Flash is relevant again
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http://blog.sherpawebstudios.com…
Yep, kinda what I suspected:
What Google Can Crawl in Flash
Then the designer in me asks: Flash is complex; what exactly can Google now crawl?
* textual content in SWF files of all kinds
* words that appear in your Flash files can be used to match query terms in Google searches
* URLs that appear in Flash filesWhat Google Can Not Crawl in Flash
Then the critical analyst in me asks: doesn’t leave that a lot not indexed? Yes.
* Google will not crawl Flash embedded with javascript. At this time, most Flash websites are now embedded using JavaScript due to object embedding court hearing with IE.
* Google will not crawl external resources that are loaded by your Flash files.. A lot of flash sites use a separate flash file to load the main SWF. In essence, the only flash file that will be indexed is the loading file.
* Google will not crawl XML files loaded by Flash. Aside of the annoying use of flash for a brochure site, most rich media sites load data via XML (separation of presentation from data is a good thing). Bye bye data.If I'm reading this right, the vast majority of modern Flash sites will not be included, either because they are data-driven, or embedded by JS.