Is SSL dying? Should I buy SSL certificates for my sites any more?

I'm planning to purchase a SSL certificate for one of my sites when I was concerned about points made in these articles:

http://www.wiredtree.com/blog/the-most-significant-issue-with-ssl-and-how-to-solve-it/ http://www.techrepublic.com/article/poodle-vulnerability-hastens-the-death-of-ssl-3-0/ https://www.openssl.org/~bodo/ssl-poodle.pdf http://www.infosecisland.com/blogview/16627-IPv6-The-Death-of-SSL.html

Is SSL secure any more? What are they talking about? I thought SSL was bullet-proof, but now I'm confused.

If SSL is not secure any more, with regard to safeguarding the information exchanged between my clients and my server via HTTP, what are my options other than a SSL certificate?