Sorry, I fixed the link in my post above.
To Evic's comment:
Taken from
Google Webmaster Guidelines
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Google
Make sure that your TITLE and ALT tags are descriptive and accurate
|
Yes, spiders read alt-text/tags; again, it's important to use appropriately though, because many site owners have tried to over-optimize and been slammed for spam.
All good things in moderation :)