Google +1 Button

[namebutler]

I think that the big G might start weighing the number of +1 a website has into one its "signals" about a websites quality.

[deepsand]

Successful use of the Google +1 will likely help with SEO efforts ...

How so, as it's effect is visible only to your Google Buzz friends?

[maneetpuri]

Hi,

I think this button will work for the businesses which are product based specially consumable products like cosmetics, food, cloths etc. isn't it?

[hawkwind dave]

quote - "Successful use of the Google +1 will likely help with SEO efforts"

I think this a rumour Google are spreading in order to increase the popularity of their latest gimmick with the likes of us... at the end of the day they're just jumping on the 'like' / 'tweet' bandwagon.

[SteveGerencser]

I think that the big G might start weighing the number of +1 a website has into one its "signals" about a websites quality.

Why?? If less than 10% of the web sites use something how can it be used as a metric for ranking??

[deepsand]

I think this button will work for the businesses which are product based specially consumable products like cosmetics, food, cloths etc. isn't it?

To repeat, how so, as it's effect is visible only to your Google Buzz friends?

[dburdon]

Have noticed people aren't pressing the Google +1 button? Seems they're tweeting, sharing and linking but not +1ing.

[AboutWeb]

Have noticed people aren't pressing the Google +1 button? Seems they're tweeting, sharing and linking but not +1ing.

Maybe they are not logged in/don't have account on Google.

[bhartzer]

Successful use of the Google +1 will likely help with SEO efforts

Actually, I have noticed exactly the OPPOSITE of that. Adding the Google +1 button to your site will make your website load more than 2 seconds slower--which is NOT going to help your page load time.

Seems to me that Google themselves have been saying that faster load times will IMPROVE rankings apparently. So, I'm not recommending that you install the Google +1 button (at least for now until they fix it). I wrote more about it here:
http://www.standingdog.com/blog/why-...-at-this-time/

[deepsand]

Actually, I have noticed exactly the OPPOSITE of that. Adding the Google +1 button to your site will make your website load more than 2 seconds slower--which is NOT going to help your page load time.

Seems to me that Google themselves have been saying that faster load times will IMPROVE rankings apparently. So, I'm not recommending that you install the Google +1 button (at least for now until they fix it). I wrote more about it here:
http://www.standingdog.com/blog/why-...-at-this-time/

However, IMO, it's a safe bet that Google is not counting load times from their own servers.