Comments on: In Search Engines, Web Standards and Semantics Rule http://www.straightupsearch.com/archives/2005/12/in_search_engin.html Just another Oneupweb Blogs weblog Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:46:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Michael http://www.straightupsearch.com/archives/2005/12/in_search_engin.html/comment-page-1#comment-456 Michael Tue, 13 Dec 2005 12:11:00 +0000 http://dev.straightupsearch.com/archives/2005/12/in-search-engines-web-standards-and-semantics-rule.html#comment-456 <p>Boris --</p> <p>If everyone followed the rules of semantics and web standards, then the search engines wouldn't have to try so hard to separate junk markup from content.</p> <p>As of now, search engines are responsible (partially) for bringing standards and semantics into the lime light. A semantic web site will position higher in the engines than one that isn't.</p> <p>There was no way at the birth of the internet to know exactly what would be needed in terms of tags and markup to allow for standards and semantics, so you can't fault anyone for lack of foresight.</p> <p>If everyone followed the rules, ranking would be determined by content -- not how many hidden div tags you have packed into your site.</p> <p>And that's the real notion behind web standards, search engines, and most modern web technologies: content truly is king.</p> Boris –

If everyone followed the rules of semantics and web standards, then the search engines wouldn’t have to try so hard to separate junk markup from content.

As of now, search engines are responsible (partially) for bringing standards and semantics into the lime light. A semantic web site will position higher in the engines than one that isn’t.

There was no way at the birth of the internet to know exactly what would be needed in terms of tags and markup to allow for standards and semantics, so you can’t fault anyone for lack of foresight.

If everyone followed the rules, ranking would be determined by content — not how many hidden div tags you have packed into your site.

And that’s the real notion behind web standards, search engines, and most modern web technologies: content truly is king.

]]> By: Kode http://www.straightupsearch.com/archives/2005/12/in_search_engin.html/comment-page-1#comment-455 Kode Fri, 09 Dec 2005 22:09:00 +0000 http://dev.straightupsearch.com/archives/2005/12/in-search-engines-web-standards-and-semantics-rule.html#comment-455 <p>There are tools like Check My Code for NetObjects users to help make their code compliant, so I think that's a big step forward. W3C Compliance is definately important for all website developers.</p> There are tools like Check My Code for NetObjects users to help make their code compliant, so I think that’s a big step forward. W3C Compliance is definately important for all website developers.

]]> By: Boris the Spider http://www.straightupsearch.com/archives/2005/12/in_search_engin.html/comment-page-1#comment-454 Boris the Spider Fri, 09 Dec 2005 21:37:00 +0000 http://dev.straightupsearch.com/archives/2005/12/in-search-engines-web-standards-and-semantics-rule.html#comment-454 <p>When creating the web medium, it should have been done in a language that had 'semantic' and rules in it. That way every site followed it no matter what. But then if every site followed the 'rules', how would you determine the rankings? Currently the 'rules' are determined by the search engines and not passed on to us directly, just by leaked press releases and experimentation. It's fuuny how so late in the game, someone wants standards.</p> When creating the web medium, it should have been done in a language that had ’semantic’ and rules in it. That way every site followed it no matter what. But then if every site followed the ‘rules’, how would you determine the rankings? Currently the ‘rules’ are determined by the search engines and not passed on to us directly, just by leaked press releases and experimentation. It’s fuuny how so late in the game, someone wants standards.

]]> By: Editor http://www.straightupsearch.com/archives/2005/12/in_search_engin.html/comment-page-1#comment-453 Editor Fri, 09 Dec 2005 15:00:00 +0000 http://dev.straightupsearch.com/archives/2005/12/in-search-engines-web-standards-and-semantics-rule.html#comment-453 <p>Very interesting article! Many tools such as Netobjects Fusion will need to take this into consideration.</p> Very interesting article! Many tools such as Netobjects Fusion will need to take this into consideration.

]]> By: Khurram Ali http://www.straightupsearch.com/archives/2005/12/in_search_engin.html/comment-page-1#comment-452 Khurram Ali Wed, 07 Dec 2005 13:48:00 +0000 http://dev.straightupsearch.com/archives/2005/12/in-search-engines-web-standards-and-semantics-rule.html#comment-452 <p>A good article, I did not think on the importance of webstandards before reading your article</p> A good article, I did not think on the importance of webstandards before reading your article

]]> By: dan klyn http://www.straightupsearch.com/archives/2005/12/in_search_engin.html/comment-page-1#comment-451 dan klyn Mon, 05 Dec 2005 18:27:00 +0000 http://dev.straightupsearch.com/archives/2005/12/in-search-engines-web-standards-and-semantics-rule.html#comment-451 <p>Couldnt agree more. The web standards gospel is often a tough sell in large corporate environments. Your article helps with the sell. So thanks!!</p> Couldnt agree more. The web standards gospel is often a tough sell in large corporate environments. Your article helps with the sell. So thanks!!

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