Google+ introduces 'share' button

Users of Google's social network Google+ now have an easier way to pass on links to their friends online with a new "Share" button.   Google's Sean Liu said the "Share" button is a new experiment that replaces the +1 button, though it will initially roll out for English search results.   "Now when you click the Share link next to a result, you can add a comment about why you found it useful. You can then choose if you want to share it publicly or just to your Circles and it will post to your Google+ stream, making it easier for you to share directly from the search results page," he said in a Google+ post.   He said this makes it easier for Google+ users "to share a great website with your friends."   A separate article on PC Magazine said the "experiment" directly ties together Google's search and social networking platforms "more than ever before."   However, PC Mag also said it was not immediately clear how comprehensive the roll out of the "Share" button would be.   As of Friday, it said the "Share" button already populated search results for at least some U.K. users on Wednesday.   "Like the +1 button before it, the Share link lights up in a muted gray on the URL line of a search result when you move your cursor over the title line. When you move the cursor over the button, it turns red and clicking on it produces a pop-up box that invites you to share the relevant website's link on your Google+ stream and add a comment if you choose," it added.   PC Mag said Google introduced Share for Google+ in April for third-party website owners.   At the time, Google pitched the button as good for content that users might want to share, but not endorse with a "+1," such as news or controversial items. — ELR, GMA News