Flash is a very useful tool and when used correctly enhances a web site. Unfortunately there are some that believe, incorrectly I might add, that their entire site should be Flash. Or maybe their web developer (groan) thought they could…well make a lot of money off of a client that is uneducated. Flash sites should “do” something interesting and not act as a “static” site.

Flash drawbacks:
You have to sit and wait for it to download.
It’s lousy for search engine optimization
You can’t bookmark or print anything.
It’s expensive to maintain.
You’ll use a lot more bandwidth.
It won’t print.
If you fall under the ADA it can’t be read by braille readers.

Bad/Poor Examples of Flash Usage
http://www.jflusvi.org/ Another problem with using Flash on a medical institution web site is that they are required to follow ADA guidelines and Flash cannot be read by the machine readers used by visually impaired visitors.

Good or Fun Examples of Flash
http://www.firstbornmultimedia.com/
http://www.bubblynumbers.com/
http://www.jazzviolinist.com/
http://www.demetriosbride.com/