Updated 23rd of January, 2012
Some pages were picked on a whim, to get data on how title attributes are used in the wild.
Of the pages checked approximatley 90% of title attribute content was a duplicate or similar to the text content of the element the title attribute was associated with.
<a title="United States" href="http://www.monster.co.uk/geo/siteselection/MONS">United States</a>
<span title="Retweet" class="retweet">Retweet</span>
<a id="gnavItem1" class="gnavItem1" title="Office" href="/UK/en-GB/Microsoft/Office" target="_parent">
Office
</a>
<a href="http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Browse/ID72/14418350/c_1/1|category_root|Health+and+personal+care|14418350.htm"
title="Health & Personal Care" class="maincategorylink" onclick="...">
<span class="linkinner"><span class="">Health & <br>Personal Care</span></span>
</a>
<a href="/1/2/personal/investments/tax-efficiency" title="Book an appointment today for advice on tax-efficient investing. The value of investments and any income from them can fall as well as rise, so you maynot get back the full amount you invested. Aim to invest for at least 5 years. Find out more." target="_self" onclick=" "><img src="/1/PA_1_5_S5/content/uk/images/touch_clarity/en/hsbc_red_dragon_740x185.gif" height="185" width="740"border="0" /></a>
alt="Book an appointment today for advice on tax-efficient investing. The value of investments and any income from them can fall as well as rise, so you maynot get back the full amount you invested. Aim to invest for at least 5 years. Find out more."
<p class="date"><strong><abbr class="dtstart" title="2011-03-14">14th March</abbr> to <abbr class="dtend" title="2011-06-17">17th June 2011</abbr></strong></p>
<a style="width: 73px;" class="fixed" title="Furniture" href="/b/ref=nav_t_spc_10_0/177-6351585-2481219?ie=UTF8&node=1038614">Furniture</a>
Author: steve faulkner The Paciello Group
contact: [email protected]