Teach Google how to read your Flash ? By plugin @ vr2online @lostofctrl

of internet-connected computer Source : adobe.com , onflex.org , adobe.com article

How Google indexing? GoogleBot Spider method Scan content and find next link Hop through link (anchor)

GoogleBot

Spider method

Scan content and find next link

Hop through link (anchor)

Google do… Scan through “plain-text” website Find link(s) in each page And other algorithm

Scan through “plain-text” website

Find link(s) in each page

And other algorithm

Google don’t… Try to running JavaScript on your page. Reading other content than plain text. Mean.. Google can’t read your flash.

Try to running JavaScript on your page.

Reading other content than plain text.

Mean.. Google can’t read your flash.

Why care? Do you want visitor of your site? Then which way people most visit your site? Google? Search Engine Optimization (SEO).

Do you want visitor of your site?

Then which way people most visit your site?

Google?

Search Engine Optimization (SEO).

Good news! Google can read “Flash” now http://googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com/2008/06/improved-flash-indexing.html Yahoo , too

Google can read “Flash” now

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

Yahoo , too

But…

Wanna click this? Can we get better search result of our website? Dynamic content , Complex flash , Bi-language

Way to solve Wait Google to make it better… Or find another way to improve it

Wait Google to make it better…

Or find another way to improve it

First Choice Don’t use them Or use only important part (ex. Logo) And what about flash application (RIA) ?

Don’t use them

Or use only important part (ex. Logo)

And what about flash application (RIA) ?

Second Choice Make “IF” IF user THEN display “Flash” IF Googlebot THEN display “HTML CONTENT”

Make “IF”

IF user THEN display “Flash”

IF Googlebot THEN display “HTML CONTENT”

Third Choice Use JavaScript to load Flash instead Target Div to load flash will have content about it. (when JavaScript run these content will not show) http://www.hochmanconsultants.com/articles/seo-friendly-flash.shtml

Use JavaScript to load Flash instead

Target Div to load flash will have content about it. (when JavaScript run these content will not show)

Forth Choice SWFAddress Deep linking for Flash and Ajax With this you can Bookmarking in a browser or social website Sending links via email or instant messenger Finding content with the search engines History and reload buttons http://www.asual.com/swfaddress/

SWFAddress

Deep linking for Flash and Ajax

With this you can

Bookmarking in a browser or social website

Sending links via email or instant messenger

Finding content with the search engines

History and reload buttons

Other Choice Googling and search for it! Many tool and framework support this!

Googling and search for it!

Many tool and framework support this!

Macromedia Flash Search Engine SDK swf2html utility. Extract text in Flash to create HTML Old thing “Adobe” doesn’t support now

swf2html utility.

Extract text in Flash to create HTML

Old thing “Adobe” doesn’t support now

Gaia Framework http://www.gaiaflashframework.com

In one click!

Thank you! plugin123@hotmail.com / @lostofctrl

plugin123@hotmail.com / @lostofctrl