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Scribd’s Decision To Dump Flash Pays Off

We can do without Flash – and it helps

Scribd’s Decision To Dump Flash Pays Off, User Engagement Triples http://tcrn.ch/bELUlE

I didn’t see this coming:

Over the last few months, user engagement on Scribd has surged, according to CEO Trip Adler, thanks to its transition to HTML5, the introduction of the iPad, and Scribd’s Facebook integration. Of these three factors, Adler says the conversion from Flash to HTML5 was by far the greatest driver for his document sharing company. According to Scribd’s numbers, time on the site has tripled in the last three months.