I don't think it's the buttons so much as the lack of context. Google profiles aren't used in the same way facebook or twitter accounts are. Once I looked at

I don't think it's the buttons so much as the lack of context. Google profiles aren't used in the same way facebook or twitter accounts are. Once I looked at my google profile, saw the +1 section, I understood immediately. But I still don't care much because nobody looks at my google profile including me.