Even if you hate Google+ and are avoiding it like the plague, the reality is that millions of users are logged into their Google accounts while searching for your product or service. That means their search results are highly personalized for them, including the social extensions +1 numeric counts. Bigger is better, so in this article you’ll find out how to aggregate your +1 counts so that when a user sees any page of your site in the search results or in an ad, the total number of +1′s will show up in the count!
As of May 31, 2012, the Google Products Search will no longer be free. According to an email from a Google representative, he says that they are launching an initiative to create a better shopping experience on Google. As a first step, they are testing new formats on Google.com that make it easier for people to find products. Over the next few months, they’re transitioning from a free model to a commercial model, based on product listing ads, that they’re calling Google Shopping.