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Beginning of Long Slow Death of Flash

Tony Karrer

Earlier this year I questioned why there was Still No Flash on the iPhone and iPad. It’s become quite clear that Apple (Steve Jobs) is going to block putting Flash on these platforms. Scribd today announced that they are going to be changing their Flash player to be based on HTML5. "We What does this mean in practice?

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ELearning moves beyond the Flash era

Aptara

ELearning moves beyond the Flash era. While it was once the backbone of the Internet, Flash technology is now in decline. The main advantage of the latter method its the fact that it will run across device types without the sort of plugin needed for Flash. Those methods have now become as antiquated as Flash itself.

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Flash currently optional, soon to be obsolete

Aptara

Flash currently optional, soon to be obsolete. One of the hallmarks of an overall push toward HTML5 has been the decline in the use of Flash to play online media. Individuals won't miss the Flash plugin the way they prize the sound of vinyl records. There are still some elements of the Internet running on Flash technology.

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The Web without Flash is getting closer

Aptara

The Web without Flash is getting closer. A general movement of Flash to HTML5 conversion has changed the fabric of the Web. Farewell to Flash. A recent Gizmodo article took a bold position in the Flash vs. HTML5 debate: The source stated the battle is as good as over, and there's no need to stick with Flash.

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Seven Things I Learned This Year

Tony Karrer

iPad (and iPhone) are Much More Useful Than I Expected I didn’t actually think that I would care about the iPad except as a tool for training and performance support in environments like retail and restaurants where it’s always been an issue having access to machines. I really think that 2010 marks the Beginning of Long Slow Death of Flash.

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10 Great Moments in eLearning History

SHIFT eLearning

2005: The Rise of Flash Video. In 2005, Adobe bought Macromedia and transformed it into Adobe Flash. Developers who worked with it discovered just how flexible Flash is. Flash didn''t require a lot of bandwidth as older methods would have used. emphasizes on how we learn—how we interact with content online.

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Predictions of HTML5 ascendancy gain urgency

Aptara

The world was eminently ready for a highly functional smartphone like the iPhone and old stalwarts like BlackBerry paid the price. While Flash has been the standard for years, it can no longer offer the type of experience developers and users are after. Wed, 02/04/2015 - 13:07. aptaraeditor. Digital Content Development.