search engine dilema - can't find answer to these?

Hi:

Does anyone know the answer to these? Help would be appreciated.

Regarding search engines following links -

1. do they follow links imbedded in an image map?

2. do they follow links embedded in dhtml dropdown menus?

3. do they follow links embedded in a dropdown box?

4. when an image is used for a link, do they check the size and validity of the image as whether pertinent to the link?

I have looked for the answers but couldn't get any definitive ones.

Thanks.

Bud

I know a FEW of the answers:

embedded images... depends on how they're embedded. If it's Flash, forget it.

> 3. do they follow links embedded in a
> dropdown box?

Yes, as long as it isn't something in frames.

> 4. when an image is used for a link, do they
> check the size and validity of the image as
> whether pertinent to the link?

Nope. That would have to be done by a human. You could put up an image of a crocodile and have it link to a page on skunks and the robots wouldn't care.

Now -- your viewiing audience WILL care!


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