What Is This Google +1 Button?

You may have seen it on your favorite blog post.  It might have shown up while you were shopping.  It’s the ‘+1′ button you keep seeing all over the web.  But what is it?  Welcome to Google’s +1.  Google is attempting to cash in on the success of Facebook’s “Like” button which has been showing up on just about every web site known to man.  By clicking on this link, you are letting Google know what you think about this web page and will (probably) help in the building the importance of its search worth.  Why is this important?  Because Google is using living people to value the worth of a web page after they have done a search for it.  By clicking on the +1, you are helping people you know or who are businesses you frequent with a “thumbs up” to Google.  The more you click, the more you help and the better the internet becomes…