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["Bruce" <bruce AT synthesiscreative.com>]

Colleen,

I agree with Matt Pusateri assuming he is speaking of using flash to
drive your e-commerce engine or shopping cart - however, I don't think
it's evil (sorry Matt).  I'm not a programmer [nor do I play one on TV],
but I play an Account Service/Marketing Strategy role at a small company
that has strong experience in PHP and MySQL among others.  I can tell
you that Flash is a great tool for many situations but it definitely has
it's drawbacks.  It's best to learn what it does well.  The sexy part of
a website - I believe - comes from simplicity and great design no matter
what tools are used.

There are a many ways to build a shopping cart [I realize this isn't
answering your question] and some "off the shelf" pre-programmed
solutions.  I think my advice would be to get a budget together and then
search for a solution that best fits your needs. 

I hope this helps.  I also hope one of the members who IS a programmer
answers your questions.

Are you considering designing the site yourself or just learning enough
so you can be an intelligent buyer?

Bruce DeBoer
Director of Marketing and Business Development
Synthesis
112 S. Blount St.  Ste. 101
Raleigh, NC  27601
Main: 919-523-6385
Fax: 919-829-8299
bruce AT synthesiscreative.com
www.synthesiscreative.com
Photography website:  www.brucedeboer.com
 

-----Original Message-----
From: internetworkers-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org
[mailto:internetworkers-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Colleen
McCarthy
Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2005 8:50 AM
To: Internetworkers AT Lists.Ibiblio.Org (E-mail)
Subject: [internetworkers] Web Development Questions

Hi Folks,

Can one of the Web Designer/Developers answer some questions?  I'll
probably
have more :), but for now:

What is a connector in the context of ordering a product using the Web?
Is there a tutorial or material anywhere that someone could point me to
that
speaks to designing the order entry components of a Web site?
Is Flash the latest technology for creating a professional/glitzy/sexy
Web
site?  If someone who has been doing Web design and development for a
while
can could give an opinion of how Flash allowed them to create better Web
pages I'd really appreciate it.  I know that Flash has been around for a
while, but it seems that suddenly it has become widely used.

Thanks much!

Colleen



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