On Dec 23, 2010, at 2:07 AM, MichaelMD wrote: > On Wed, 2010-12-22 at 22:55 -0800, tee wrote: > >> I did some more digging and setup a simple site using the framework, and I >> can confirm it's not for Mobile Website. Basically beyond the homepage >> (index page), nothing is searchable by search engines as any other page is >> attached to the homepage url due to its Ajax and hashes –
On second thought, this may not be the case. I was misled by what I saw from the view source because all I could see is the homepage's markups. The framework says: The basic workflow with page loading is as follows: first, a page is requested with a normal HTTP request, and subsequent "pages" are then requested and injected into that page's DOM. Suppose search engine bots don't rely on javascript, a site using the framework is still searchable. My test shows that I can access any part of the site from an external link, and that page will be treated as first normal HTTP request; with Javascript switches off, I can browser the site just like normal desktop site which doesn't rely on javascript. Anyone who has more knowledge on search engines can confirm this? Thanks! > > Remember that a lot of the low-end/older phone browsers out there in > real world use don't handle javascript. I think it comes down to this: know what your (or your client) targeted audiences are, and pick the best possible approach that works for your industry. Sites that wants to reach out to mobile web audiences, do not abandon the desktop version, so strictly speaking there is an alternative for non-smartphone devices. And quite honestly speaking, a site that sells luxury goods likely do not have customers using old mobile devices and W2K, and a site that sells 0.99 goods likely have more oldest mobile devices and IE6 users. tee ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [email protected] *******************************************************************
