Google +1 button already squashing Twitter plugins

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Google +1 button already squashing Twitter plugins
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Ronny Kerr
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Almost two weeks out in the wild, how well is Google’s little social network doing? So well, one might say, that Twitter should be a little worried.

Google's +1 Button Already More Widespread Than Twitter's Tweet Button [STATS]

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Google's +1 Button Already More Widespread Than Twitter's Tweet Button [STATS]
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Todd Wasserman
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Google's +1 buttons have only been out for about a month, but they're already more common than the tweet button on major web destinations.

Twitter share button increases site exposure 7x

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Twitter share button increases site exposure 7x
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Faith Merino
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A study by BrightEdge finds that sites with social media sharing buttons get more exposure.

Facebook plugins most used, Google +1 button passes Twitter buttons

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Facebook plugins most used, Google +1 button passes Twitter buttons
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Emil Protalinski
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BrightEdge, an enterprise SEO platform, has released a report on the links from social networks to the top 10,000 websites and their adoption of social sharing plugins. The findings, which compared data from June 2011 and July 2011, show that Facebook and Twitter are both doing very well. Facebook has a clear edge though, while Google already shows signs of being able to seriously compete.

Twitter buttons drive social media interactions

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Twitter buttons drive social media interactions
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Brafton Editorial
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A new report from Bright Edge suggests that featuring social share plug-ins, such as Twitter's retweet button, on a brand's website may encourage more visitor interaction.

Google Plus: Sorry for the spam

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Google Plus: Sorry for the spam
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Hayley Tsukayama
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Google social lead Vic Gundrota apologized to Google + users for a site malfunction that caused the network to spam them over the weekend.

Google Is Now Pushing More (Share) Buttons Than Twitter

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Google Is Now Pushing More (Share) Buttons Than Twitter
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Kim Eaton
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According to one set of analytics, the Google+ social network has resulted in such rapid adoption of a "+1" button on websites that it's outclassed sharing stalwart Twitter already. Here's why that matters--only a little.

Sites That Help Their Users Tweet Are More Likely to Get Tweeted

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Sites That Help Their Users Tweet Are More Likely to Get Tweeted
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Liz Gannes
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Web pages that include Twitter share buttons and links are seven times more likely to be mentioned in tweets, according to a new study by SEO firm BrightEdge. Yet 57.5 percent of the top 10,000 Web sites do not include Twitter buttons, BrightEdge found.

Google +1 Button on More Homepages than Tweet Button

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Google +1 Button on More Homepages than Tweet Button
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Rob Young
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A study from BrightEdge examining the prevalence of social plugins on the home pages of major sites shows that Facebook is still the most dominant social button on the web. Google +1, however, is growing quickly, having seen a 28 percent increase in adoption over the last month.

Google+: 5 Big Developments

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Google+: 5 Big Developments
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Ian Paul
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Google+ is not even two weeks old yet and is already becoming a social networking favorite among early adopters.