Interview by Adriana de Barros and Nuno Martins

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Eric Jordan:
I consider FWA a great example of usability mixed with Flash. They have taken the time to develop a complex deep-linking system within Flash just as we have, and make important content directly accessible via unique URL’s. This is a prime example of Flash developers looking to the future and determining how they can make their websites more usable and accessible.

Jakob Nielsen:
Yahoo! has always been my favourite site. The pages are usually very simple and scaled-back, while providing the information and services that people need. Most impressively, Yahoo has achieved a sense of consistency and integration across a huge number of specialized services, so that you always feel that you are on Yahoo! and know what to do, even as you move between subsites. Contrast this to the "microsites" that many companies build, where everything changes every time you click.
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Lynda Weinman:
Exceptional example of what? Of Flash—my current favorite is leoburnett.ca. Visually compelling, surprising, original, intuitive, inviting, fun to explore, and informative. It’s a masterful use of everything that’s good about Flash.

Matt Mullenweg:
I've been really impressed with Bloglines lately. They have been refining their interface without succumbing to needless complexity or feature bloat. That is an incredibly hard thing to do, and I respect them for it.

Nick Finck:
Ok, I would normally pick out a well known corporate web site like Flickr that is standards compliant, beautiful, simple, and easy to use... but I have one site that comes to mind for all of those things that isn't a business site. It's Jeffcroft.com ...what can I say, I am a sucker for simplicity... though there is actually a lot of information on the page there. I think the point to drive home with this example is look at the designer of the site.. he's a graphic designer with a knack for web standards, thats what really counts... that is what I would call a web designer by definition.

Todd Purgason:
Google is an exception example of functionality.
Flickr is an exception example of community and exploration.
MySpace is an exceptional example of social interaction.
Youtube is an exceptional example of video content.
Digg is an exceptional idea.
FWA is exceptional at highlighting interesting Flash work.

Point is that there are a world of exceptional examples depends on what your looking for. I don’t think I could or would pick an exceptional example of design or interactive, I would say go to FWA they have lots of exceptional examples of this kind of stuff.

Sodaplay:
Youtube.com has some of the most widely watched Flash on the planet; I can’t deny success like that.
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WeWorkForThem:
I have been thinking about this and I am trying to think of sites that I use a lot. I think Flickr is a great site because of its usability, backend and its functions. I think they have done a great job of taking a site that people use and making it functional and fun to use.