On my recent shoot in Africa, I noticed that almost all Internet access was via cell phone. Most people viewed the Internet directly on their phone, and a smaller number viewed it on a computer with an Internet cell phone dongle. I have found that in South America there is also a lot of people who's main Internet access is via cell phone, though not to the extent that it is in Africa.
Combine that with the rise of Apple and Android tablets in the US (which also don't view Flash) and I am finding it increasingly important to not use Flash in my websites. This is especially true of anything foreign aid related.
With that in mind, I have noticed that many foreign aid websites no longer use Flash, and yet they still have rotating pictures in their banners and can look excellent. The website for Samaritan's Purse is a great example of this:
samaritanspurse.org
Christian Mission Aid is not quite as pretty, but still not bad:
cmaid.org
I would love to at least learn how to do a banner with rotating jpegs like both these websites do. Can anyone here suggest resources on how I can learn to do this? Also, I would love to see other examples of good looking flash free sites.
Both these web sites look great until you try to play their videos. That is because their videos are embedded with Flash. I know how to link to Youtube or Vimeo videos so they show up on a cell phone or tablet. Does anyone know how to embed a video in such a way as to make it work on a cell phone or tablet that doesn't work with Flash?
Combine that with the rise of Apple and Android tablets in the US (which also don't view Flash) and I am finding it increasingly important to not use Flash in my websites. This is especially true of anything foreign aid related.
With that in mind, I have noticed that many foreign aid websites no longer use Flash, and yet they still have rotating pictures in their banners and can look excellent. The website for Samaritan's Purse is a great example of this:
samaritanspurse.org
Christian Mission Aid is not quite as pretty, but still not bad:
cmaid.org
I would love to at least learn how to do a banner with rotating jpegs like both these websites do. Can anyone here suggest resources on how I can learn to do this? Also, I would love to see other examples of good looking flash free sites.
Both these web sites look great until you try to play their videos. That is because their videos are embedded with Flash. I know how to link to Youtube or Vimeo videos so they show up on a cell phone or tablet. Does anyone know how to embed a video in such a way as to make it work on a cell phone or tablet that doesn't work with Flash?