tedster - 9:25 pm on Jun 17, 2002 (gmt 0)

One of the most powerful ways I've found to use the title attribute is in the anchor tag where it describes and reinforces the keywords of the TARGET page. Given Google's focus on links, I think this is the most powerful place to use title=

So my approach puts an alt attribute in an <img> tag, and a title attribute in the anchor tag. The W3C reference on title attributes [w3.org] allows for titles on other elements (including img) - but they also suggest checking each element to see if it allows a title attribute.

Here's a page from Microsoft about the title attribute [msdn.microsoft.com]. At the bottom they list all the elements that can validly take a title.

I just spotted blockquote on that list. Hmmmm...that gives me a few ideas.

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I'm sure that abuse and keyword stuffing of the title attribute would lead to it's being devalued by search engines. But intelligent and appropriate use can give you a leg up on other sites, and be an aid to your visitors, without risking future troubles.
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