Question about graphics and css graphic background and alt tags

google and graphics

[OneBigCelt]

Will google get pissed if I put alt tag informaiton on a 1x1 clearPixel.gif

when I do it I can calling an image with a <div> instead of img... so there is a graphic associated with the space.

but the only place to put the alt information is the clear pixel that is holding the space open..

with that method effect the way google sees our site..

like will the bot think we are spaming

[tedster]

That's a pretty common technique to get the page's usable text to render before the higher file-size images. I haven't seen or heard of any trouble from using it. Of course, you can probably kiss Image Search goodbye, because, at best, you get the clear.gif indexed.

By the way, I have avoided making a clear.gif that natively measures 1x1 for a long time -- to avoid overly-simple checks for hidden links generate a false positive. I make the gifs bigger, then resize in the browser.