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2. Secure SSL

Security is an issue!

Many people are understandably getting worried about online security.

More and more visitors to sites are looking for the padlock icon and the 'https' prefix in the address bar of their browser before submitting personal information online.

If your site does not have a SSL Certificate, visitors may leave before making a purchase, creating an account or even signing up for something like a newsletter.

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What is an SSL certificate?

An SSL certificate is a digital certificate that authenticates the identity of a Web site and encrypts information sent to the server using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) technology. Encryption is the process of scrambling data into an undecipherable format that can only be returned to a readable format with the proper decryption key.

A certificate serves as an electronic "passport" that establishes an online entity’s credentials when doing business on the Web. When an Internet user attempts to send confidential information to a Web server, the user’s browser accesses the server’s digital certificate and establishes a secure connection.

An SSL certificate contains the following information:

• The certificate holder’s name
• The certificate’s serial number and expiration date
• A copy of the certificate holder’s public key
• The digital signature of the certificate-issuing authority

3. Google Maps

Google created the Google Maps API to facilitate web developers interested in integrating Google Maps into their web sites using their own data points. It is an amazing service, which currently does not contain ads, but Google states in their terms of use that they reserve the right to display ads in the future.

By using the Google Maps API you can embed the full Google Map on an external web site. It is started by creating an API Key, this will be bound to the web site and directory that is entered when creating the key. Creating a map interface involves adding the Google JavaScript code to your page, and then using Javascript functions to add points to the map.That is why a web developer is needed!

As the Google Maps code is almost entirely JavaScript and XML, some end-users reverse-engineered the tool and produced client-side scripts and server-side hooks which allowed a user or website to introduce expanded or customised features into the Google Maps interface.

Using the core engine and the map/satellite images hosted by Google, such tools can introduce custom location icons, location coordinates and metadata, and even custom map image sources into the Google Maps interface. The script-insertion tool Greasemonkey also provides a large number of client-side scripts to customize Google Maps data.

Combined with photo sharing websites such as Flickr, a phenomenon called "memory maps" emerged. Using copies of the Keyhole satellite photos of their home towns or other favorite places, users take advantage of image annotation features to provide personal histories and information regarding particular points of the area.

Google Maps are a renowned source for providing street maps, route planners for bicycles, pedestrians and cars, and an urban business locator for numerous countries around the world.

Google Maps actively promotes the commercial use of their API. One of its earliest adopters at large scale were real estate property sites. SWDL will integrate in your website any map you want!