Video tutorial: Create Flex container components with Flash CS4
In this video I show you how to make a Flex container component with Flash CS4 and the Flex Component Kit for Flash.
The Flex Component Kit for Flash is incredibly powerful and allows you to combine your Flash design/development skills with the power of the Flex framework.
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Weekly blend – February 7, 2009
- Buy Your Own 'Mini-Me' Robot [Robots]
- This is kinda creepy… - UK Spends Billions On High Tech IDs, Has No Way To Read Them [Brilliant]
- I remember we had a similar situation when Belgium released their eID’s :D - TringMe Finds A Way To Make VoIP Calls from Microsoft Silverlight
- TringMe extends Silverlight with… Flash ;-) Go Flash! - Master Collection dead drop Boston (FOUND)
Flash Video market share continues to grow
In a press release yesterday, comScore released the latest “Video Metrix” numbers. Once again, these numbers are record breaking and impressive!
In December 2008, Internet users in the US watched 14.3 billion online videos (yes… 14.3 billion videos in one month!). A big chunk of those were watched using Flash technology. I don’t have the specific numbers yet but looking at the list of video sites surveyed, I think it’s safe to say that Flash Video is the absolute number one video format on the web. In fact, 41 percent of all those videos were watched on YouTube.
The other numbers in this press release are absolutely amazing:
- 78.5 percent of the total U.S. Internet audience viewed online video.
- The average online video viewer watched 309 minutes of video, or more than 5 hours.
- 98.9 million viewers watched 5.9 billion videos on YouTube.com (59.2 videos per viewer). YouTube uses Flash Video.
- 48.7 million viewers watched 367 million videos on MySpace.com (7.6 videos per viewer). MySpace uses Flash Video.
- The duration of the average online video was 3.2 minutes.
- The duration of the average online video viewed at Hulu was 10.1 minutes, higher than any other video property in the top ten. Hulu uses Flash Video.
I think it’s pretty obvious that the Flash Video market share continues to grow. Then again, when 99% all internet users can watch Flash Video, why wouldn’t you use Flash Video? ;-) Go Flash!
Upcoming events: Business Exchange Brussels / Flash Camp London
Travel-wise, February 2009 is going to be nuts. But I’m not complaining ;-) I get to go to and speak at a bunch of cool conferences and events. Including Flash In The Can in Amsterdam, Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Business Exchange in Brussels and Flash Camp in London.
Next week starts with Adobe Business Exchange in Brussels. The event is the perfect opportunity for you to find out what Adobe can do for you in the enterprise space. In just one day, you will discover the world of Adobe LiveCycle Enterprise solutions. I’ll be joining Marc Meewis (Adobe sales engineer) on stage in the afternoon to talk about user experience and will present the best of MAX in the evening session.
More info and registration at http://www.abe2009.be/
At the end of the month, London is hosting its first Flash Camp. Flash Camp London ’09 is a FREE, community-run event for everyone interested in the Adobe Flash Platform! Whether you’re just getting started with Flash or you’re an expert, Flash Camp aims to provide something for you. I am joining Mike Chambers, Lee Brimelow, Seb Lee-Delisle, James Whittaker, Richard Dean and Michael Chase on stage. The event is filling up fast! If you still want to register, make sure you do so today! More info and registration at http://flashcamp.co.uk/
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