mega meta tags
Written by diana keele Monday, 13 April 2009 15:33
meta tags supply search engines with a few different attributes that enable sites to be categorized, indexed, and discovered. wholly, meta tags are used to direct search engines, such as google or yahoo, toward the content of the site, whether by use of keywords or description. they enable the site creator to index the content and break the page down, section by section. these sub-chapters can then be specifically defined by keywords so that any user running a google search can quickly and easily find just what they are looking for.
meta tags are useful for search engine optimization, although my further readings of such elements have uncovered a quote by the director of research at google saying "currently we don't trust metadata because we are afraid of being manipulated." this is certainly a valid fear, as the use of meta tags does empower the creator of the site. one would hope, however, that the abuse of these tags is an infrequent activity.