How could Google possibly choose not to use +1's if they use Facebook and Twitter data as ranking signals?
Reference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofhwPC-5Ub4
Google +1's Correlation with Higher Search Rankings
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#103Just trying to decide the politest way to debunk the idea that more Google +1s lead to higher Google web rankings. Let's start with correlation != causation: http://xkcd.com/552/ But it would probably be better to point to this 2011 post (also from SEOMoz/Moz) from two years ago in which a similar claim was made about Facebook shares: http://moz.com/blog/does-google-use-facebook-shares-to-influ... . From that blog po…
Thank you Matt Cutts for debunking the myth that Facebook likes and shares have any effect on Google rankings. This has been an issue of some debate between me and my friends.