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Google Is Introducing the +1 Button

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the where-have-i-heard-that-before dept.

An anonymous reader writes "It seems Google refuses to give up and is trying to push once again its way into the social space by introducing a new feature called +1, which basically has the same functionality as the Facebook 'Like' button (share recommended content with other people)."

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  1. Please have a -1 Button by Dayze!Confused · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I know everybody just has those times they wish that they could either just "Acknowledge" that they've read the comment and care, such as a friend getting sick or being dumped or getting into a car crash, or wish that they could state that they do not like a comment, maybe they could introduce a "Wrong" button also.

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    1. Re:Please have a -1 Button by $RANDOMLUSER · · Score: 5, Funny

      This being Slashdot, it would only be ++i or --i; that is, increment/decrement BEFORE reading.

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  2. I don't get it by suso · · Score: 5, Insightful

    What is the point of having a positive without a negative? Are they just trying to "keep things positive?" What if a Facebook page for the KKK had 300 likes? Isn't that be misleading when you can't compare it to anything?

  3. 'Pure Infotech' by improfane · · Score: 5, Informative

    For a site that claims to offer pure information technology and then spams you with popovers to subscribe. Junk website waste of bandwidth.

    For the real source, try google themselves.

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  4. Where's the -1 Hate button when you need it? by tomhudson · · Score: 4, Funny
    Unless it includes both like and hate, the numbers mean nothing.

    A continuum would be even better:

    +3 I want to have your baby! / +2 love / +1 like / 0 meh / -1 dislike / -2 hate / -3 GODWIN FTW / -4 Belongs on idle.slashdot.org

  5. Google doesn't get it by sharonlives · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Why can't Google understand that I simply do not want to broadcast my searches to the world? I have been trusting Google with that information. If they want to use my click-throughs as part of their search algorithms, that's fine. But why do they want me to attach my name to it? Google keeps trying to go social and that goes against all the trust we put in Google's privacy policies.

    1. Re:Google doesn't get it by Rary · · Score: 5, Informative

      Why can't Google understand that I simply do not want to broadcast my searches to the world? I have been trusting Google with that information. If they want to use my click-throughs as part of their search algorithms, that's fine. But why do they want me to attach my name to it? Google keeps trying to go social and that goes against all the trust we put in Google's privacy policies.

      Actually, they do get it. That's why you have to go out of your way to opt in to this by creating a public profile, and then clicking the "+1" button where applicable. The rest of us, who have no interest in it, can continue to use Search the way we always have.

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  6. Re:Only your friends see your +1 by macbutch · · Score: 4, Informative

    Mmmm, yeah, except Google themselves say:

    +1’ing is a public action. Anyone on the web can potentially see that you’ve +1’d content when they’re searching on Google or viewing content you’ve +1’d. For this reason, you should only +1 pages when you’re comfortable sharing your recommendation with the world."

    Your +1’s may appear to anyone who sees the pages you’ve +1’d. However, we'll try to display your +1’s to people (specifically those in your social connections) who would find them most useful.

    https://www.google.com/support/profiles/bin/answer.py?answer=1186915