To build their “Next Mayor of London” chart widget, the smart asses at BetFair-TradeFair chose to use the most hated web technology —Flash.

Posted on April 24, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

$Homer\'s brain$

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Flash + Usability @ Google Search

Jakob Nielsen (world’s #1 Internet usability expert)

Flash: 99% Bad (Jakob Nielsen’s Alertbox)
In usability tests of 46 Flash applications, we identified several basic issues related to Web-based functionality’s ephemeral nature. (Jakob Nielsen’s Alertbox)
Top Ten Web Design Mistakes of 2005 – #3 = Flash (Jakob Nielsen’s Alertbox)

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Previously: How BetFair screw up the â€œNext Mayor Of Londonâ€ embeddable, enriched, compound chart widget â€”BIG TIME

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