Help Out the Doctor! Please “Plus 1” Our Site!

Google has started a new version of “Like” on web sites, called “Plus 1.” If you like the content of a site, and it has a “Plus 1” icon, log in to your Google account, and then click the icon I am pointing to with the red arrow here.

Google says, “We think sharing on the web can be even better–that people might share more recommendations, more often, if they knew their advice would be used to help their friends and contacts right when they’re searching for relevant topics on Google. That’s why we’re introducing the +1 button, an easy way for Google users to recommend your content right from the search results pages…

+1 is a simple idea. Let’s use Brian as an example. When Brian signs in to his Google Account and sees one of your pages in the organic search results on Google (or your search ads if you’re using AdWords), he can +1 it and recommend your page to the world.

We expect that these personalized annotations will help sites stand out by showing users which search results are personally relevant to them. As a result, +1’s could increase both the quality and quantity of traffic to the sites people care about.”

So, “Plus 1” me! Thank you, thank you!