We recently saw both Wikipedia and Reddit making the switch to HTTPS and it is pretty likely that at least one, if not both, were the last holdouts for the secure switch.
Google has been making the push for webmasters to all go HTTPS, with the slight ranking boost (more like a results tie breaker between two even results) and the news that Google does plan to make the HTTPS ranking signal stronger in the future.
Here is Illyes’ post, with animated GIF goodness.
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Jennifer Slegg
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Jennifer Slegg is a longtime speaker and expert in search engine marketing, working in the industry for almost 20 years. When she isn't sitting at her desk writing and working, she can be found grabbing a latte at her local Starbucks or planning her next trip to Disneyland.
She regularly speaks at Pubcon, SMX, State of Search, Brighton SEO and more, and has been presenting at conferences for over a decade.
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