Internet survey / prototype

Working on business research methods and got to Internet surveys.

The use of internet surveys are taken as acceptable data collection methods. Paper prototypes are also seen as acceptable data collection methods.

Reminder to ask Stephen:

1. Are internet prototypes used in current research?
2. Will using flash add to the technical difficulty ot the project?

Regrading 1.
I'm thinking that the use of flash would recieve that advantages of using paper prototyping for any design and also same advantages of using Matlab when designing software?

Regrading 2.
Since I have only dabbled in flash and matlab, would working in these environments add to the gulf in technicality of the project we talked about. I.E. If the implementation is to easy, does learning flash count toward the technicality of the project.