Comments on: Google Can Now Better Index Flash Content http://www.sparkinternetmarketing.com/blog/google-can-now-better-index-flash-content/ Internet Marketing, Search Engine Optimization, Pay Per Click Advertising Fri, 05 Dec 2008 08:29:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Rick from webmaster forum http://www.sparkinternetmarketing.com/blog/google-can-now-better-index-flash-content/#comment-1641 Rick from webmaster forum Tue, 08 Jul 2008 15:55:06 +0000 http://www.sparkinternetmarketing.com/blog/google-can-now-better-index-flash-content/#comment-1641 This is great news. I always stayed away from flash completely, for SEO reasons. I agree with everyone else that it should be very limited for users sake, but adding a little flash can sure spice up a website. This is great news. I always stayed away from flash completely, for SEO reasons. I agree with everyone else that it should be very limited for users sake, but adding a little flash can sure spice up a website.

]]> By: Tom Cohen http://www.sparkinternetmarketing.com/blog/google-can-now-better-index-flash-content/#comment-1639 Tom Cohen Tue, 08 Jul 2008 15:01:42 +0000 http://www.sparkinternetmarketing.com/blog/google-can-now-better-index-flash-content/#comment-1639 Rye, that's why I think that a site that is completely in flash should also have a HTML version of it. Rye, that’s why I think that a site that is completely in flash should also have a HTML version of it.

]]> By: ckata http://www.sparkinternetmarketing.com/blog/google-can-now-better-index-flash-content/#comment-1633 ckata Mon, 07 Jul 2008 17:29:49 +0000 http://www.sparkinternetmarketing.com/blog/google-can-now-better-index-flash-content/#comment-1633 Hey Ron! Well - Adobe actually did. They produced the API which is allowing Google to index the contents of the Flash files. Yahoo apparently is supporting it as well. I suspect MS will come along shortly too! Cheers, Chris Hey Ron!
Well - Adobe actually did. They produced the API which is allowing Google to index the contents of the Flash files. Yahoo apparently is supporting it as well. I suspect MS will come along shortly too!

Cheers,
Chris

]]> By: Ron X Jansen http://www.sparkinternetmarketing.com/blog/google-can-now-better-index-flash-content/#comment-1631 Ron X Jansen Mon, 07 Jul 2008 17:21:06 +0000 http://www.sparkinternetmarketing.com/blog/google-can-now-better-index-flash-content/#comment-1631 @'business networking I agree. I'm having the same 'problem'. I'm looking forward to see the first real meaningfull results in the Google SERP's. Text in mine SWF files is still not indexed. Of topic: why didn't Adobe developed this feature? It seems to me a huge opening in the market: selling the possibility to get your flash site indexed by Google @’business networking
I agree. I’m having the same ‘problem’. I’m looking forward to see the first real meaningfull results in the Google SERP’s.

Text in mine SWF files is still not indexed.

Of topic: why didn’t Adobe developed this feature? It seems to me a huge opening in the market: selling the possibility to get your flash site indexed by Google

]]> By: Business Networking http://www.sparkinternetmarketing.com/blog/google-can-now-better-index-flash-content/#comment-1628 Business Networking Mon, 07 Jul 2008 13:26:17 +0000 http://www.sparkinternetmarketing.com/blog/google-can-now-better-index-flash-content/#comment-1628 I wouldn't trust that if I was you. My site, <a href="http://www.schmoozii.com" rel="nofollow">Schmoozii</a>, had a javascript redirect on the landing page. Google says they can crawl javascript, but when their bots came it they couldn't. I had a robots.txt and sitemap on the page telling the bot what to do and it just couldn't do it. When I removed the javascript redirect it crawled the next day. Also, none of the other search engines could crawl the site. If you want your site to be SEO friendly, I wouldn't recommend putting flash or javascript on the homepage. I wouldn’t trust that if I was you. My site, Schmoozii, had a javascript redirect on the landing page. Google says they can crawl javascript, but when their bots came it they couldn’t. I had a robots.txt and sitemap on the page telling the bot what to do and it just couldn’t do it. When I removed the javascript redirect it crawled the next day. Also, none of the other search engines could crawl the site.

If you want your site to be SEO friendly, I wouldn’t recommend putting flash or javascript on the homepage.

]]> By: Rye McKeever http://www.sparkinternetmarketing.com/blog/google-can-now-better-index-flash-content/#comment-1622 Rye McKeever Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:38:52 +0000 http://www.sparkinternetmarketing.com/blog/google-can-now-better-index-flash-content/#comment-1622 Google might index it, but I'm still unlikely to stick around and watch most of it! You're right...Use it sparingly. Not only for SEO reasons, but because it generally stinks for the user who doesn't really need cool flash as much as s/he needs informative/entertaining content. Google might index it, but I’m still unlikely to stick around and watch most of it!

You’re right…Use it sparingly. Not only for SEO reasons, but because it generally stinks for the user who doesn’t really need cool flash as much as s/he needs informative/entertaining content.

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