Googlebot Promises Better Indexing for Flash Files
After receiving numerous requests from webmasters, Googlebot is promising that it has introduced code for the search algorithms that will offer better indexing for Flash files.
Google engineers Ron Adler and Janis Stipins introduced the new changes last week. Since then, there has been a flurry of blog posts from SEO professionals and webmasters about the announcement.
According to the engineers' posting on the official Google Blog (
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/), "Google has been developing a new algorithm for indexing textual content in Flash files" by improving "the performance of [the] Flash indexing algorithm" with the integration of Adobe's Flash Player technology.
"In the past, web designers faced challenges if they chose to develop a site in Flash because the content they included was not indexable by search engines...now web designers can expect improved visibility of their published Flash content" promising "better search results and snippets."
With that said, there are still limitations to the new algorithm. For example, Google is not indexing Flash images or text associated with such images, only textual content at this time.
"Similarly, we do not generate any anchor text for Flash buttons which target some URL, but which have no associated text."
To get more questions and answers about indexing of Flash files, check out the
official Q & A entry on Google's Webmaster Central Blog.
Labels: Flash, Google Algorithm, SEO
by Phillip E. Daoust on Monday, July 07, 2008
One of My First Internet Postings
Subject: Re: Electronic Copyright Policies
From: PHILIP E DAOUST
Date: Mon, 22 May 1995 19:15:17 -0700 (PDT)
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Eric:
I am doing research on electronic copyright for a magazine and was wondering
if you knew of any WWW sites or other access points where I could find a
copy of the Berne Convention and other information relevant to this
topic. Thanks.
Philip E. Daoust
by Phillip E. Daoust on Sunday, June 08, 2008
MiniBooks Like FlipStart and Ogo Face Uncertain Future in Computing World
The newest of the mini-laptops (they're supposed to be called 'notebooks') are coming out and one of the most talked about is the FlipStart, weighing in at just about two pounds and about the size of a 400-page paperback book.
The newest of the "mini-books" is FlipStart Labs FlipStart, and offers the following: 1.1 GHz Intel processor 500MB of RAM 30 GB hard-drive Runs XP and Vista. The retail price: about $1,800.
Industry analysts and journalists seem intrigued by some of the FlipStart's features, but others maintain that the screen resolution and size are not worthy of the price, and even more feel the mini-keyboard (which is a "thumb" keyboard") is too difficult to use for productive keyboarding.
In comparison, the Oqo, touted as the "smallest PC in the world," offers consumers 1.5 GHz CPU, 60 gig hard drive, 1 gig of RAM and the model 02 supports Windows Vista. The Oqo sells for about $1,500. Both offer WiFi ability.
Walt Mossberg of the Wall Street Journal describes the details of FlipStart and Oqo before you run out and spend a bunch of money on something you may wish three months from now that you shouldn't have rushed to buy.
Apple and other companies are raising the bar on combining telephony, Internet, video, MP3s and cams all into one hand-sized device. 
The all-in-one telephonic cell phone revolution will keep evolving, and folks will keep buying new ones every one or two years. Good industry to invest in perhaps.
But newer, more cutting-edge devices like the iPhone are great for offering basic telecommunications and entertainment capabilities, such as the latest news that YouTube will be available on iPhone soon. Still, the iPhone and other like devices cannot compare to the power, ease of use and accessibility of modern notebook computers.
For the past decade, well-paid cryptic brains in the Silicon Valley and around the world have been struggling to find the middle ground of computing and telecommunications, while simultaneously achieving the best portability and affordability for a mass market.
Those in the industry know quite well the frustrations associated with devising a device that will revolutionize communications and computing.
Part of the problem is there are too many conflicting computer languages, protocols, platforms and so on that have stymied efforts to develop a more universal, cross-platform compliant code that would be compatible on all computing devices. Yet diversity is the nature of the beast in the computing world. Alowing the world to connect via a universal code - as the USB has demonstrated despite it's limitations, size and exposure to the elements.
What do you think?
What would be the perfect computer for you?
Use the Comments link to leave a reply. No registration or other steps required!Don't decline to speak your mind!
Labels: Computer Gadgets, Computing World, FlipStart, Mobile Communications, Mobile Computing, Notebook Computers, Oqo, Tiny Computers
by Phillip E. Daoust on Tuesday, June 26, 2007
Can We Build The Perfect Computer Online?
An Online Collaboration - Community Computer Optimization Project
For a long time I thought it would be good to have a long and active thread in which participants would collectively build the "perfect computer" by adding one idea, suggestion, fix, etc. at a time with the intent to make computers work faster and smarter while remaining cost-effective, fun and customizable.We all have our gripes about computers (especially if you have to use Windows, which most of us do - sorry Bill, but love the work you're doing in Africa), and I have always wondered what a list of features would look like if we (the Internet community) listed not just our pet peeves about computers, but how we would make a particular change. 
At the same time this would be a continual list of the features of the "perfect computer" especially if you recommend fix to the problem you list. A fix suggestion is not necessary, but for the many brainiacs out there, especially programmers, they may have a solution just not the time or resources to get to that solution. That's where others could potentially step in. If anyone out there has a known solution to any of the problems listed, please contribute it and prefix with label KNOWN FIX. Please use the Comments section to add your own. You do not have to registered or sign up for anything to leave a comment. Takes less than a minute. So, to get the ball rolling, I'll start:
PROBLEM: Data loss. When Windows freezes and crashes and you lose something that you were working on, unless you have the latest, greatest (and expensive) MS software, whatever you were working that wasn't saved is gone. We've all had this happen. But it doesn't have to happened.
POSSIBLE FIX: Ideally, the best fix would be to not have crashes at all, but Windows hasn't been able to correct this common problem every since Windows 3.1 came out more than a decade ago. Maybe to fix the data loss problem, Microsoft could create a low- memory utility that could keep hidden clipboards of everything you are working on so that when you reboot you can recover ALL of your data in whatever state it was when it was lost. I do not know if there is an add-on or if Windows Vista corrects this common annoyance. Anyone?
LONG TERM RESULT: A blissful experience for all computer users who have ever suffered from crashes that result in data loss. It really doesn't have to happen and I cannot understand why Microsoft does not have a system-wide recovery feature (such as Word has). Please use the Comments button now to add your own computer annoyance (can include Apple too), possible or known fix and long term result, plus whatever relevant photos, links or videos may be of additional help. Labels: Community Computer Optimization Project, Computer Fixes, Computer Glitches, Computer Help, Computer Problems, Computers, Perfect Computer, WikiBuild Computer
by Phillip E. Daoust on Thursday, March 08, 2007
