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    the q

    there has been much talk lately on the boards regarding sending flash embedded in emails.
    Could it be seen as intrusive or even against server policy?. i read that at least one server has shut a site down for email bandwidth hogging by using flash emails.
    it is quite tempting though..



    and a plea..

    i would like to make a list of the top 20 global companies that utilise flash, for a future presentation.


    such as http://www.cocacola.com
    http://www.mcdonalds.com
    http://www.mtv.com


    any more would be appreciated..







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    Ford Motor Company uses Flash in its site. See http://www.fordvehicles.com/cars/mustang/ .

    You might want to explore http://dynamic.macromedia.com/bin/MM...?product=Flash

    Re embeding Flash into email: if you use the following method, I don't think you will have to much troubl, since the Flash is being served from your site server and not the email server of your ISP. The following is waht I use to embed a FK footer-sized SWF int an email.

    1)Click on format, make sure the option is set to RICH text (html)
    2)Click on View, and tick 'source edit'
    3)Open up the html file with the flash movie you want to embed and view its source -

    copy all the flash embedding code.
    4)Go back to your new e-mail message and click on the source tab on the bottom
    5)Paste the copied code under the body closing tag
    6)Make sure the link to the flash file in this code links to its base URL eg

    http://www.yourhost.com/flashfile.swf
    7)Click on the preview tab and it should work! (you must have a live connection when

    you click on preview)


    <OBJECT classid="clsid27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000"

    codebase="http://active.macromedia.com/flash2/cabs/swflash.cab\#version=4,0,0,0"

    ID=webserver1 WIDTH=300 HEIGHT=40> <PARAM NAME=movie

    VALUE="http://www.yoursite.com/yourswf.swf"> <PARAM NAME=quality VALUE=high>

    <PARAM NAME=bgcolor VALUE="#FFFFFF"> <EMBED

    src="http://www.yoursite.com/yourswf.swf" quality=high bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

    WIDTH=300 HEIGHT=40 TYPE="application/x-shockwave-flash"

    PLUGINSPAGE="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=

    ShockwaveFlash"></EMBED> </OBJECT>

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    thanks

    thanks for the code i used the stationary method in outlook express.
    ie place your .htm with a .swf link in stationary,
    upload the swf to your host and send email using stationary.
    however your solution looks more elegant.

    also thanks for the ford link.

    anymore anyone?

    http://www.cocacola.com/
    http://www.mcdonalds.com/
    http://www.mtv.com/
    http://www.fordvehicles.com/cars/mustang/
    http://kodak.com

    hopefully a list like this will persuade potential customers to have a flash enabled website, and dispel any rumours about useability and speed of download.

    [Edited by darkstar on 07-07-2001 at 01:43 PM]

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    Darkstar... here you go...

    Disney, Nickelodeon, Fox, Comedy Central, Paramount, Audi, Ford, Volkswagen, Chrysler, Mitsubishi, Plymouth, Peugeot, Intel, Microsoft, Hewlett Packard, Cisco, Compaq, Oracle, Netscape, IBM, CNN, New York Times, MSNBC, ZDNet, Citibank, Pier 1, Pepsi, Nestle, Budweiser, Gillette, Guinness

    Obviously, there are more, but that's a pretty impressive list of supporters!

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    top businesses using flash

    many thanks, JabezStone.
    hopefully i can complete my list.

    unless anyone objects, i will post the list in the boardroom, perhaps it will be useful, perhaps not.


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    Re: top businesses using flash

    Originally posted by darkstar
    many thanks, JabezStone.
    hopefully i can complete my list.

    unless anyone objects, i will post the list in the boardroom, perhaps it will be useful, perhaps not.

    I don't object. I think its a great idea. It is a completely different subject than the flash e-mail question. It deserves its own thread.

    -scott
    http://www.scottmanning.com

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    I agree.
    Let's have a new thread on this topic.
    Darkstar, do the honours and start one!

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