{"id":3215,"date":"2011-06-03T06:05:35","date_gmt":"2011-06-03T00:35:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bhagwad.com\/blog\/?p=3215"},"modified":"2011-06-03T06:05:35","modified_gmt":"2011-06-03T00:35:35","slug":"why-googles-1-blows-facebooks-like-button-out-of-the-water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bhagwad.com\/blog\/2011\/technology\/why-googles-1-blows-facebooks-like-button-out-of-the-water.html\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Google’s “+1” blows Facebook’s “Like” button out of the water"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday Google finally launched its “+1” button for websites<\/a>. It functions the same as Facebook’s Like button. While some people might think that this is just another copycat move by Google (and it probably is,) there’s one major difference. Google +1 is way<\/em> better than Facebook’s Like button.<\/p>\n

Around a year ago, I had written about my dislike for the Like button<\/a> and why I wasn’t using it on my site. The end result might be just a small button, but the amount of resources it used was entirely disproportional to what was needed. Around 30 HTTP requests from various sources. Now my hosting plan isn’t fast – which shared hosting is? And I like to keep the number of resources used down to a minimum. For a long time I hoped and prayed that Google would implement an alternative, and my prayers were finally answered.<\/p>\n

You should see the implementation on my site right now. Any webmaster can check that the resource usage is minimal. No slow loading times and no no obscene HTTP requests. Just an elegant solution which quietly updates without flashy effects. Just what my site needed.<\/p>\n

Thanks Google. I hope more people start using this. And from what I’ve heard, you’re also implementing web analytics around it so I will be able to see which pages are +1’d and when. All good news for me!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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