No matter where you stand on the political fence or whatever fingers you point at who's to blame, it's hard to deny that the U.S. economy is starting to experience a bit of a cash flow problem. With banks failing, job security going out the window, and government bailouts abounding, many people in many industries fear for their livelihood. The animation industry is hardly exempt from that, and many animators - especially freelancers - find themselves wondering: what will happen to my job?

You'd be surprised at how many people, especially freelance animators, refuse to upgrade to the digital era. They don't need a website, they don't target that kind of customer, they can't afford it, they don't know how to make it - sometimes people will say just about anything to avoid being dragged, kicking and screaming, into the 21st century. With competition for animation work growing ever more stiff, it's a mistake to sell yourself short and miss any opportunity to make yourself and your offerings available to potential clients - which is why you need an animation website.

If you need a quirkily animated laugh, you can always count on the team over at JibJab to deliver by poking fun at the issues nearest and dearest to our hearts...including the looming 2008 United States Presidential election, and its candidates. If you haven't seen "Time for Some Campaignin," you've either been hiding under a rock or abducted by aliens - so it's not only time for some campaignin', but time to remedy that situation.

With many people still using extremely old versions of Flash and some still straggling to upgrade to Flash CS3, we now have the announcement that Flash CS4 is on the way - with so many new features that to avoid an upgrade would be to end up left in the dirt in terms of web animation. But considering how expensive Flash is, even for upgrades...is it too soon for CS4?

• Definitely. All these upgrades are getting too expensive.
• Definitely not. As they develop the software, we need to have it.
• While the constant upgrades are a bit unfeasible for all but business users, I don't think it's too soon.
• Other/will explain in comments.

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