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 More options Sep 23 2008, 9:24 am
From: Shades1
Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2008 06:24:11 -0700 (PDT)
Local: Tues, Sep 23 2008 9:24 am
Subject: Re: Dynamic vs. static URLs: a Pop Picks follow-up
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I think a minor disadvantage is that people still do actually type in
a URL on occasion:) Pluses, equal signs, underscores, long strings
etc., are always a pain for bad typers like myself.

On Sep 23, 4:11 am, JohnMu wrote:

> Hi Michelle and welcome back to the groups!

> I would say the URLs that you provided are equivalent and generally
> speaking, I would prefer to see the dynamic versions.

> One of the reasons for that is that we can use the information
> provided through the parameters to better understand what your site is
> doing with those parameters. For instance, the URLhttp://www.mysite.com/search.php?q=keyword can give us information
> about what is happening, it could even allow us to recognize that this
> is a search form and perhaps let us attempt other keywords that might
> lead us to content that we haven't seen for your site. On the other
> hand, a URL likehttp://www.mysite.com/search/keyworddoes not give us
> any information at all about what the "file name" is used for.

> I realize that this is a fairly big change in the way that webmasters
> think about "search engine friendly" URLs. I think it's important that
> we are open about the kinds of problems that we have seen frequently -
> and that we can give you tips about how to resolve some of those
> issues :).

> Hope it helps!
> John


 
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