How Does Google+ Affect Search Results?

+1 helps people discover relevant content—a website, a Google search result, or an ad—from the people they already know and trust. The +1 button appears on Google search, on websites, and on ads. For example, you might see a +1 button for a Google search result, Google ad, or next to an article you're reading on your favorite news site.

Adding the +1 button to pages on your own site lets users recommend your content, knowing that their friends and contacts will see their recommendation when it’s most relevant—in the context of Google search results. In addition, a user's +1's appear on the +1 tab of their Google Profile. While +1’s are always public, users can choose to make the +1 tab visible or invisible on their profile.
When a signed-in Google user is searching, your Google search result snippet may be annotated with the names of the user's connections who've +1'd your page. If none of a user's connections has +1'd your page, your snippet may display the aggregate number of +1's your page has received.

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How Google Works

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Google formally released the +1 button today. This “social recommendation” and “annotation” feature is a new area for Google and in turn for consumers, publishers and of course advertisers (more on that later) so Website Magazine will be watching development closely in the next few week.

Google partnered with several sites including Bloomberg, The Washington Post, Reuters, Nordstrom and others (including social sharing tool AddThis) to display the +1 feature today. Google will deploy the +1 button on Google properties such as the Android Market, Blogger, Product Search and YouTube in the coming days.

Get Started with Google +1
To deploy the feature on your Web property, visit the +1 button tool on Google Webmaster Central. You will be able to configure a small snippet of JavaScript and integrate it where you want it to appear. Several button sizes and styles are available.

So what’s so important about +1? According to the official Google announcement, “By giving your visitors more chances to +1 your pages, your search results and search ads could show up with +1 annotations more often, helping users see when your pages are most likely to be useful.” Google is once again playing to its strengths – webmasters (and Web professionals) – to make the +1 button a mainstay on websites that rely on both its organic and paid traffic. Whether it can compete in a landscape full with social services is something only time will tell.

Website Magazine will be covering the +1 annotation feature in greater detail in the coming days an in future issues of the print publication.

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Posted Jun 01 2011, 01:10 PM by Peter A. Prestipino

Difference between A Facebook Profile and Facebook Fan Page

You have a Facebook account and you are operating your business through it, and really starting to see results........and then someone suggested you consider creating a Facebook Fan Page for your business. This is when you need to know the difference between the two. Now is the time to do it also, with the amazing growth to over 500 million users on Facebook.

Here is the difference between the two:

*Facebook Profile – This is for individual users and can be created by visiting Facebook.com and signing up for an account. This will have your name, picture, pictures of family, friends, babies, videos of your kids, etc.ect.etc. You will be posting updates about you and your life which will makes it easy for you to connect with your friends! You’re posting your status updates, pictures, sending messages, writing on walls, and socializing within Facebook. For a "FRIEND"to see what you have to say they would need to click the "Add as a Friend" Button for this particular account. A Facebook profile should NOT be used as your business page. If you own a business you should create a Facebook profile for your business ONLY and your friends will be able to see your updates about your business on that page.

*Facebook Fan Page – Ok you have create a Facebook profile now you can use that account to create a Facebook Business Fan Page for your business. This 'FAN"page is where you can post business information such as events, videos, photos, specials, promotions, coupons and encourage your fans to ‘like’ you. You can also post testimonials and help spread the word about your business stories. On this page you will have to ask your friends to "LIKE" your fan page.

This is why Facebook Fan Pages are important:

1. This will help your business show up and drive your SEO, Search Engine Optimization. This is where someone Googles your business, you will more than likely show up in the Google search.

2. You can have unlimited “FANS” for your Business Facebook Page, where on your personal Facebook you are limited to 5,000 friends.

3. You are Visible to everyone, because Facebook users will not need to request to be a friend to view your Facebook Fan Page.

4. And last but not least, you have always heard never mix business with pleasure, so if you are a business owner you will NEED a Facebook business page today.


My name SoldCole and I write for Social Media Place.net. Please contact me personally, for more information on how to get your Facebook pages up and running.