Google And Better Search Rankings (article)

Greg,

This is probably very interesting, if I understood it! LOL! What is the english translation version?

Rich

Rich -

The Google wants to "encourage" every website owner/developer to make every site "secure" in that is has a security certificate (not free) and https: instead of http: encoding. These so-called secure sites will display a tiny "padlock" icon just like a shopping cart will display (or should display) on pages where you enter personal and credit card info. It may make browsing the web marginally safer but it will cost a considerable amount for some web entrepreneurs to accomplish. And "everyone" will not do it, so that safer browsing will not become reality.

~ Bill
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Bill,

What's Google's angle then? They sell the security certificates?

"...What is the english translation version?"



Rich,

What Bill said. :)

Rich, I would have to answer that I am not aware of them selling the SSL certificates - because I would think that may violate some anti-trust legislation somewhere. I do know they are a domain registrar and registrars usually sell such certificates. So I did a bit of searching and found this:

"Google in June introduced an invitation-only domain registration service called Google Domains, nine years after it paid to become an ICANN-accredited domain registrar. Google Domains offers a handful of services but doesn't (yet?) sell SSL/TLS certificates. Nevertheless, some of its website building partners, including Squarespace and Shopify, offer some form of SSL support." (from an article on InformationWeek.com)

So there may be a bit of "self-influence" in the recent announcement. :(

~ Bill
~ USPictures.com

Good to know ... thanks for posting .... and for translating.

i think all the big servers where we have our websites hosted offer encryption. this is the one i'm on. http://www.1and1.com/details-ssl-certificate

Bill,

I know Squarespace and I wonder if others, like Photoshelter are part of that group that are now "related" to Google? I'm looking at Photoshelter and a few others to change from my old "richfrancophotogrpahy.com" site, which is an old Blu Domains template.........

I would think that there might be a little "advantage" to have Google as your Big Brother, for SEo stuff.....

Rich