lost in a world where the Internet is full of flashy movies and catchy names. A website should offer your visitors an experience that makes them want to come back over and over, not necessarily because your product is unique, but because you offer simplicity and ease of use that they cannot find elsewhere.
Don’t get me wrong, a flashy website with lots of animation and effects looks amazing, however it is easy to distract potential customers from the main objective of your website. The end goal is to have a site that establishes who you are, what you are providing to them, and do all of that while providing them with a well-designed, easy to navigate, user friendly interface.
These are just a few ideas to think about before you launch a new website.
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