Making old content the new black
2007 March 27
Why does old content have to fade so quickly? Blogs, zines, news articles all suffer from "out with the old, in with the new" mentality. There is a lot of old content that retains relevancy far beyond its publish date. The problem is, how do we resurrect it?
Javascript Flash round 2
2007 March 20
FIguring out the Javascript/Flash integration kit has lead to a much simpler solution. Looks like Macromedia slipped in another nugget of usefulness in the Flash 8 release which has penetrated the market remarkably fast. It's called External Interface. I gotta thank Bobby for finding this one.
Make Flash and Javascript Sing
2007 March 18
Yes its true. You can make Javascript and Flash play together! Way back in 2005 the company formerly known as Macromedia threw together a nice little kit to make these two languages play nicely. Here's how.
Not so convergent
2007 March 14
Talking about "convergence" is like talking about "the war on terror." They're two incredibly broad terms with unforeseeable outcomes. Convergence has been vogue for a while and I'm a little skeptical about its usage to describe media convergence. At this years SXSW, for the first time, someone summed up what I've been trying to understand.
Austin bound
2007 March 08
I'm headed to Austin, Texas today to partake in the South by Southwest festivities. The panel linup this year looks scrumptious. Unlike my pal Jeff, I have no idea what I'll be attending. I will, however, be attending as many evening parties as I can possibly stumble into.
Rating system breakdown
2007 March 05
I wanna discuss rating systems for a bit. From what I gather there are three flavors: a simple "one vote" method, a thumbs up or down, and the scale. Each solutions goal is to find out what people think of your content. This is helpful when trying to understand your audience.