Google +1

Have you heard about Google’s new +1 feature?

Pretty soon – you might see little +1 buttons next to results when you search something on Google. In case you’re wondering what +1 means, it’s sort of like the Facebook “Like” button. If you’re signed into a Google account, then search something, you’ll see the little +1s next to the results. Click that button on the results you like to let your Google contacts know about it. Let’s say you and one of your contacts both search coffee makers – if your contact clicked the +1 button on the one they liked – their name will show up next to that result for you – and vice versa.

The +1 button isn’t automatic yet – but if you like, or +1 the idea, you can activate it by going to Google Labs and clicking “Join this experiment.”