vbking_master
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I don't know if any of you know about this yet but give this blog post a look.
Quote: Google has made a major change to the way secure search works for signed in users of its services. If a user is signed into a Google account, any search performed will now be done on a secure socket layer (SSL) and will no longer pass the search term referrer data. However, Google have also said that search term referrer data will be passed to advertisers who use their pay-per-click product.
The SEO community is crying foul over Google's claim that this move is to better protect user privacy due to the fact that there is a double standard in the implementation. The message seems to be if you pay Google, you can have the search referrer data. However, the counter argument is that this is part of a wider move to.... Continued at: http://searchenginewatch.com/articl...-Out-as-Google-Encrypts-Signed-in-Search-Data
Please share your thoughts. SSL is the good move i feel this make the user data much more secure over the internet, for ssl the protocol is also change now HTTPS is used by most of the websites , for better security,. It's actually only bad for online services that compete with Google Analytics.
This means SEO professionals would need to get a Google Analytics account in order to track the performance of keywords.
It will be a bit of a worry if all major search engines provide the same functionality. The flap started yesterday: Making search more secure - Official Google Blog
Quote: Google has made a major change to the way secure search works for signed in users of its services. If a user is signed into a Google account, any search performed will now be done on a secure socket layer (SSL) and will no longer pass the search term referrer data. However, Google have also said that search term referrer data will be passed to advertisers who use their pay-per-click product.
The SEO community is crying foul over Google's claim that this move is to better protect user privacy due to the fact that there is a double standard in the implementation. The message seems to be if you pay Google, you can have the search referrer data. However, the counter argument is that this is part of a wider move to.... Continued at: http://searchenginewatch.com/articl...-Out-as-Google-Encrypts-Signed-in-Search-Data
Please share your thoughts. SSL is the good move i feel this make the user data much more secure over the internet, for ssl the protocol is also change now HTTPS is used by most of the websites , for better security,. It's actually only bad for online services that compete with Google Analytics.
This means SEO professionals would need to get a Google Analytics account in order to track the performance of keywords.
It will be a bit of a worry if all major search engines provide the same functionality. The flap started yesterday: Making search more secure - Official Google Blog