Google +1 Button - The Game is Changing

Hmm... this is a little strange. Whilst I can see the importance of it influencing ranking, it cannot have such an impact otherwise Google will change the core of it's business model which is returning the best results based on algorithmic processes.

This has been around for the better part of 2 months or so, and I have yet to see any sites with more than 2 of these +1"s. (The site was my bank, and the 2 it had were from Me, and my better half.)
I have done searches for common search terms, such as Make Money Online, Amazon, the word "Buy". Nothing so far has any of these.

Honestly, I think that the common internet user won't spare the time to sign up for this feature, let alone use it. We will have to see how it works out over the next few months.

It will play a part in Google's calculations just like the other thousands of factors do. It will also be open to be abused by people using mechanical Turk or more advanced strategies.

If it does become a big factor expect many authority voting accounts to be selling their influence, just like people sell links.

It's amazing to watch how these super players are moving on the net and how long it takes them. It will be interesting.

Actually, I was thinking that Google needed such a voting system. Because, in most of my detailed searches I cannot find what I am really looking for on the first page. This is mostly because of the unnatural backlinks that the websites on the first page have. Now, +1 Button gives a chance to the sites that are on the 2nd or 3rd page to appear on the first page if they really provide what a user is searching for.

Nice to hear that they realized it and put into action. I am not sure how much this will affect on the rankings but this will be a great time for all the internet marketers to focus on only great content and forget about off-page SEO.

I can see a new FIVerr gig. People will pay for you to plus one their web page. It is going to actually increase spam.

Won't it be like a Youtube video thumbs up and thumbs down? Even if it's the greatest video ever, it will still have 20-30% thumbs down from trolls. Who's to say this wont be the same case?

They better have done some uber scripting.

This will be, and is, a non factor in general usage of searching google's index. It's a nice inroad to keeping up with the technical times (ala facebook), but in practical usage the common searcher won't use it or might not even see it due to being focused on what they're looking for..quickly. We scan pages for what we're looking for, sometimes skimming over things like this +1 icon.

Huh, no wonder I got booted from the Google QR workforce. This is pretty interesting to me. I wonder how sites will fare that are full of spammy crapola. Hopefully disappear. One can only hope

WOW they are really making it hard for spammers good i guess? I hope at least?

What are you worrying about? We are IMers for Christ's sake! We adjust to everything Google throws at us

When I first heard about this I wanted to make sure my sites got some +1 and some of the spam on my search terms gots some -1. However I quickly found that the roblem with the +1 button is you need to be running chrome and you need to install the +1 app.

What a PITA and for that reason alone it's just not going to fly.

It will be abused to no end. Seems way to easy to game such a system.

Can't see this gaining too much traction if it's only on Chrome and you have to install the extension in the first place. Even if it does, Google can't give it too much of a priority over other ranking factors, considering the enormous potential for abuse.

That said, it is surprising to see Google launching products that are so far behind the times...

You do not have to have a plugin or chrome.

You just have to activate it on your Google account.
When you +1 something, it ads it to your Google profile page. You can only +1 a site (once per page)

I do not see how this is a bad thing or how it can really be abused.

It is a lot like stumble upon.

I don't think this is a good idea......votes are not important in my point of view

I dont think this is something that will appeal to all of google users.

The mentality is different some what from searching for something solo and going to your favorite social network to possibly hang out online with friends.

I also see this as a non factor in rankings unless they make it a main part of the site search features. Users simply aren't going to goto the trouble of trying to find and activate this feature.

I just went to 'www.google.com' clicked 'my account' and saw nothing about activating such a feature. If it isn't easily enabled and setup by the user than I imagine it won't have much relevance on the majority of google searches.

I also imagine the vast majority of google searchers don't even have any kind of account with google. They just use the service as is.

Nice idea, but I don't see it doing much of anything.

EDIT: If they put something on the main page like 'Activate your +1 searches!' then I'll reconsider.

I don't see this ever being gamed at all. :rolleyes:

Google is starting to look desperate. They realize that the social web is leaving them behind. Their YEARS AND YEARS AND YEARS of being non-human has left them with the inability to think outside their digitized box.

Even computerized arrogance catches up with you, it seems.

$5 for 50 +1's... any takers? LMAO.

I see this being horrible if it effects rankings. The reason is, new sites won't have a chance. Sites that are quality, but don't have anyone that knows a damn thing about SEO, are going to suffer.

I don't think this is a good thing for those who are not ranking right now. We will see though.

I make no excuses when I say that I have no problem with using Black Hat techniques every now and again.

If this +1 thing is true and Google institutes it as a way of rating sites for search results then within the first 24 hour the first 100 search results for any query will all be spam sites.

All this requires is a little bit of code, the ability to rotate proxies and obviously the ability to hit the "+1" button instead of the "-1" button.

This system is a Black Hatters dream come true and another dismal failure on the part of Google.

Don't believe me? If they go with this system then just wait and see. I guarantee that this type of system will be easier to abuse then the current one.

Personally, I cant see that anyone will bother voting....other than those trying to do it for their own benefit.

that's a big change~~But this will ensure the quality of the site

Very bad idea this will be easy to abuse,.

Yeah right.

Now i can outsource a dozen of people from India and Philippines , get them to do all the +1 you can possibly imagine.

Woosh!

I may have missed it, but is the entire +1 thing based on the presupposition that everyone and their dog surfs the web while logged into a Google account?

I don't see how anyone could think that quality sites will have a chance really. no different than like Digg or Stumbleupon there will soon be tons of so called clubs to become members of or services that figure out a way to rotate people voting up listings to avoid looking conspicuous. Once again something that will be intended to weed out bad material will no doubt do the opposite.

I think the +1 is going to be as much of a part of the algorithm, as reviews are for places. We will see though.

I didn't see the option in the poll "Nobody outside of IM would ever care about Googles +1", it offers zero incentive for a searcher to participate.

loop:
Vote (www. mysite.com)
ChangeProxy()
GOTO loop

Profit!

I think google consider about all these things and will come up with a new plan which will make spammers a loser and good and original content will rise in search result.

That option too misused quickly.Anyway interesting start will see how it affect ranking

Changing topics from Abusing the +1 system to a related yet different angle...

"What if Google uses this as a tool to catch spammers?"

Hear me out... Google already knows that people outsource links, buy banner ads, and do all kinds of things that Google doesn't like. They also know that the average Joe visitor to most websites isn't going to start sending all his buddies to every single page of a website, no matter what the Niche.

If you hire 10 people to make 5 accounts each, and ping 100 pages on your website... Well, you just got 5,000 +1's from 10 IP's. Do you really think that Google is going to give ANY of those +1's value? Of course not. They are going to block your site for going against Googles terms, and there goes the extra traffic from the Google search engine.



Of course, you should be focusing on traffic from more sources than just Google. I have a few sites ranking in the first 3 spots of google for keywords that get 10,000+ Local Monthly Searches. Of all the traffic that goes to those sites, less than 10% is from Google.
If you focus only on Google, you're doomed to abide by their terms. Don't walk their path. Make your own!

Someone will come up with a software that will game this system.

I can't wait to see what happens with the +1 button. It seems like it could be Abused, but it seems to have a trailor load of benefits! x)

A great system in theory but this is open to so much manipulation and abuse.

I'll just advertise this:

Vote for this website in Google (but first get back on your browser, cause this is really old school) and win the chance of win *insert something cheap here*!!!

That or just forget all this silly move from Google and move on - as usual.

I believe it will be severely abused, and a VERY mild factor in any rankings.. I also personally feel they failed with it

nothing new, youtube thumbs up, facebook like? does it sound familiar

The idea of +1 sounds cool, but Facebook Like button overshadows +1
Just like Google Buzz seems to be dead.

Google is becoming more and more user interactative, it comes as no surprise as it values inputs from its users in its fight against automation