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That Google Ajax crawler spec is no magic bullet. Nick Denton: "Dip in uniques largely because of drop in Google refers. Pageviews (which are driven more by co

That Google Ajax crawler spec is no magic bullet. Nick Denton: "Dip in uniques largely because of drop in Google refers. Pageviews (which are driven more by core audience) less affected." -- http://twitter.com/nicknotned/status/61152134929981440 http://twitter.com/nicknotned/status/61152134929981440 Nick Denton: "Google does not fully support "hashbang" URLs. So we're eliminating them rather than waiting for Mountain View." -- http://twitter.com/nicknotned/status/61465859079671808 http://twitter.com/nicknotned/status/61465859079671808 Nick Denton: "Yeah, I'd advise against hashbang urls. Will kill search traffic -- even if you abide by Google protocol." -- http://twitter.com/nicknotned/status/62595141927583745 http://twitter.com/nicknotned/status/62595141927583745

alanlewis 13y ago
These tweets are from 2.5 years ago. Has the google bot improved since then? (Honest question)
- Isofarro 13y ago
  Considering the intention behind the Google document is to enable support for existing Ajax applications, and not the cornerstone of crawlability of newly built apps, probably not. Also, the same document that's quoted in defence of these Web (unfriendly) Apps is https://developers.google.com/webmasters/ajax-crawling/ https://developers.google.com/webmasters/ajax-crawling/ Where in the first section of that document: https://developers.google.com/webmasters/ajax-crawling/docs/learn-more https://developers.google.com/webmasters/ajax-crawling/docs/... There is this: "If you're starting from scratch, one good approach is to build your site's structure and navigation using only HTML. Then, once you have the site's pages, links, and content in place, you can spice up the appearance and interface with AJAX. Googlebot will be happy looking at the HTML, while users with modern browsers can enjoy your AJAX bonuses."
abraham 13y ago
You can use the meta tags with normal URLs and completely ignore hashbang urls.

alanlewis 13y ago

These tweets are from 2.5 years ago. Has the google bot improved since then? (Honest question)

Isofarro 13y ago
Considering the intention behind the Google document is to enable support for existing Ajax applications, and not the cornerstone of crawlability of newly built apps, probably not. Also, the same document that's quoted in defence of these Web (unfriendly) Apps is https://developers.google.com/webmasters/ajax-crawling/ https://developers.google.com/webmasters/ajax-crawling/ Where in the first section of that document: https://developers.google.com/webmasters/ajax-crawling/docs/learn-more https://developers.google.com/webmasters/ajax-crawling/docs/... There is this: "If you're starting from scratch, one good approach is to build your site's structure and navigation using only HTML. Then, once you have the site's pages, links, and content in place, you can spice up the appearance and interface with AJAX. Googlebot will be happy looking at the HTML, while users with modern browsers can enjoy your AJAX bonuses."

abraham 13y ago

You can use the meta tags with normal URLs and completely ignore hashbang urls.