Will Google Plus One Replace The Retweet or The Facebook Like?

Most people would agree that Google has its fingers in all kinds of pies. The latest pie it is having a close look at and taking a slice of is the social networking scene.

Their latest idea is called Google Plus One – sometimes seen as Google +1 – and it supposedly gives you the power to rate a website if you decide you like it.

As you can see this isn’t a whole new social networking site. Rather it is a chance to get even more depth on the Google results pages. It appears to have been developed along the lines of the retweet feature or the like feature on certain other websites.

If you’re familiar with Facebook you know you can like something by clicking the appropriate Facebook like button on that page or website. Similarly if you see a tweet you like on Twitter, just hit the retweet button to retweet it to everyone you know on the site.

Google’s version of the thumbs up recommendation

Google Plus One follows the same kind of thinking. The major difference is that it is used in the Google search results to provide even more information for users when they are searching for something in particular.

The main thing to remember is that in order to take advantage of this new Google feature, you have to get a Google account. You also need to be signed into it for it to work otherwise you won’t see any of the recommendations.

When you are signed in you will be able give a website or page a +1 if you decide you like it and you want to share it with other people. Your own profile page will show you all the +1’s you have given, because a new tab will appear once the system launches.

Will this system be a success?

We’ll have to wait and see whether Google Plus One is the next big thing from Google. The giant obviously hopes it will be, but the reality of the situation remains to be seen.

It is easy to see how people who already have a Google profile might give the system a try, but somehow it doesn’t quite offer enough for people to want to create a profile just to give things the thumbs up. There are already too many other ways of doing that on other sites.

In the latter months of 2010 when rumors were flying around the internet about the nature of this new Google project, some thought that it might be an entirely new social networking site. But it would appear that it isn’t.

Instead it is something that simply takes the Google search results to another level – a level that may or may not prove useful. It obviously all depends on whether you have a Google account and profile or not.

Until it has been available for a few months it is impossible to see whether Google will succeed at making a splash in the social networking scene with Google Plus One.

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