Can Google index Flash files?

I have created a number of Flash slide shows and wonder how best to make certain they are indexed. Any solutions?

Drachsi

 

They were working with adobe to come up with a solution to index flash files, but at the moment, it's still hard to do so. HTML is still the best for search engines at the moment.

 

Google should not index flash pages.

However, there are seo toolbars that allows you to see how google index your page in text.

(seoquake for example)

 

should avoid using flash

 

Google started reading flash content for some time now. However it just doesn't work as good as other sites.

 

Google have already improved and keeps on improving it's capabilities in indexing flash based websites since more than a year.

YES, Google can and will index Flash Files SWF.. but it always depends on the flash file content it self

Take a look at this official post by Google here.

 

Google still dont read flash index pages , but they are working to do it in futur .

 

Well, i dun think that happen..

 

I use a normal html page with Flash embedded, this way Google find the text and images. My concern is that Adobe will add this to a future version of Flash, I would like something that could be added to existing .swf files.

Drachsi

 

Do you have any source for Google started reading flash, can you share here.

 

Here:

http://googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com/2008/06/improved-flash-indexing.html

 

Yes, Can indexed by Google.. Long Long ago

 

Google joined Adobe systems to improve indexing flash content due to numerous requests. Check what Ron Adler say's about improved flash indexing in Google Webmaster Central

 

People around me tell me not to use Flash, because the bad result from google, so there is no doubt that google is not friendly to Flash.

 

google does index some flash, but for a site is a really bad idea as you can not get a lot of info out of a flash file.

 

I have heard that google index some flash files and its contents too. Have to work on it that how far is it true?

 

Google index flash pages.

 

Its highly possible with some optimizations..
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&rlz=1B3GGGL_enIN338IN338&q=filetype:swf&aq=f&oq=&aqi=

 

They say they are indexing, but they dont.

In this website they have links that reveal more about the topic, and why a text version is likely to get indexed faster.

Convert Flash to Xhtml for indexing - http://Flash2Xhtml.com

Resource Links: Adobe Flash SEO center - http://www.adobe.com/devnet/seo/
SWF Searchability FAQ - http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flashplayer/articles/swf_searchability.html

 

Google can index flash file but now text file is still the best choice.