Entries from Search Engine Roundtable tagged with 'flash'

A Google Webmaster Help thread asks, can Google read links in Flash files or JavaScript? The simple answer is yes, they can. But it is not that simple. Some people want to know the answer to this question because they...

Posted on December 19, 2008 7:52 AM

Beu has done an outstanding job testing how Google truly handles Flash indexing and crawling. To take you back, Google began indexing Flash in July 2008 and then we had a follow up post on it in late August. Let...

Posted on October 16, 2008 8:03 AM

In July, we reported that Google is now able to better crawl and index content within Flash files. Since then, time has gone on but most SEOs continue to recommend that you stay away from Flash when building a search...

Posted on August 29, 2008 7:47 AM

Eric Enge interviewed Googler Maile Ohye relatively recently and provided an interesting summary of the interview on his blog. In the interview, Maile talks about the WebmasterTools API (especially with regards to extracting link data), using sitemaps for discovery, spam...

Posted on August 26, 2008 9:02 AM

On the first day of this month, we reported that Google and Yahoo were to begin indexing Flash files. According to the pertinent Google Webmaster Central blog post, Google is able to crawl the contextual elements in these blog posts....

Posted on July 15, 2008 9:47 AM

The news that Adobe announced that Google and Yahoo are indexing SWF Flash files has overtaken the front page of Techmeme this morning. It is also the dominate discussion in all the major search forums. In any event, Google and...

Posted on July 1, 2008 7:57 AM

A Google Groups thread requests clear guidelines from Google about acceptable hidden flash content. In some cases, people are very adamant about focusing on dynamic content but don't want to sacrifice indexability. He employed a tactic that displayed content in...

Posted on June 20, 2008 9:19 AM

Do you want to make the most of your site's search engine visibility? Do you want to rank for your bread and butter keywords? Do you also love your Flash introduction page? Well, you would be kidding yourself if you...

Posted on November 20, 2007 7:23 AM

One of the oldest topics in SEO is how can I optimize my Flash site for search engines? Honestly, the sad answer has always been, you can't optimize Flash pages to do well in search engines. Of course, there are...

Posted on November 12, 2007 7:11 AM

A Google Groups thread explores whether Flash websites could be detrimental to search engine optimization efforts. Bergy of Google offers some feedback and addresses common misconceptions. For one, he goes into some of the concerns regarding hidden text. You should...

Posted on July 18, 2007 11:07 AM

Last week, Chris Boggs wrote a column on Search Engine Watch about the use of Flash in web design. He alludes to SOFA (search optimized flash architecture - PDF whitepaper). According to the whitepaper, it is being used effectively for...

Posted on July 3, 2007 10:15 AM