Google Can Now Index Flash Movies! - GoFuckYourself.com

Rob · 09-01-2004, 08:26 AM

I received this in my monthly webmaster newsletter and found it very interesting.

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As you know, a Flash movie as the index page of a site has always been a major problem with search engine optimization. There's simply no content for the search engines to index.

So when I learned that Google can index the contents of Macromedia Flash movies, I was astonished. It seemed this remarkable discovery had gone virtually unnoticed in the SEO community. But as you probably know, Google has always been the first to index different types of content: PDF files, .doc files, etc. Google has also made amazing inroads in being able to index dynamic content.

And 'now' they're the first major search engine to index Flash ? another significant step forward in the SEO industry.

So why has Flash presented such problems in the past?

Background of Macromedia Flash Movies and SEO
With a Flash movie as the main page of a site, the Web site owner is giving up the crucial text necessary to prove to the search engines that the main page is about a particular topic. Without that text, the search engines have nothing to index. Therefore, the main page rarely does well in the rankings, unless off-page factors such as link popularity or link reputation are sufficient to carry the page on their own.

In the past, legitimate work arounds have been few and far between. This made things extremely difficult for businesses that wanted to create a rich user experience with a Flash home page, such as Web design firms, photography studios, graphic design firms, and so forth.

So, these businesses often sacrificed rankings for the user experience, since they could rarely have both while still following all of the guidelines set forth by the search engines.

TheWildcard · 09-01-2004, 08:28 AM

Rob · 09-01-2004, 08:40 AM

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Originally posted by TheWildcard
How?

I'm working on it. Once I find out what criteria they use to index them I will post it.

thediablo · 09-01-2004, 08:48 AM

get more info

this is interestinggggggggggg

galleryseek · 09-01-2004, 08:52 AM

http://forums.seochat.com/showthread.php?t=14638&page=1

Rob · 09-01-2004, 08:54 AM

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Originally posted by galleryseek
http://forums.seochat.com/showthread.php?t=14638&page=1

Thanks for the link, Gallery. I was reading through that just now.

arachnO · 09-01-2004, 09:04 AM

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Originally posted by galleryseek
http://forums.seochat.com/showthread.php?t=14638&page=1

thanks for link!

Video-Post · 09-01-2004, 09:10 AM

Uhmm...it only took them what 9 years? Flash has been around forever.

Video-Post · 09-01-2004, 09:11 AM

I guess that IS a major fucking achievement. Whatever....

SmokeyTheBear · 09-01-2004, 09:12 AM

they have been indexing swf and pdf files for months

davethetruth · 09-01-2004, 09:15 AM

Which newsletter?

Basic_man · 09-01-2004, 09:20 AM

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Originally posted by galleryseek
http://forums.seochat.com/showthread.php?t=14638&page=1

Thanks for the link mate

Rob · 09-01-2004, 09:21 AM

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Originally posted by davethetruth
Which newsletter?

http://www.sitepronews.com - The rest of the Google indexing .SWF files is located on the index page.

Sign up for their newsletter, they offer great SEO advice and other marketing tips that kick ass.

Michael O · 09-01-2004, 09:31 AM

Pretty amazing they really set a new standard.

Dirty F · 09-01-2004, 10:36 AM

http://www.gofuckyourself.com/showth...hreadid=345744

09-01-2004, 08:26 AM	#1
Rob I'm a great bowler. Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Right Outside of Normal. Posts: 13,309	Google Can Now Index Flash Movies! I received this in my monthly webmaster newsletter and found it very interesting. ***********Start Article********** As you know, a Flash movie as the index page of a site has always been a major problem with search engine optimization. There's simply no content for the search engines to index. So when I learned that Google can index the contents of Macromedia Flash movies, I was astonished. It seemed this remarkable discovery had gone virtually unnoticed in the SEO community. But as you probably know, Google has always been the first to index different types of content: PDF files, .doc files, etc. Google has also made amazing inroads in being able to index dynamic content. And 'now' they're the first major search engine to index Flash ? another significant step forward in the SEO industry. So why has Flash presented such problems in the past? Background of Macromedia Flash Movies and SEO** With a Flash movie as the main page of a site, the Web site owner is giving up the crucial text necessary to prove to the search engines that the main page is about a particular topic. Without that text, the search engines have nothing to index. Therefore, the main page rarely does well in the rankings, unless off-page factors such as link popularity or link reputation are sufficient to carry the page on their own. In the past, legitimate work arounds have been few and far between. This made things extremely difficult for businesses that wanted to create a rich user experience with a Flash home page, such as Web design firms, photography studios, graphic design firms, and so forth. So, these businesses often sacrificed rankings for the user experience, since they could rarely have both while still following all of the guidelines set forth by the search engines. __________________

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TheWildcard So Fucking Banned Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 4,759	How?

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Video-Post Selling short ICQ numbers Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: NL Posts: 1,118	Uhmm...it only took them what 9 years? Flash has been around forever.

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Video-Post Selling short ICQ numbers Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: NL Posts: 1,118	I guess that IS a major fucking achievement. Whatever....

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