Google creates true social search
A couple days ago, Google announced it was integrating Google Plus into Google Search, which we’ll look back on in a year and wonder how it survived as two entities.
If you haven’t checked it out yet, do now … visit Google and search for your name.
You’ll probably see a bunch of results connected to you in some way or another; whether it’s a friend of yours, something you posted on G+, or an album from picasa.
We haven’t explored the integration completely yet … takes a while to surf the entire web, but we’ll touch base with you once we learn more about it. There’s a lot of heated discussion surrounding this move … a lot of people think it’s the wrong move, some people thing Google is even eviler, and some believe it’s awesome.
Here’s a quick little video the folks at Google put together:
Twitter isn’t happy about any of this.
What do you think?
I have a hard enough time keeping up with Twitter and Facebook. I have not put any effort into Google+ that would create results if people Google my name. For people checking out a company or author they are considering purchasing from, it may be an advantage. Unless, a large number of negative Google+ posts are out there. It will be interesting to see how Google ranks Google+ content.