Flash Player v9 introduced a new ‘feature’ called ‘allowInternal=”never”‘
I knew that it disabled a lot of browser integration — what I didn’t know is that it completely cripples browser integration. LoadMovie works, but GetURL doesn’t.
That means that FindMeOn.com flash badges won’t work on certain blogs/forums/social networks that rewrite tags to ‘allowInternal=”never”‘ IF the viewer is running a 9 series flash movie ( v6,7,8 are unaffected )
Never Fear, an interim solution is in place–
click 1x, and a badge will getURL
click 2x, and a badge will show a selectfield that lets people copy/paste a url
Right now the url is for the FindMeOn.com virtual link that handles tracking , so users can still handle tracking. Hoever, that might change to the real url in the future , if visitors aren’t happy with that method.
We’re working on better long-term solutions. Hopefully we’ll find some soon. In the meantime, FlashBadges are fully functional again — albeit awkward.
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