On 1st April, I did a post on Google April Fools’ Day pranks and I added +1 button to it, thinking that it might just be a prank. However, after 2 days and checking out the information, I realized that +1 button is an experiment by Google and it is NOT a prank.

As mentioned earlier, +1 button is an experiment. You will need to opt in for it to appear.

Click Here to +1 Button Experiement Page

To me, +1 is like a Facebook “Like” button. If you “like” something, you friends may want to check them out. Likewise, if you +1 something, it serves the same purpose, to tell your friends what you like.

However, I believe it will only work with Google.com at this moment. If you are at e.g. Google.com.sg, the +1 option will NOT appear. You will need to go to Google.com.

And after you +1 something, it will appear on your profile page (BTW, you need to sign in to Google to use the +1 button).

To see if this experiment work, more people must know about it and I guess Google should release it to more countries’ Google search page.

Here is a video explaining the +1 Button.

Click Here to +1 Button Page

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