Don't return different content to Google or other spiders. Instead, always print the SAME text content hidden behind the swf. Google will index this content just fine and people without flash will also have access to the content. I have confirmed with someone at Google that this is an acceptable practice as long as there is no malicious intent. This is the method we've been using in our projects and it works just great. Our company website is completely Flex based and turns up on the first page if you search "information based strategy". Just use your best judgment and don't do anything shady. Use mod_rewrite to link to specific content in the swf which should also print the SAME content in the background. Keep your content in XML format for quick and easy updates to either display layer.
Best Regards, ~Aaron On Mon, Sep 8, 2008 at 7:19 PM, Josh McDonald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Google most definitely re-indexes from various different data-centres > (read: class B addresses) and I'm sure also occasionally using random real > user-agents, and will punish sites which consistently return "A" to > googlebot and "B" to browsers. They'd be fools not to, and they hire a *lot* > of very smart people. > > -Josh > > On Tue, Sep 9, 2008 at 11:39 AM, Alan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I had a meeting with ( forgot his name ) from Adobe and he gave me the >> scoop. >> You will not be able to determine ( legally ) if and when your .swf is >> being indexed. You can't even get a report on how successful / >> unsuccessful the spider was in crawling your .swf >> >> There are no 'best practices' just don't try to 'cheat'. Apparently, Adobe >> and the other search providers have developed methods ( both separately and >> together ) to 'punish' those who spam their content. >> >> My opinion of the whole thing.... >> >> It's a Joke, don't waste your time. Remember that community effort to >> get ( i think it was ) "Flexalicious" to pop up in google. Well it failed >> nicely. >> >> >> Alan >> >> On Sep 8, 2008, at 8:54 PM, arieljake wrote: >> >> I was wondering what it takes for the server to realize that a request >> is coming from Google's indexing machines so that text can be output >> instead of a Flex app. >> >> Also, do we need to be careful doing this to not get in trouble with >> Google? Are their best practices to follow when we output the text? >> >> >> > > > -- > "Therefore, send not to know For whom the bell tolls. It tolls for thee." > > http://flex.joshmcdonald.info/ > > :: Josh 'G-Funk' McDonald > :: 0437 221 380 :: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- Aaron Miller Chief Technology Officer Open Base Interactive, LLC. [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.openbaseinteractive.com
