I have read their "what we learned" report and it makes fascinating reading. They always said they take feedback seriously, and this shows how seriously they do take it. It's interesting to see how they measure their performance and there are some lessons there for most of us I'd bet.
For me, the new site's taken away all the issues I had with it. I think if flash is going to be a viable alternative for general site navigation it has to address the issue of matching the user experience of html in terms of how the pages are used. It's no good saying "we don't need to adhere strictly to W3C standards - all developments have been done by people who went outside the standards" because there are a few things people have come to accept. Developments have almost all been enhancements or additional features. This interface as it was TOOK THINGS AWAY - no right click menus, no wheel support etc. Eventually, flash will have to address these things somehow, or it'll never be fully accepted as a means to navigate web sites. Have a customer service department get 50 calls a day with people saying "your site doesn't work properly . I cant use my right mouse button" and you'll soon want to change your site back to the old way. It's the users who determine what will be accepted on your site, not the developers. But as a graphic/animation/games mechanism, it's unsurpassed, and I honestly do hope that eventually it does have all these navigation components. Cheers, Michael Kear Windsor, NSW, Australia AFP Webworks. -----Original Message----- From: Pablo Varando [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, 14 March 2003 10:53 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: Macromedia.Com (The new site?) Well, Macromedia has changed the site with the feedback they received from the community. http://www.macromedia.com Like it better? Worse? They also released a report about what they learned (good and bad) from the first week of the new site. http://www.macromedia.com/special/progress_report/ (This is really interesting... you should read it..) Pablo ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
