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Comments on: Google vs. Flash http://www.searchwithdesign.com/2007/02/google-vs-flash/ In a few words, explain what this weblog is about. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 08:46:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.6 by: Ryan http://www.searchwithdesign.com/2007/02/google-vs-flash/#comment-3 Sun, 25 Feb 2007 18:20:18 +0000 http://www.searchwithdesign.com/2007/02/google-vs-flash/#comment-3 Unfortunately it's worse than an image. Images get ALT tags, name attributes, readable file names AND Google indexes them for their image search. Images are valuable SEO tools. On my side of the fence, Flash is what you do when the CEO sees your new design and goes, "Oh...so does it move?" When entering a new market, I love seeing the top results with flash splash pages. It's a terrific design tool when used properly, but too many companies make it their landing page and navigation, leading to poor site indexing. At the very least, a flash-splash usually means they have no clue about SEO rumors, even if they can design around it. Of course, there's always a work around and good designers have found ways to work around flash's indexing limitations. The real forward-looking question is how will SEO change when robots can seek out the flash files, decompile them, and evaluate them? It's getting closer every day... Unfortunately it’s worse than an image. Images get ALT tags, name attributes, readable file names AND Google indexes them for their image search. Images are valuable SEO tools.

On my side of the fence, Flash is what you do when the CEO sees your new design and goes, “Oh…so does it move?”

When entering a new market, I love seeing the top results with flash splash pages. It’s a terrific design tool when used properly, but too many companies make it their landing page and navigation, leading to poor site indexing. At the very least, a flash-splash usually means they have no clue about SEO rumors, even if they can design around it.

Of course, there’s always a work around and good designers have found ways to work around flash’s indexing limitations.

The real forward-looking question is how will SEO change when robots can seek out the flash files, decompile them, and evaluate them? It’s getting closer every day…

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