Sunday, April 3, 2011

Google +1 button


Google +1 button an analog to 
Facebook Like  ,another addon 
to its social network  features.
So what is this Google +1 button 
and how does this improve the 
results you get on google ??
Well its pretty straight forward 
you search for a term on Google,, 
say coffee and it provides you
a list of results & if any of your
google connected friends have opted
for a serach result and clicked on
the +1 button it is likely to show
the results higher in the ranking 
when you search .





So how does it work ?



When a signed-in user is searching google may show up 
results annoated with the name or number of persons who have
+1d a search  result . So you can see what web content your 
friends have +1d ,that means the content of a page maybe 
really useful. If none of your  friends have +1d the result ,
Google shows the total number of persons who have shared the 
result. This actually gives you an idea  on which 
results are more important from the public's view!!!!


Does it affect a sites performance on the Google Search



Google says 

"Content recommended by friends and acquaintances is often more relevant than content from strangers. For example, a movie review from an expert is useful, but a movie review from a friend who shares your tastes can be even better. Because of this, +1’s from friends and contacts can be a useful signal to Google when determining the relevance of your page to a user’s query."

This is definitely a positive move from the search engine giants to improve the quality of the search results shown .

Should I Add +1 button & how do I add it to my site?



From my point of view its one of the best moves from Google to 
improve the search quality & search relevance.And +1 Google button
will be in near future a must for all the sites if they want their
sites to be shown in the top ranks in Google Search? So guys just 
go with the mass flow & change your site to include the Google +1.
To get the code & Howto's you can refer this video .