Comments on: Financial statements using Flash http://neilmcintyre.ca/financial-statements-using-flash/ From external to internal audit Wed, 18 Aug 2010 04:15:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Krupo http://neilmcintyre.ca/financial-statements-using-flash/comment-page-1/#comment-2334 Krupo Fri, 04 Apr 2008 04:54:23 +0000 http://neilmcintyre.ca/financial-statements-using-flash/#comment-2334 That's the convenient thing about having a healthy audience. They'll fill in the blanks. :) That’s the convenient thing about having a healthy audience. They’ll fill in the blanks. :)

]]> By: Logan Hart http://neilmcintyre.ca/financial-statements-using-flash/comment-page-1/#comment-2324 Logan Hart Thu, 03 Apr 2008 13:50:15 +0000 http://neilmcintyre.ca/financial-statements-using-flash/#comment-2324 I'd run across a few 10k's that were adapted to Flash for mere visual appeal, but your post made me go looking for and find some companies that actually attempt to create a useful interface out of it. Learning more about XBRL in the process was a bonus as well. I’d run across a few 10k’s that were adapted to Flash for mere visual appeal, but your post made me go looking for and find some companies that actually attempt to create a useful interface out of it. Learning more about XBRL in the process was a bonus as well.

]]> By: Neil http://neilmcintyre.ca/financial-statements-using-flash/comment-page-1/#comment-2319 Neil Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:40:27 +0000 http://neilmcintyre.ca/financial-statements-using-flash/#comment-2319 Sounds like I should've done a little research before throwing out my "new idea". :) Thanks for all the great examples of companies that are using Flash to present their financial information! Sounds like I should’ve done a little research before throwing out my “new idea”. :)

Thanks for all the great examples of companies that are using Flash to present their financial information!

]]> By: Logan Hart http://neilmcintyre.ca/financial-statements-using-flash/comment-page-1/#comment-2301 Logan Hart Mon, 31 Mar 2008 14:08:13 +0000 http://neilmcintyre.ca/financial-statements-using-flash/#comment-2301 I should really proofread before I post comments. *"The SEC is expected to give a preliminary _ruling_" I should really proofread before I post comments.

*”The SEC is expected to give a preliminary _ruling_”

]]> By: Logan Hart http://neilmcintyre.ca/financial-statements-using-flash/comment-page-1/#comment-2299 Logan Hart Mon, 31 Mar 2008 12:16:51 +0000 http://neilmcintyre.ca/financial-statements-using-flash/#comment-2299 I completely forgot about this when I commented last night, but the SEC is expected to give a preliminary hearing requiring the top 500 companies to file their reports using XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language). There is a portal already prepared for this, and it includes over 12,000 samples, but you do have to register to view the samples. This seems like its more of what you're looking for, as opposed to Flash. http://www.tryxbrl.com/Default.aspx I completely forgot about this when I commented last night, but the SEC is expected to give a preliminary hearing requiring the top 500 companies to file their reports using XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language). There is a portal already prepared for this, and it includes over 12,000 samples, but you do have to register to view the samples. This seems like its more of what you’re looking for, as opposed to Flash.

http://www.tryxbrl.com/Default.aspx

]]> By: Logan Hart http://neilmcintyre.ca/financial-statements-using-flash/comment-page-1/#comment-2287 Logan Hart Sun, 30 Mar 2008 21:51:10 +0000 http://neilmcintyre.ca/financial-statements-using-flash/#comment-2287 A good old <a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=annual+report+flash" rel="nofollow">Google search</a> turns up quite a few. I'm not sure if HTML comments will make it through, so feel free to markup my comments to make them more user-friendly. Here's a listing of a few that came up (plenty more were available though). <a href="http://ir-site.panasonic.com/annual/" rel="nofollow">Panasonic</a> Visually appealing, yet doesn't seem to increase the user experience that much <a href="http://investor.mercuryinsurance.com/annualreport.asp" rel="nofollow">Mercury Insurance</a> The 2006 report looks gaudy and very unimpressive <a href="http://www.emerson.com/en-US/EmersonDocuments/Annual%20Reports/flash/07annual/index.html" rel="nofollow">Emerson</a> While visually appealing, this would be more at home during a presentation to shareholders. And last, but not least, an article that talks about <a href="http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2008/01/last_week_micro.html" rel="nofollow">Microsoft's utter failure in using Flash</a> in for their financials this year. A good old Google search turns up quite a few. I’m not sure if HTML comments will make it through, so feel free to markup my comments to make them more user-friendly. Here’s a listing of a few that came up (plenty more were available though).

Panasonic
Visually appealing, yet doesn’t seem to increase the user experience that much

Mercury Insurance
The 2006 report looks gaudy and very unimpressive

Emerson
While visually appealing, this would be more at home during a presentation to shareholders.

And last, but not least, an article that talks about Microsoft’s utter failure in using Flash in for their financials this year.

]]> By: Dan Bergen http://neilmcintyre.ca/financial-statements-using-flash/comment-page-1/#comment-2261 Dan Bergen Sat, 29 Mar 2008 11:40:08 +0000 http://neilmcintyre.ca/financial-statements-using-flash/#comment-2261 Hmmm, interesting idea. Perhaps flash isn't the tool, but some sort of AJAX would be. Click on Capital Assets, and the note opens up. In some instances the leadsheet would even be appropriate. If I ever do Big Dan's Caseware Killer, that would be a feature. Hmmm, interesting idea. Perhaps flash isn’t the tool, but some sort of AJAX would be. Click on Capital Assets, and the note opens up. In some instances the leadsheet would even be appropriate. If I ever do Big Dan’s Caseware Killer, that would be a feature.

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