There are two major ways to improve your flash code for SEO purposes:

1. Add descriptive metadata to the Flash presentation.

   Although metadata might not be as important as a couple of years ago, skipping it for Flash sites is not recommended.

2. Provide alternative pages that describe the contents of the Flash presentation.

   If your site uses more than just a flash advert, or rollover effect, you should consider using alternative html pages. This is not only because they are text that can be indexed by search engines, but also because there are users who might not be willing to see the Flash movie.

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A collection of Eric Meyer’s favourite web resources and useful links

http://gallery.theopalgroup.com/selectoracle – English & Spanish translations of CSS2 and CSS3 selectors
http://www.nils.org.au/info.aspx?page=614 – web accessibility toolbar
http://squarefree.com/bookmarklets – bookmarklets
http://favelets.com – favelets over at tantek’s site

Who says Christmas can’t involve geekery?

24ways.org returns from last year’s triumphant set of articles, spanning the 24 days of xmas. Its a great resource where leading web developers and programmers post an article each day.

..(another) rounded corner article, flickr jscript feed, and and accessibility article have been posted so far. Loving the variety and exposure to new techniques I wouldnt normally dabble in.

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