Despite the fact that I have been off doing other things and haven't haven't the time to write as much as I'd like in recent months, I decided to mess with the +1 documentation and see how easy it would be to try it out right here.
I went to the notes .... and there was nothing about adding it to Blogger.
Why?
They already did.
Alongside the Twitter, Facebook and other buttons at the bottom of each post (here), '+1' was added and turned on by default!
Sure, it can't hurt, and you are using Google's software for free (Blogger), but it still seems like a pretty bold move. Shades of the early Buzz implementation within Gmail?
On another Google note, the company has been testing a search by voice 'microphone' on the main Google page almost all day. I've been waiting for someone (anyone?) to write about this but apparently it's being overshadowed by the coverage of D9.
Curious? You won't see it in IE Explorer or Firefox. You will see it at the right of the search bar (at least here in the States) using the Dev-M version of Google's browser Chrome. I looks like this.
Pretty neat stuff.
Update: June 2 1:30 AM ET - Apparently you will only see the 'mic' currently on the Dev version for Windows according to a brief note I just received.
Update 2: Blogger Buzz has a video about +1 and using it in Blogger. It appears that since I had the 'other' sharing buttons turned on, +1 now goes along for the ride.
Update 3: Don't rush to install the Dev version of Chrome to see this. The test is apparently over. The 'mic' is gone!
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