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| Thread ID: 24658 | 2002-09-16 02:37:00 | flash on websites okay or not? | denise (1155) | Press F1 |
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| 79897 | 2002-09-16 07:56:00 | Most search engines (all but one) cannot read and will not index any information INSIDE a flash animation, making them unsuitable for delivering content if you wish your site to be found. Search engine spiders will also be put off by animated site intros with no text link to the next page. A bit of flash on your site is not going to stop a search engine from indexing any other pages it can find. If you want some excellent information about search engine ranking, and web content writing, I would suggest reading Web Word Wizardry by Rachel McAlpine (her site is www.webpagecontent.com). It is a concise, clear guide to getting ranked highly in search engines. Fast's www.alltheweb.com now indexes Flash content and applications according to a press release on their site dated september 12. I imagine other search engines will follow suit soon. |
funkster (1914) | ||
| 79898 | 2002-09-16 08:01:00 | Flash is very good and can be used to great effect. But then there are other times that it is a real nuisance as splash pages for websites and the like. |
-=JM=- (16) | ||
| 79899 | 2002-09-16 13:31:00 | OK...let me set the record straight. Flash is great. Badly designed Flash is not. It's not all sparkly animations either...take a look here (www.macromedia.com) to see what a difference Flash can make to a properly designed store front.... |
Scott Bartley (836) | ||
| 79900 | 2002-09-18 04:25:00 | i couldn't agree more. flash does not have to be all about splash pages that take an hour to load. and to say "it takes too long to load" is clearly missing the obvious. too long compared to what?!?! to achieve the same level of animation in any other format would take an exponentially longer amount of time. what would you rather see? animated gifs??? flash used well is a great and powerful tool, but when used excessively and simply for the sake of using it, it becomes (like anything) wasteful. put simply - flash has its place, like every other web technology. but like every other technology, it needs to be used correctly and appropriately. |
athlonboy (1781) | ||
| 79901 | 2002-09-18 22:57:00 | Ahh, but who defines what is "correct" and "appropriate"? | Dolby Digital (160) | ||
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