Flash… Go Away Already

This is directed to all the people and companies that still incorporate way too much flash into their websites. Come on people, what is this, 1998? I’m thankful that the majority of you have stopped creating websites entirely in flash, but the ads and banners need to go too. In the age of broadband loading times don’t really mean anything any more. They do to me. No, not because I’m on dial-up, I’m not, but because I often connect to my home computer via remote desktop. This is where I do most of my blogging, my reading of feeds, etc. So, when you place flash ads that constantly move and require the screen to refresh it freezes the screen while RD tries to catch up and send the data to me. That’s not the only reason flash bothers me. It’s used too often when it really doesn’t need to be (kind of like what is happening with AJAX now). Just because you use flash in your ad does not mean I’m going to purchase your product. Oooh.. One of your programmers knows how to make flash which might have been cool 9-10 years ago but is now plain annoying. Let me buy your product. No thanks. In fact, I’m more likely not going to buy from you because of your flash ad. So, webmasters, bloggers, people with half a brain. Get rid of flash already! (Flash video/audio players not included. Those actually are useful).