[citation][nom]gm0n3y[/nom]That actually seems 10x more useful than everything that Facebook offers. I'd love to be able to get search results that are approved by my friends. I'm just worried about the potential for abuse that search rankings are always susceptible to.[/citation]
You just hit the nail on the head
It's nothing to do with giving you the option of saying that you "Like" something
It's about sponsored entries getting false "+1" entries if they give Google money
When you are at a website and decide to like it, it's because it appeals to you and you want to let them know, it is impartial because you don't know in advance how many other people have doen the same but if you want to go to that companies facebook page you can check
The Google method will be pushing right in your face from the second you see it on the search that this is really popular and you should like it too, you fat headed sheep
People should have the facility to decide what they like without being influenced by peer-pressure, it's the ultimate form of Democracy, so if you prefer Google "+1" to Facebook "Like" you may as well just go live in Soviet Russia, you stinking Commie