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davido757

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Aug 02, 2009 3:50 AM ET    Quote  Report Abuse
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One of the biggest challenges in website design is how to present information in a clear, uncluttered and yet convincing way. I sell a complex product and my sales page therefore has to present a huge volume of material. The result is a loooong scrolling page.
 
I`ve tried breaking it up into smaller pages but this results in losing the "pitch", so to speak, and my conversion suffers. But I`m far from happy with my conversion rate even at its best and I sure don`t like that long scrolling page.
 
Recently I`ve been experimenting with flash presentations and this has helped a little.
 
But then I discovered StartUpNation and found an answer staring me right in the face. Not the site`s material, which is not bad, but the design itself! I love the sliding "picture window", which I`m sure is done with flash.
 
This is a great way to load a lot of info onto a page without endless scrolling. On SUN it`s more like an advertising billboard but I think it can work great for content too.
 
One drawback with video is lack of user input and control. Viewers are captive and if your video isn`t great they`re going to move on. But the "slideshow" method overcomes this problem. The viewer controls it and there`s no loading time either. With the addition of further navigation this offers all kinds of scope.
 
I`m going to develop my site along these lines and I`ll report back how it goes. Maybe I`ll even submit it for a critique.
 
 
oleg

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Aug 03, 2009 12:32 PM ET    Quote  Report Abuse
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The sliding picture window is built with Javascript (jQuery Serial Scroll) - no flash.


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nancywhite

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I would go with jQuery over Flash anytime! It loads faster, degrades gracefully and is SE friendly.


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Boinbutp

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Intel’s Museum of Me uses information gathered from your Facebook account to create a visual snapshot of your life. The website, created by Fluid Inc. for Intel, turns your photos, videos, and status updates into a virtual tour de force of your life. This website is a must try for all Facebook users.
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Jiitakel

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Feb 08, 2012 8:20 AM ET    Quote  Report Abuse
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This Martini site is a nice example of giving a fresh image of a drink. The navigation is made simple, the graphics have superior quality, it loads fast and runs smoothly. What else does a Flash site need? Note due to the law on alcoholic drinks, you need to enter an e-mail address, a password of your choice and accept their terms.



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lillianabe

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The thing I like most is the way huge content has been structured in different sections of website visually as well as programically. Structure of content has good success in distributing the priority and user attention which is most needed. 

 

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