Applications of Flash

Flash is used in making a large variety of applications.Let us investigate in detail.

Flash websites
Most of the Flash animators start with Flash for making flash websites.Flash websites are great compared to the boring HTML websites and offer a lot of interactivity and will be very fun to visit and explore.Flash also allows users to add sound to their animation,which will be great if added to websites.Below are links of few Flash websites you will like.

Newyork
Eco Zoo

Flash Banners
The most popular application that reaches a large audience are flash banners. These banners are mostly used for displaying ads.These ads may also contain small(very small) games. However,banners are also used to display messages.

Flash Games
Online gaming has gained a lot of importance in the recent years and is also a source of revenue for many companies and developers.Most of the online games are made in flash because flash games are less in size and offer a lot of features for the developers.The companies like ivy comptech that offer services for partypoker(an online gambling website famous in countries other than India) also work on Adobe Flash for making games.
If you wish to see the potential of a Flash, Play Governor of Poker by Youda Games
Flash Video
Well,I don't think I have to make a note about Youtube which uses Flash technology for sharing videos world wide.

Glogs
Glogs are similar to blogs.While blogs are popular for text and photo content,glogs are popular for expressive content.A glog is simply a flash application in which you can align images(of your choice),text(many fonts) and also music and videos.If you don't know what a glog is,go and own a glog at Glogster
Apart from glogs,glogster is also a fantastic social networking site.Below is the glog created by some girl.


Flash animation
Flash is also used to create a lot of Fun content on the web.For those who haven't seen the XiaoXiao series,here is an youtube video.



All the animation is created using flash and there is a lot more creation going on.You can also create such matchstick animation on your own if you have Flash.Visit StickPage for more information on match stick animation.

Flash for mobiles
Flash Lite from Adobe, a mobile-optimised version of Flash technology, offers a quick and effective way of building on your existing skills to create mobile content. Flash Lite is supported across all Nokia S60 and most Series 40 devices, and it is widely integrated with Nokia’s mobile WebKit browser.
40 % of the mobile users in the world have access to internet and the number will grow more in future.Mobile applications have a lot of potential to earn revenue.With Flash lite we can create applications that interact with web or Flash games for mobiles.
With Flash lite you can create many mobile applications starting from wallpapers and screensavers to games.If you want to create any mobile application in Flash Lite also have a look at what Nokia says.