In my last post, I wrote about how Google Chrome was showing a Not Secure warning on websites that are not HTTPs. There appears to have been a recent change, whereas Google Chrome version 62 is now showing a Not Secure warning in the regular mode. Previously, it was only showing this warning if you were in incognito mode. [Read more…]
Google Chrome Beta 62 Incognito Mode Showing HTTP as Not Secure
I’ve mentioned this here before. Starting in October, Google Chrome will start warning users that an HTTP website where they’re going to enter information is not secure. In Google Chrome version 62, Google is, in fact, warning users that the page is not secure. [Read more…]
Google’s HSTS Preload List Requires Redirect Chains But It’s All Good
Last night I wrote about how you can get your domain name listed on Google’s HSTS Preload List, which is used with Google Chrome. I do recommend that you get your domain name on this list if you’ve moved your website to HTTPs already. At this point that should be everyone–if you are reading this and haven’t moved your website to HTTPs yet, what are you waiting for? [Read more…]
Moved To HTTPs? Get on the HSTS Preload List for Chrome
As you are well aware by now, I moved this site to HTTPs (a secure SSL site) back a few years ago when Google announced that HTTPs is, in fact, a search engine ranking factor. Google has announced that they’re making HSTS (HTTP Strict Transport Security) the default on all of the Google-owned TLDs, starting with .dev and .foo. This is really good news, as any domain name on those TLDs (Top Level Domains) will be secure and using HTTPs URLs. [Read more…]
Submit URL to Google Feature Has a Limit
It looks like there is a strict limit of the number of URLs that you can submit to Google using the submit URL to Google feature that I’ve written about before. [Read more…]
Searches Show Timeline for Evacuating Ahead of Hurricane Irma
It’s no surprise that there are a lot of keyword searches being performed for keywords related to Hurricane Irma. I’ve been following the trends of keywords related to Hurricane Irma, and have been able to see some interesting data from Google Trends. People are turning to the web, specifically Google, to help make up their decision on whether to evacuate or not, and get information about Hurricane Irma. [Read more…]