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Google Successfully Indexing Flash Files
I was surprised to find out that Google has no problem indexing, reading text and following links in flash files.
Now I’m sure this isn’t new information to some of you, but others may require a bit more proof.
For the proof, go to google and type in: seo” filetype:swf
What this is doing is searching for the term, “seo” and restricting the results to only .swf file types.
Notice the term [FLASH] next to the results page listing indicating it’s a flash document.
Notice how Google pulls the first few words out of the flash file to generate the title.
Now I haven’t really seen flash files rank well in the SERP when thrown in with web pages, but it is proof that Google can read text and follow links in flash files.
Go ahead and do some testing. Let me know how well your flash files are getting indexed.
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