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If I create a flash object that has a 3 seconds animation and after it finishes, it redirects the whole page to another site... could a spider read it? would it be bad for the optimization?
Thaku buddies!
Would it be bad for the optimization?
I'd be more worried about the visitor first. If I were in your situation, I'd provide the user with a nice static page that allows them to choose a Flash or HTML version.
I'll assume your redirect will be using the META Refresh tag which is not recommended with short duration redirects.
I'd avoid this part of the process. By the way, what purpose is this page with the 3 second redirect serving? Also, I guess you are assuming that everyone will see what is there during that 3 second delay. That may not be the case, especially with a Flash object.
I'll assume your redirect will be using the META Refresh tag
I guess you are assuming that everyone will see what is there during that 3 second delay. That may not be the case
Also, the following page states that "approximately 90% of users can view Macromedia Flash content created in Macromedia Flash 4":
[macromedia.com...]
A bigger issue might be what version the .swf file is exported in. The older the better.
Mascarell, what I suggest is placing a "skip intro" link under your Flash movie. Make it a simple text link that points to the same page that the movie redirects to. This will be beneficial to repeat visitors who don't want to sit through your animation every time they visit, and it will create a path for SE spiders to follow to find the page your movie is redirecting to.
It's a fair assumption to assume the visitor has Flash installed.
Agreed. But, it is not a fair assumption to assume that the visitor will see the animation in that 3 seconds.
[added] I may be misinterpreting the redirect duration. If it is a 3 second flash movie, then I'll assume the user sees the entire movie before being redirected whether the time they wait is 3 seconds or more depending on their connection speed.
