It was only a matter of time, right?
Facebook is now sporting HTML5 with their videos and the world rejoices, I think.
The movement toward a better web is picking up.
It’s fascinating how quickly things change once the “big” players come into step. Something that I’ve been thinking about specifically is whether or not this is a good thing every single time it happens.
Adoption rates increase with momentum but oftentimes I see momentum in the wrong directions, especially with the Church.
Is there anything you’ve seen recent that the Church shouldn’t have adopted but has?
[HT: MacStories]
youngdesign says
That’s a really interesting question!
I would say that the Church is still figuring out the ‘Internet Campus’ … I know some have failed, some have thrived, our own has begun shifting into a new direction. I guess we’ll know the true success in a few years time.
I do know that my own Church jumped very far into technology, very quickly, and for a short time we left behind the human side of Church. We were high-tech, not high-touch as our Pastor would say… that is something we are now trying to remedy.
Early adoption can be a tricky business for business.
Eric Rovtar says
We’re in the process of a redesign, and I made the decision really early to use HTML5 and CSS3 as best as possible. The obvious gaping hole is IE, but there are enough “work arounds” to help make this better (including a Google Script that will apply HTML5 elements to IE8).
As for things not to adopt: Don’t over use CSS3 styling to make things look like WordArt! As I’m fond of saying, “WordArt is not design.” I cringe everything I see someone use it.
It’s funny because, I once did use it because I had to make a dummy poster really quick in Publisher (I was on a PC at the time), and used it to help words appear in a justified block. My friend goes, “I think that’s the first time I’ve seen WordArt used tastefully.” lol.