Comments on: CSS Image Replacement http://blog.sitemost.com.au/2008/01/08/css-image-replacement/ Are you getting the most out of your site? Thu, 16 Oct 2008 02:06:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Marcus http://blog.sitemost.com.au/2008/01/08/css-image-replacement/#comment-1596 Marcus Tue, 26 Feb 2008 03:02:37 +0000 http://blog.sitemost.com.au/2008/01/08/css-image-replacement/#comment-1596 Pete, thanks for touching on this subject. Krumpet, I would be careful because, although Google can't see what the image is about, competitors can and they have the ability to report your site. Not a very nice thing to do, but it does happen. Also I have heard of manual reviews by Google if certain flags go up. Image replace may be just such a flag. Pete, thanks for touching on this subject.

Krumpet, I would be careful because, although Google can’t see what the image is about, competitors can and they have the ability to report your site. Not a very nice thing to do, but it does happen. Also I have heard of manual reviews by Google if certain flags go up. Image replace may be just such a flag.

]]> By: Krumpet http://blog.sitemost.com.au/2008/01/08/css-image-replacement/#comment-1081 Krumpet Tue, 29 Jan 2008 19:47:04 +0000 http://blog.sitemost.com.au/2008/01/08/css-image-replacement/#comment-1081 My question is how can Google detect 'bad' image replacement? I don't think they can. If you have an image of a cat and you hide 'basketball' behind it, there doesn't seem to be a way Google could figure out those don't match. I'm sick of people getting all freaked out about IR and how it will get you punished by Google. That is bogus. I'm sorry, but as powerful as Google is, they cannot scan online images and determine what text best describes them. That is subjective. My question is how can Google detect ‘bad’ image replacement? I don’t think they can. If you have an image of a cat and you hide ‘basketball’ behind it, there doesn’t seem to be a way Google could figure out those don’t match.

I’m sick of people getting all freaked out about IR and how it will get you punished by Google. That is bogus. I’m sorry, but as powerful as Google is, they cannot scan online images and determine what text best describes them. That is subjective.

]]> By: Alex http://blog.sitemost.com.au/2008/01/08/css-image-replacement/#comment-818 Alex Wed, 09 Jan 2008 08:25:34 +0000 http://blog.sitemost.com.au/2008/01/08/css-image-replacement/#comment-818 Very interesting idea. I will start to optimize my pages straght away. Very interesting idea. I will start to optimize my pages straght away.

]]> By: Adam Lyttle http://blog.sitemost.com.au/2008/01/08/css-image-replacement/#comment-815 Adam Lyttle Wed, 09 Jan 2008 02:56:27 +0000 http://blog.sitemost.com.au/2008/01/08/css-image-replacement/#comment-815 Great idea Pete! I lean more towards dressing up the text on menus rather than opting to have images. It's easier to develop a system that my clients can manage (from a Content Management Perspective) and it's easier for search engines. However I do have the occasional site that requires images instead of text. In the past I just create an "alt" parameter to describe the link, but on mobile devices (and text based browsers) it can still be quite hard to navigate. Your suggestion is the way to go for me from now on! :) Great idea Pete!

I lean more towards dressing up the text on menus rather than opting to have images. It’s easier to develop a system that my clients can manage (from a Content Management Perspective) and it’s easier for search engines.

However I do have the occasional site that requires images instead of text. In the past I just create an “alt” parameter to describe the link, but on mobile devices (and text based browsers) it can still be quite hard to navigate. Your suggestion is the way to go for me from now on! :)

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