Comments on: Web Design Contest with $1,000 Cash Prize

By: aly

aly — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 17:45:06 +0000

I have flash version 9,0,115,0 installed but when I attempt to visit wix.com I get only a blank white box where the flash should be. I’ve tried this on both IE7 and Firefox. I even turned off pop-up blocker!?? What’s the trick?

By: Arik

Arik — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 12:09:14 +0000

Hello to all

We are happy to announce that our design contest will be extended until July 6, 2008.

This is due to the large number of new users that requested a few more days to get to know Wix a little better

Remember:

To join the contest, you must send your name to: Webappers@wix.com

Your design must be submitted until July 6, 2008.

You submit your finished design by sending the URL you get when you ‘view’ your design to: webappers-prize@wix.com

If you need to upload a swf file for your design, or have any other question, please contact me.

We wish you all the best, and don’t worry if you haven’t started yet.

You have more than enough time to create a website in Wix, and win $1000.

Regards,

Arik
Arik@wix.com

By: Raj K.

Raj K. — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 17:17:43 +0000

I think the date of submission has been extended to 6th July, 2008.

I have received an email from WIX about date extension.

By: Ray Cheung

Ray Cheung — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:15:20 +0000

@ Snakegourd

We would use the U.S. time.

By: Snakegourd

Snakegourd — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 09:39:10 +0000

Is it the 27th of GMT?

By: THiNK

THiNK — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 19:30:25 +0000

You can’t deny though that Flash allows for so much more on the design, user interaction side. Done correctly, you can bring people in to your site who would have not given it a second glance. I admit that many people use Flash very poorly and that there are a few problems, but those problems can be fixed with a mix of tools.

By: Chad

Chad — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 19:59:12 +0000

meh. Flash should only be used for video, audio, or small elements, but there should never be a “Flash Website”. Thats a party foul.

By: Rob Mason

Rob Mason — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 12:10:23 +0000

Not a good start, but email address on Firefox won’t let you enter the @ sign! Kinda rubbish.

By: THiNK

THiNK — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 02:14:08 +0000

Wow, who are these people who think Flash is so terrible. Used properly along with XHTML, CSS, XML, etc. it allows designers to boost the user experience to a whole other level. Sure a site completely done in Flash is a bad idea, but to write off Flash for that reason alone will only close the door to a very robust and usable tool.

By: XGhozt

XGhozt — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:42:15 +0000

I got excited when I read the title. But then I saw it said something about “Wix”.. I kept reading until I read “to create a flash website”. What a turn off, screw flash.