The Google+ Portion Counter Was Unreliable
Thursday, September 13, 2018
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One interesting characteristic of Blogger, right away removed, was the Google+ Share counter.
Similar to the FaceBook "Like" counter, many people used to bask watching the Share counter increase, for a given weblog or post. I, personally, used to portion my weblog posts to Google+ - as well as thus scout happily, every bit the numbers climbed.
The Share counter is no to a greater extent than a business office of Blogger.
One of the less socially responsible demeanor of Google+ members is to portion as well as re portion diverse Google+ current posts, without reading the content of the posts - only to increment personal reputation inward Google+.
Almost every Google+ fellow member re shares around posts, without previosly reading the content or clicking on the links. If yous curate posts into Collections, this volition live on normal. Curate first, read later.
Unfortunately, around people volition re portion constantly, without reading anything, ever - as well as this is where the Google+ Share counter work started.
The usage of Google+ is to create a community of people who would portion as well as re portion interesting content alongside each other - as well as participate inward commenting as well as reading of content. The Google+ Share counter did non ever encourage this intended community, because also many members solely desire to boost their personal reputation, without genuinely participating.
If a Blogger weblog is shared inward a Google+ post, as well as the Google+ postal service is re shared, the Share count tin shipping away increment - but the weblog may non larn whatever traffic. People who Share a newly published postal service may scout the Share count climb - but come across no increment inward pageview count for the weblog or the postal service inward question.
Some blogs may attract this abusive activity. Their community volition live on by as well as large Google+ members who volition consistently re portion everything that appears inward their stream, only to laissez passer themselves lots of postal service count, as well as reputation. They may similarly "+1" everything that appears inward their streams, inward hopes that their followers would practise the same alongside their shares as well as reshares - again, to increment their personal reputation.
Irresponsible sharing, resharing, as well as "+1" action would brand the portion counter for around blogs climb dramatically - fifty-fifty piece the weblog / postal service pageview count remained low. Some weblog owners mightiness misread the counter - as well as concentrate their weblog publicity action inward Google+, piece neglecting other to a greater extent than productive publicity - as well as wonder why their weblog has no followers, readers, or subscribers.
Some weblog owners would convey followers who attracted followers, only for increasing their ain personal reputation, past times following people alongside huge followers communities. These secondary followers would likely live on invisible to the weblog owners. With lots of invisible followers, who solely followed to increment their ain personal reputation past times sharing, re sharing, as well as "+1", this would brand a Google+ Share counter spin dramatically.
All of this action would larn out around people alongside no motivation to genuinely read whatever published posts as well as comments - as well as farther contribute to the gap betwixt the pageview counters, as well as the Share counter.
There is no Google+ Share counter inward the dashboard Posts page, whatever more.
In 1 of the recent versions of Google+, the Share counter was redesigned - as well as Blogger removed the counter from the dashboard Posts page.
End of story.
The Google+ Share counter, 1 time a primal item inward the #Blogger dashboard Posts page, was unreliable. It was originally intended to serve every bit an equivalent to the FaceBook "Like" counter, inward suggesting the popularity of a given weblog or post.
Unfortunately, also many Google+ members usage Google+ only to boost personal popularity, past times irresponsibly sharing, re sharing, as well as "+1" - without genuinely discussing, following, or reading shared content. The Share counter would climb rapidly, without whatever actual weblog content beingness read. Blog owners were confused past times the departure inward the Share counter, as well as actual weblog activity.
After a recent Google+ redesign, Blogger removed the Share counter from the Posts page.
Similar to the FaceBook "Like" counter, many people used to bask watching the Share counter increase, for a given weblog or post. I, personally, used to portion my weblog posts to Google+ - as well as thus scout happily, every bit the numbers climbed.
The Share counter is no to a greater extent than a business office of Blogger.
One of the less socially responsible demeanor of Google+ members is to portion as well as re portion diverse Google+ current posts, without reading the content of the posts - only to increment personal reputation inward Google+.
Almost every Google+ fellow member re shares around posts, without previosly reading the content or clicking on the links. If yous curate posts into Collections, this volition live on normal. Curate first, read later.
Unfortunately, around people volition re portion constantly, without reading anything, ever - as well as this is where the Google+ Share counter work started.
The usage of Google+ is to create a community of people who would portion as well as re portion interesting content alongside each other - as well as participate inward commenting as well as reading of content. The Google+ Share counter did non ever encourage this intended community, because also many members solely desire to boost their personal reputation, without genuinely participating.
If a Blogger weblog is shared inward a Google+ post, as well as the Google+ postal service is re shared, the Share count tin shipping away increment - but the weblog may non larn whatever traffic. People who Share a newly published postal service may scout the Share count climb - but come across no increment inward pageview count for the weblog or the postal service inward question.
Some blogs may attract this abusive activity. Their community volition live on by as well as large Google+ members who volition consistently re portion everything that appears inward their stream, only to laissez passer themselves lots of postal service count, as well as reputation. They may similarly "+1" everything that appears inward their streams, inward hopes that their followers would practise the same alongside their shares as well as reshares - again, to increment their personal reputation.
Irresponsible sharing, resharing, as well as "+1" action would brand the portion counter for around blogs climb dramatically - fifty-fifty piece the weblog / postal service pageview count remained low. Some weblog owners mightiness misread the counter - as well as concentrate their weblog publicity action inward Google+, piece neglecting other to a greater extent than productive publicity - as well as wonder why their weblog has no followers, readers, or subscribers.
Some weblog owners would convey followers who attracted followers, only for increasing their ain personal reputation, past times following people alongside huge followers communities. These secondary followers would likely live on invisible to the weblog owners. With lots of invisible followers, who solely followed to increment their ain personal reputation past times sharing, re sharing, as well as "+1", this would brand a Google+ Share counter spin dramatically.
All of this action would larn out around people alongside no motivation to genuinely read whatever published posts as well as comments - as well as farther contribute to the gap betwixt the pageview counters, as well as the Share counter.
Related:
In 1 of the recent versions of Google+, the Share counter was redesigned - as well as Blogger removed the counter from the dashboard Posts page.
End of story.
The Google+ Share counter, 1 time a primal item inward the #Blogger dashboard Posts page, was unreliable. It was originally intended to serve every bit an equivalent to the FaceBook "Like" counter, inward suggesting the popularity of a given weblog or post.
Unfortunately, also many Google+ members usage Google+ only to boost personal popularity, past times irresponsibly sharing, re sharing, as well as "+1" - without genuinely discussing, following, or reading shared content. The Share counter would climb rapidly, without whatever actual weblog content beingness read. Blog owners were confused past times the departure inward the Share counter, as well as actual weblog activity.
After a recent Google+ redesign, Blogger removed the Share counter from the Posts page.
