Fri, 24 Feb 2006 08:45:41 +0000 from Roy Schestowitz
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> Speaking of which, yesterday I read that
> Google will replace a Lynx-type crawler with one which renders the pages
> using Gecko. It could get insight into design aspects and compatibility with
> different screen sizes.
>
> http://www.adsensebits.com/node/24
You should have read the _whole_ page that you cite. (Or maybe the
comments came in after you read it.) Most responders are throwing
cold water on that report.
If it does turn out to be true, it's really bad news for good page
design. One of the strongest arguments against Javascript(1) is that
Google doesn't index it or follow its links. If we lose that, it
becomes harder to resist the tide.
Not the only argument, but one the best because it's easiest to
explain and dee-zigh-ners can't argue that it's not true.
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