New Features of Google +1 (Plus One) Button: "Sharing" & "+Snippets"

Google has launched the +1 button for websites in June, 2011. As we already know that Google +1 (pronounced "plus one") is a recommendation button similar to Facebook Like button, making it easier to recommend content across the web.

Enthuasiasm of its users to use Google +1 button on their website/blog was very high. Even Google released a report that in July, the +1 button crossed 2 billion daily views. And today the +1 button appears on more than a million sites, with over 4 billion daily views! Absolutely they are extremely excited about this momentum.

To get more satisfactions of their users, they're launching two more features that make +1 buttons more useful for users and publishers alike: Sharing and +Snippets.

Let's discuss more about this new features:

Beware of Google Plus Fake Sign Up Page!

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Be Careful! Google Plus Invitations Spam Spreading

Getting into an invitation only system on a new service or social site is sometimes considered as a "status symbol". And folks want to proudly declare "I have a Google Plus account, I am so special". It's human nature, I think.

Google seems understand very well that things and used it well too when launched Google+ service with an invitation only. People are going crazy for a Google plus invite in early weeks of its release.

Unfortunately this situations is exploited by some peoples who are not responsible. Mostly done by spammers and some professionals to make their business out of it. They are creating a fake email template which exactly resembles the invitation email of Google Plus and they are sending the fake invitation email to random users from an email list they bought.

Here is how the fake email invitation of Google Plus looks like [courtesy: Naked Security]:

Google+ Online Games Has Arrived!

Finally Google released online games to play in Google+!

This is really a big move toward mainstream adoption today, integrating web-based games within the brand new social network. Games also have been expected since the earlier launch of Google+ by millions of users.

Unlike Facebook which shows Games updates all in "Top News" and "Most Recent" pages, games related updates won't appear on Google+ streams. But rather would show up separately on Games Page. Vic Gundotra, senior VP of engineering of Google reported on Google's Official Blog. So your main homepage stream will only show usual conversations, not games notification.

"Games in Google Plus are there when you want them and gone when you don't," Google says. "If you're not interested in games, it's easy to ignore them."

What is Google +1 (Plus One) Button?

Google +1 (pronounced "plus one") is a recommendation button similar to Facebook Like button. Or like Google said, the +1 button is shorthand for "this is pretty cool" or "you should check this out".

Similarity with Facebook Like button is both of them show friends that recommended your post. But while Facebook Like only shows them under the button in your blog post, Google +1 also shows them under your post in Google SERP (search engine results pages).

So if your friend love your content then click +1 on your post, then the +1 buttons will shows on Google search to let people know their friend recommend it.

Google Menutup Google Labs

Google Plus Info - Belum lama merilis Google+, kini Google kembali mengeluarkan kejutan baru.

Adalah Google Labs, sebuah situs web yang mendemonstrasikan proyek-proyek baru Google yang "belum siap untuk dipublikasikan", kini ditutup oleh Google.

Google Labs memang selama ini dikenal sebagai tempat dimana semua orang bisa melihat semua hal terbaru yang sedang dikembangkan di 'dapur' developer Google. Lewat situs ini, Google menjaring saran dan kritik para pengguna dari sebuah proyek yang sedang dikerjakan sebelum versi final dirilis.

Google+ Believed Can Beat Facebook

With all of the assets it has, Google+ is believed to conquer the popularity of Facebook. This belief is exhaled by the developers who seemed impatient to be creative on the networking site made by Google.

Although Facebook has been inhabited by 750 million users and Google+ is still far behind (recently in the range of 20 million users), but because guarded by the internet giant, Google+ is believed can bring the sharp competition.

A total of 1621 respondents surveyed by Appcelerator and IDC and pelted with questions, "Is Google can beat Facebook?" And as much as two thirds of them answered "Yes".

Google+ Will Verify Celebrity Account Like Twitter

Google Plus Info - Google continues to waved the new service, Google+, all over the world. This new social networking reportedly since three weeks ago, will begin to take advantage of the celebrities. The main goal, of course, to attract more new members.

This information was first reported by CNN news site. In its report, CNN said Google wants the celebrities started using Google+ and was preparing an account verification system like on Twitter one.

As is known, Twitter gives the 'verified' for celebrities or public figures who use their services. This sign guarantees and convince others tweeps (people who use Twitter) that the account really belongs to the artist or character in question.

Online Game on Google+

Farmville and Mafia Wars has proven as a success game in the realm of social networking. Google+ seems to be presenting the same thing. Yes, this Google's social networking is reportedly preparing a game on its website.

This information starts from the technology blog, Slashgear, which reported the findings of screenshot in the help pages of Google. On that page seems Google+ includes a line of code for a feature called 'Games Stream'.

"This feature is designed as a provider of shared updates from the games," wrote Slashgear in his report.

What Is Google+?

Google Plus Info - Google+ (also known as Google Plus), is a new social media service launched by Google Inc. to answer the needs of Facebook users who have limited space, security, and privacy.

Google+ network is almost the same as Facebook and Google's latest news plus more features that make it more complete. The question now is can Google+ beat Facebook?

Google+ launched on June 28, 2011 in an invite-only testing phase. The following day, existing users were allowed to invite friends, who are above 18 years of age, to the service to create their own accounts. However, this was quickly suspended a day after there was "insane demand" for accounts.

Google+ integrates social services such as Google Profiles and Google Buzz, and introduces new services Circles, Hangouts, Sparks, and Huddles. Google+ will also be available as a desktop application and as a mobile application, but only on Android and iOS operating systems. Sources such as The New York Times have declared it Google's biggest attempt to rival the social network Facebook, which had over 750 million users in 2011.