+1 Button No Longer in Google SERPs

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Uptill now, Google used to show all results with its +1 button. Now, you have to mouse over a result to see it. However, +1 is still visible wherever applicable. Also, if you've already +1'd it, or your friends have, you'll be able to see the button without the mouse rollover.

Although this is not a major change per se, one has to wonder if this will result in more or less clicks on the +1 button from search results. Also, +1 is a social signal for Google. This new step might weaken the strength of the signal.
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  • In my opinion only very few would +1 on the search results anyway, because they have not seen the final page yet and therefore have no criteria. Google still knows how many +1s have been made to a page and will value it accordingly for its positioning in the SERPs
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    • This is where my head's at. I think it was one of the many ways Google got the Google+ thing into our daily visuals.

      The concept of liking or +1'ing something before you've experienced the content is a bit silly.

      I wonder if anybody studied meta descriptions for +1 conversions...or if that's even possible!
  • Facebook and Twitter are so deeply integrated (technologically and psychologically) that Google is going to have to throw everything it has into getting people to switch to G+.

    I personally don't know anyone who uses G+ over facebook. Even techie people haven't really made the switch (in my experience).

    It will be interesting to see what they try next...
  • The only benefit of G+ is that the profile image in serps is great for CTR, other than that its useless and won't ever be able to compete with facebook.
  • I'd expect google circles to completely replace +1 soon
  • the +1 button isn't there, however, when you hover over a link there is a grey "share" link that appears. I assume that when you click that link and subsequently share the link on google+ it would have the same effect as +1ing(?) something
  • Yes +1 is not visible! on Serp's.
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    +1 Button No Longer in Google SERPs

    Uptill now, Google used to show all results with its +1 button. Now, you have to mouse over a result to see it. However, +1 is still visible wherever applicable. Also, if you've already +1'd it, or your friends have, you'll be able to see the button without the mouse rollover. Although this is not a major change per se, one has to wonder if this will result in more or less clicks on the +1 button from search results. Also, +1 is a social signal for Google. This new step might weaken the strength of the signal.