Comments on: Is Google Sick of Flash Web Sites? New Feature Encourages Users to “Skip Intro”

By: Fernando Souza

Fernando Souza — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 22:06:49 +0000

I've never liked flash myself. I keep skiping it! lol Go google! Fernando Souza's last blog post..Striptease in Copacabana

By: Wiked111

Wiked111 — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 01:26:50 +0000

Well i think its a great idea to give us the option, For all those against it create your own search engine and see how many people use it. Google no.1 job is to look after its users.

By: Omen

Omen — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 01:07:24 +0000

Since google is not forcing anyone to enter by skipping the intro I dont see the problem. They are doing us a favor by letting us bypass annoying intros that hide the “enter site” link until their totally sweet flash is done playing. I say “thanks google”! For people who don’t like it, don’t click it. Enter the site normally, they way everyone knows how to enter a site, use the big bold title link and youre all good! Money is time, and time is money, im not gunna spend money on lousy flash intros anymore!!! CHEA!

By: Ahmet

Ahmet — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:56:27 +0000

It seems that google only read the HTML links and not the flash link. so depending on how the flash introduction was done user could miss content. I'm against it... Ahmet's last blog post..Hello World! With AS3 in FlashCS3

By: Goran Web Design

Goran Web Design — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 19:07:51 +0000

Thank you Google for letting us know about those ghastly flash intro’s and sites. Google is just trying to make our experience better.

By: Keylogger Guy

Keylogger Guy — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 06:41:57 +0000

I think that’s the right feature and Google takes care of users, not of webmasters, and that’s right again apparently.

By: Andy Beal

Andy Beal — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:18:14 +0000

Thanks all for sharing your thoughts!

By: forumistan

forumistan — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 22:12:32 +0000

I think skip intro function is not bad. Sometimes, I get angry with annoying flash ads.

By: Symbian

Symbian — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 22:10:59 +0000

Looks like Google uses keyword search for this feature. May be there are other "skips". Symbian's last blog post..Nokia S60 Symbian Windows Live client available in Europe

By: Jaan Kanellis

Jaan Kanellis — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 19:58:41 +0000

I am sure Google will offer some piece of code to allow you to opt of Google doing this to your listings. Jaan Kanellis's last blog post..WordPress SEO In A Nutshell by Joost

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:43:26 +0000

Warenwirtschaft, I have tons of content on my sites that people probably thinkj has no use at all. That doesn't mean that Google should just ignore it completely, does it? Who gets to decide what has value or not? Mike's last blog post..Ways I Use The Firefox 3 Smart Location Bar

By: Warenwirtschaft

Warenwirtschaft — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:47:04 +0000

I think they should make the “Skip flash” the main-link. After all, the flash site normally has no use at all. It is only annoying.
I dont understand why people still use them.
Or even better: Just drop them out of the google-index at all.

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:26:41 +0000

Since it is not the default link they provide and since they already provide ways for people to find subpages of sites instead of just sending everybody to homepages, I think it is fine. I wonder if there is a way to use something like the robots file to turn off Google's ability to do that. Mike's last blog post..Ways I Use The Firefox 3 Smart Location Bar

By: Top Rated

Top Rated — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 13:27:10 +0000

Once again Google thinks it knows better then anyone else. If I ownned the site, I'd be somewhat annoyed. How does Google know that flash page isn't 1 out of a 1000 that actually has some good information. Ahh, who am I to question all those PHDs at the Googleplex? Top Rated's last blog post..The Very Best Digital SLR Cameras

By: Todd Mintz

Todd Mintz — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 13:08:55 +0000

I think this is totally awesome and a way of acknowledging that a Flash Intro is not only a waste of user’s time but a waste of Google’s time.

By: Simon Scullion » Marketing Pilgrim > Is Google Sick of Flash Web Sites? New Feature Encourages Users to “Skip Intro”

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 12:38:23 +0000

[...] This post from Andy Beal caught my attention today, commenting on google’s latest feature. As part of its search results, Google is letting us skip a site’s flash intro. [...]

By: Terry Howard

Terry Howard — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 12:11:08 +0000

On one hand I want to say Google needs to stop meddling with site owner's content. They step over that boundary far too often. On the other hand, Flash intros are usually the result of the dev team caving into the mindless client demands of "We need some pizazz up front!" and should be abolished for the sake of all webkind. The positive I can take from this is that Google seems to be taking steps to identifying these voids of usefulness and relevance and may even be digging past them to apply meaning to the parent domain, which is good for ranking quality from a user standpoint. Terry Howard's last blog post..Great PPC Job at Full Sail