ASK can - why can't GOOGLE?

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    ASK seems to have no trouble reading the text in Flash files. So why does Google not seem to be able (or willing?) to to it?
     
    twelfty, Feb 13, 2008 IP
  2. gpearce

    gpearce Active Member

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    Maybe because ASk need traffic, and are finding new innovations to work on which aren't always accurate, and Google prefer to stick with good old watertight solutions, even if it means missing out on a few things ;)
     
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  3. astup1didiot

    astup1didiot Notable Member

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    Who is to say Google isn't "in the process" of doing this, or rolled out a method to do so and not informed webmasters yet. ;)
     
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    rainborick Well-Known Member

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    Actually, Google has indexed the text in .swf files for several years now. They also extract complete URLs from .swf files. You can see for yourself. Just search on any common word that might appear on a site's main page and add "filetype:swf".

    But .swf files have several significant handicaps when it comes to ranking. In most cases, its best to keep the .swf files out of the index and supply Google with HTML files that have the same content. See http://googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com/2007/07/best-uses-of-flash.html for some good advice from Google on using Flash.
     
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  5. Newstin Jan

    Newstin Jan Peon

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    Google does search through Flash as well as PDF or Word documents for example.
     
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  6. twelfty

    twelfty Active Member

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    No, Google only SOMETIMES sifts through swf.
     
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    wmghori Well-Known Member

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    google is indexing flash files for quite some time now.
     
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  8. FREE BET

    FREE BET Peon

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    they are indeed in the process, be patient, it will be like google images
     
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    angilina Notable Member

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    I think after some time, google will also read flash based sites
     
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    time_chaser Peon

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    I agree, swf indexed, but not good for SEO
     
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    Optimised Media Peon

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    Ask is dead now anyway so I guess indexing swf didn't swing anyone
     
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    Keni Banned

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    we can optimize flash with the help of javascript then google can index our flash
     
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    why would javascript help to optimize (indexing of flash)? googlebot ignores javascript when indexing...
     
    jtpratt, Mar 6, 2008 IP