Wednesday, March 30, 2011
"Like" Facebook, "+1" Google
Google +1 is yet another attempt to make Google more social. It's Google's version of the Facebook "likes", a simple feature that's very powerful because it's part of a social network.
Google will show +1 buttons next to all search results and ads, while encouraging other sites to include the buttons. All +1's are public and they're tied to Google Profiles. The goal is to use this data to personalize search results and ads by recommending sites +1'd by your friends. Google Social Search already does this, but there's no support for Facebook likes, so Google had to come up with a substitute.
"+1 is the digital shorthand for 'this is pretty cool.' To recommend something, all you have to do is click +1 on a webpage or ad you find useful. These +1's will then start appearing in Google's search results,"
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I think Google should stick to search. I wasn’t very happy with the recent changes Google has made and think if they continue to voyage into new frontiers they will loose their original value as a search engine. Leave social media to Facebook and Twitter.
ReplyDeleteI'm on both sides of the fence here. I do like the concept but I do have some friends who I know will get carried away with this and it will just annoy me like crazy. Not everyone will understand or get this concept at first, but then again, we all had our opinions on the “like” button too.
ReplyDeleteI feel that google is trying to compete on all fronts and although it may be beneficial for some people, it may take away from its established competitive advantage. Google is an extremely successful search engine and it may be better for it to stick to what it does best rather than competing with all social media sites as well as search engine sites. On the other hand, this idea is very an innovative change for Google and may work in their favour. aswell.
ReplyDeleteWhere is the "+1" button? Maybe it's U.S. only for now?
ReplyDeleteI love all the changes Google made (except instant search, because it went crazy when i search in Chinese...). Google really brought a whole lot of convenience to my life.
So....Google +1 is almost like Facebook Like. Do I only get to see the amount of +1 next to the stuff I am searching for OR do I also get to see who's been +1 it as well? For me, I'd probably want to see how many +1's and not knowing who recommends it so it's not biased.
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