Search Engine Indexing for Flash Websites is Improving - Yahoo!
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On the other hand, Yahoo! plans to implement the Adobe Flash Player technology in a future update ofYahoo! Search. No one is sure when Yahoo will incorporate the technology into its search engine.Justin Everett-Church, senior product manager for Adobe Flash Player, stated that, “[End users] will get better information, more relevant results and have a better experience.” Everett-Church gave an example of this experience. If customers are searching for an online store, when they do a search, they will be able to see prices, product descriptions, or other information in the search results. Everett-Church mentioned that, “Our goal is to have SWF searchable on every search engine out there in the world.”
This will tremendously help web designers and developers, since more than 98% of computers with access to the Internet have Adobe Flash Player installed on them.
Adobe is not only committed to working with Google and Yahoo! on improving search capabilities for rich and dynamic content, but it intends to go further in making the Adobe Flash Player technology available to all content publishers.
Adobe Flash Player
Adobe Flash Player is an Internet browser plug-in application whose origins go back to Macromedia, which was acquired by Adobe Systems. The first version of the application was Macromedia Flash Player 2, which was released in 1997. Since then, it has undergone a number of changes throughout the years.
Originally, this browser plug-in application was designed to work with two-dimensional vector animation. However, Adobe Flash Player now enables you to deliver dynamic applications, including interactive content, streaming audio and video, online games, and Web applications. With Adobe Flash Player, you can create vector graphics to not only reduce the file size, but develop files that conserve loading time and bandwidth.
This application will work on various Internet browsers, such as Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Safari, and Opera. It also works with various operating systems. The latest version of Adobe Flash Player is 10, and it is backward-compatible. The application supports advanced audio processing, GPU hardware acceleration, custom filters and effects, and native 3D transformation and animation. Regarding text support, Adobe Flash Player 10 allows you to have better creative control and more text layout options.
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