Introduction:  What  is  Google  +1  and Â
How  Does  It  Work Â
The  +1  feature  is  an  innovation  by  Google  that  focuses  on  sharingÂ
website content and recommendations to social  connections Â
through  Gmail  or  Gtalk  chat  lists,  Google  Contacts,  Google+  and Â
other  Google  platforms  that  has  a  social  networking  capability. Â
It  streamlines  content  and  search  results  to  give  you  the  most Â
relevant  websites  based  on  recommendations  or  +1  from  your Â
contacts. Â
It??  can??  be??  compared??  to??  its??  predecessor??  –??  Google??  Buzz.??  Unlike?? Â
Google?? Â Buzz?? Â however,?? Â the?? Â +1?? Â feature?? Â does?? Â not?? Â aim?? Â to?? Â start?? Â
conversations?? Â and?? Â discussions?? Â about?? Â the?? Â content,?? Â it?? Â just?? Â simply?? Â
recommends?? Â and?? Â encourages?? Â users?? Â to?? Â visit?? Â a?? Â certain?? Â website?? Â or?? Â
webpage.?? Â ?? Â
The??  +1??  feature??  is??  akin??  to??  Facebook’s??  “Likeâ€??  or??  Digg’s??  “Digg??  Itâ€?? Â
button.?? Â Not?? Â only?? Â will?? Â your?? Â Google?? Â social?? Â connections?? Â see?? Â your?? Â
online?? Â activities?? Â and?? Â favorites,?? Â the?? Â content?? Â will?? Â also?? Â show?? Â how?? Â
many??  people??  “+1’dâ€??  which??  can??  help??  you??  in??  sifting??  through??  search?? Â
results?? Â by?? Â going?? Â with?? Â the?? Â more?? Â popular?? Â sites?? Â or?? Â the?? Â sites?? Â with?? Â most?? Â
+1’s.??  ?? Â
Google?? Â +1?? Â is?? Â also?? Â a?? Â way?? Â to?? Â show?? Â your?? Â contacts?? Â that?? Â you?? Â like?? Â
something?? Â that?? Â you?? Â saw?? Â on?? Â the?? Â internet?? Â and?? Â that?? Â they?? Â should?? Â go?? Â
and?? Â check?? Â it?? Â out?? Â too.?? Â ?? Â
+1?? Â Traffic?? Â Wave:?? Â How?? Â To?? Â Get?? Â Free?? Â &?? Â Endless?? Â Traffic?? Â Through?? Â Google?? Â +1?? Â
A?? Â website,?? Â an?? Â article,?? Â information?? Â and?? Â even?? Â advertisements?? Â and?? Â
Google??  search??  results??  can??  be??  +1’d.??  In??  order??  to??  +1??  content,??  you??  first?? Â
need?? Â a?? Â Google?? Â account.?? Â As?? Â long?? Â as?? Â your?? Â chosen?? Â content,?? Â
advertisement??  or??  website??  has??  a??  +1??  button,??  you’ll??  be??  able??  to?? Â
recommend?? Â and?? Â promote?? Â it?? Â to?? Â your?? Â Google?? Â contacts?? Â by?? Â clicking?? Â on?? Â
it.?? Â ?? Â
Google’s??  +1’s??  ability??  to??  recommend??  a??  specific??  search??  result??  or?? Â
advertisement?? Â sets?? Â it?? Â apart?? Â from?? Â other?? Â social?? Â bookmarking?? Â and?? Â
website?? Â recommendation?? Â platforms.?? Â The?? Â benefits?? Â of?? Â this?? Â feature?? Â
will?? Â be?? Â discussed?? Â in?? Â the?? Â next?? Â chapters.?? Â
It??  will??  also??  increase??  a??  website’s??  search??  ranking??  depending??  on??  how?? Â
many??  +1’s??  it??  receives,??  complementing??  its??  relevance??  to??  a??  user’s?? Â
search?? Â topic.?? Â ?? Â
This?? Â feature?? Â is?? Â also?? Â a?? Â way?? Â for?? Â Google?? Â to?? Â respond?? Â to?? Â website?? Â and?? Â
topic?? Â searches?? Â by?? Â presenting?? Â the?? Â websites?? Â that?? Â your?? Â contacts?? Â have?? Â
seen?? Â and?? Â recommended?? Â before?? Â other?? Â available?? Â websites?? Â of?? Â the?? Â
same?? Â topic.?? Â ?? Â
Your??  +1’d??  content??  will??  be??  visible??  to??  your??  social??  networks??  on??  Google?? Â
once?? Â they?? Â log?? Â in?? Â to?? Â their?? Â own?? Â Google?? Â accounts.?? Â They?? Â can?? Â access?? Â
your?? Â +1?? Â list?? Â through?? Â your?? Â profile,?? Â activity?? Â stream,?? Â and?? Â the?? Â +1?? Â tab?? Â on?? Â
Google+?? Â or?? Â when?? Â they?? Â make?? Â a?? Â relevant?? Â Google?? Â search.?? Â ?? Â
Google?? Â search?? Â results?? Â can?? Â also?? Â show?? Â the?? Â number?? Â of?? Â users?? Â that?? Â has?? Â
+1’d??  a??  website??  or??  advertisement.??  Depending??  on??  a??  user’s??  security?? Â
settings,?? Â the?? Â names?? Â and?? Â profile?? Â photo?? Â thumbnails?? Â of?? Â the?? Â people?? Â
who??  +1’d??  the??  content??  may??  be??  visible??  as??  well??  as??  long??  as??  they??  are??  in?? Â
your?? Â social?? Â network.