Embedding Flash

“There seems to be a lot of confusion about the code needed to properly embed Flash objects within a website: it’s the most frequently asked question at this site’s forum. The rise of profiling sites like Myspace (who filter lots of codes) and the recent Eolas patent enforcement have thrown even more confusion into the mix. In this article, I’ll try to clearly align the best options for Flash embedment. I’ll also mention the most common pitfalls, and their workarounds.” - via jeroenwijering.com

My method-of-choice to embed has to be SWFObject. It’s able to not only take care of what it needs to, but also integrates with several other techniques including SWFAddress. Another thing I like about it is the ability to work well within Wordpress. At first I had to fall back on some embed techniques and plugins, but after reading this post about using multiline comments, I am up and running with SWFObject again.

After looking into AJAX, you can’t deny the usage of javascript or xml, they’re in the DOM damn name! Check out my AJAX links when you’re done here.

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Who doesn’t want to be able to create a searchable website? Now ask yourself how to search a Flash website, I’ll give you a minute, still thinking?

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Creating a site doesn’t always mean you’re the expert on how people are using it, especially when it comes to a flash site - enter analytics, tracking, and stats.

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Getting started with Ajax as my new goal in life. AJAX is the new new, and is short for “Advanced Javascripting and XML” or “Asynchronous JavaScripting and XML. Essentially it’s DHTML with the xmlhttprequest object thrown in.
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Starting a blog with lots of possibilities, read on for what has been considered, and what is implemented…

CONSIDERATIONS

+ flickr rss
+ delicious rss
+ image pop-ups - ( without new windows)
+ sIFR - ( flash headline replacement )*
+ displaying code/actionscript

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