Google + and SEO
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Hello,
A couple of competitors that I keep an eye on over the last couple of months have been really going for the Google + links and according to Opensite explorer they have over 200 social page metrics for Google +.
I was just wondering if there has been an update that I have missed that gives follow links for Google + or does Google + affect Domain authority?
And if so can I just use my own Google + account to create these social page metrics or does it depend on someone else sharing my posts?
Many thanks
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Google+ is relevant in personalized search results. If I visit a website, like a website's Google+ page, +1 its content in Google+, or share stuff from that website while logged into a Google account, then I will be more likely to see stuff from that website again in the future when I am logged into that Google account.
Furthermore, Google+ authorship markup can still be shown in personalized search for selected Google+ content.
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