Hover For A Rec: Google Updates +1 Button To Show Related Content On Your Website

Screen shot 2012-06-26 at 6.32.24 PMWell it looks like Google just can’t wait for the start of its Developer Conference tomorrow to begin sharing news. It’s been a while since we’ve seen any development of the company’s now ubiquitous “+1” button, but beginning soon, your +1s are going to get a whole lot more useful (and creepy?). Tonight, Google announced via the Google+ Developers Blog that it is rolling out a new feature in “platform review” — from now on, when users hover over a +1 button on your website, they will see recommendations for other related content on your site.

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Reputation Management: How Google+ Can Be Your Best Friend or Your Worst Enemy

For years, Google has tried to be a jack-of-all-trades.  While they’ve been massively successful as a search engine and email provider, they’ve struggled in some of their other endeavors.  Facebook, Twitter, and Yelp have dominated them in social reviews, but Google’s hoping that this is one area where their search dominance will earn them some […]

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