You may have seen the new +1 buttons appearing across the web but do you know what they are?
The +1 button started appearing on Google search results and adverts back in March 2011 encouraging users to recommend content to friends and contacts. This month Google released the +1 button to the whole web so that it can be used on any web page.

Google +1
Google describe the button as shorthand for “you should check this out”.
To +1 something just click on the +1 button. You need a public Google profile to help people see who made the recommendation. If you are not already logged into your Google account you will be asked to sign in.

Sign in to Google +1
A new tab in your Google profile stores your + 1′s which you can keep private or share with the rest of the world.
We’ve started to add Google +1 buttons to our ‘Share this’ tool bars. thepompomproject.com was the first of our clients sites to benefit.

Google +1 button on thepompomproject.com
If you search for pompom headscarf spring collection you will find that I have +1′d the page and it is highlighted in the Google search results.
We’re just getting used to the phrases ‘Like’ and ‘Tweet’ now you’ll be asking friends if they have +1′d a page.