Carly Lesser (who I had the distinct pleasure of meeting last week at Beyond Blogging 2006) blogs over at the CDG blog about Flash and its ramifications in client projects.

I found it particularly interesting because while Stephanie and I collectively specialize in both traditional IT positions (help desk, network engineers, sysadmins, etc.) and interactive media (web developers, project managers, information architects), she’s the one with the interactive agency experience and I’m the one with the traditional IT experience. So while I understand the technologies underlying interactive media, and I’ve worked in companies whose product was a web-based application, an agency environment is still pretty foreign to me.

I enjoyed Carly’s post because it gave me a glimpse into the inner workings of a diverse agency team- I understand the Google-friendliness issues of Flash, for example, but I’ve never given much thought to who on the team would be most opposed to using Flash for what reason, beyond the basic “designers don’t understand the technical ramifications of their ideas” and “programmers don’t understand design” stereotypes.

So thanks for the lesson, Carly, and I’ll enjoy reading more of the CDG blog. Aside from my personal interest in web development and design, things like this will make me a better recruiter for those clients and talent.

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