Google Now Indexing Flash SWFs

Apr 26, 2004 - 1:38 pm 0 — by

A thread over at Cre8asite proved to me that Google is doing a much better job with Flash files then it has in the past. In the past, Google was able to recognize a flash file and the links within them. Now it seems Google can actually read the flash binary code. The thread is named Google - Flash now indexed by Google. Where a member asked me to search for Kingdom Ceramics enter, in position number five you will see the site (keep in mind the position might change, so look for the URL in the SERP), [FLASH] descriptor and the url www.artareas.com/ArtAreas/home.nsf/Profiles/ Kingdom+Ceramics/$file/intro.swf. If you go to that URL, you will see it takes you directly to the Flash SWF. Google read the following contents from that SQF file.

0% LOADING 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50% 55% 60% 65% 70% ... Enter Virtual Tour Enter Exhibition (Exit Virtual Tour) "Welcome to the Kingdom Ceramics Virtual Tour!" "How may I help you today?" "Please show me the... ...

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