"Trends Shaping the Digital Economy"

> Hi Duane,

> I'm glad you liked it.... I found this site
> a while ago, and found them very addictive!
> Flash files are becoming more and more
> common, and I found them while checking out
> what was happening in this field....

> It's interesting, since these simulations
> are both an educational and also a marketing
> tool....

Educational and Entertaining are 2 powerful concepts when put together.

> You'll see that these Flash simulations are
> provided by a company which gives workshops
> on negotiation and mediation skills.....
> (See the buttons on the left of the web
> site.)

> I wonder if this type of promotion will
> catch on? I think they are designed to
> capitalize on word-of-mouth marketing, as
> people tell their friends (like I have
> mentioned it here to you)....

Word of Mouth is probably the best "Viral Marketintg technique"

> I think it's interesting to see that Flash
> can be used for much more than pretty
> graphics, which is all that most companies
> seem to use it for. It has much more
> potential than that....

The applications for this technology will be rapidly expanding. It is used here extensively to showcase VIRTUAL TOURS of restaurants in our area. You have a look at the ambiance before you actually dine there.

> And there's the "All Your Base"
> fad I mentioned earlier, which also took off
> once a Flash file was made....

> Steven Birch, who designed the Sowpub logo
> (under Gordon's direction), has designed a
> couple original designs to capitalize on the
> "All Your Base" fad (along with a
> general interest in UFOs)....

> You can click below to see them.... :)

Hey now those are COOL!....What about Copyright??

> (This is a site in progress.... Not all the
> stores we link to are ours, only the one
> with the alien head and the DNA strand is
> ours....)

> - Dien