Introduction: What is Google +1 and
How Does It Work?
The +1 feature is an innovation by Google that focuses on sharing website content and recommendations to social connections through Gmail or Gtalk chat lists, Google Contacts, Google+ and other Google platforms that has a social networking capability. It streamlines content and search results to give you the most relevant websites based on recommendations or +1 from your contacts.
It can be compared to its predecessor – Google Buzz. Unlike Google Buzz however, the +1 feature does not aim to start conversations and discussions about the content, it just simply recommends and encourages users to visit a certain website or webpage.
The +1 feature is akin to Facebook’s “Like†or Digg’s “Digg It†button. Not only will your Google social connections see your online activities and favorites, the content will also show how many people “+1’d†which can help you in sifting through search results by going with the more popular sites or the sites with most +1’s.
Google +1 is also a way to show your contacts that you like something that you saw on the internet and that they should go and check it out too.
