Google made some waves yesterday when it announced the new Google TV platform, backed by major players like Sony, Logitech, Intel, Dish Network, and Best Buy. Built on Android and featuring the Chrome browser with a full version of Flash Player 10.1, Google TV is supposed to bring “the web to your TV and your TV to the web,” in Google’s words.

Below are some useful AS3 snippets that I use quite frequently. Thought they might come in handy for you too!
1. Get a url when the button is clicked.

import flash.net.URLRequest;
import flash.net.URLLoader;
import flash.events.*;
// ADD EVENT LISTENER AND FUNCTION TO THE BUTTON
button_name.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, go);
function go(event:MouseEvent):void {
var url:String = “http://www.yourdomain.com”;
var request:URLRequest = new URLRequest(url);
navigateToURL(request, [...]

It’s official. An offer came through from MusicGiants today and I will be providing design consultation for their public web site, online flash banner advertisements, marketing materials and a few other projects that are non-disclosable at this time. Working close with their Marketing Director, my intentions are to give them a more professional visual presence [...]