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Pepsi's google+ id is: 111883881632877146615 I can't imagine them putting that in a subway ad.

by sudonim 15y ago

ceejayoz 15y ago
They'll just use something like http://pepsi.com/+ http://pepsi.com/+ as a redirect, or use http://gplus.to/ http://gplus.to/.
masonhensley 15y ago
I can only assume that non technical users would balk at clicking through to +1 this https://plus.google.com/106281600940449244340 https://plus.google.com/106281600940449244340 vs plus.google.com/cowboys But then again I wonder what the traffic breakdown of Facebook page likes is. 25% external (ie dallas cowboys site) 25% direct to their facebook page, 40% search, 10% newsfeed? (Random numbers) Google could be driving search for pages instead of direct links, I guess that gets an extra page view out of the user's interaction. Just a random guess.
- sp332 15y ago
  On the contrary, non-technical users will click on anything :)
nextparadigms 15y ago
I've noticed a while ago that Google just doesn't get "vanity URL's".
slig 15y ago
If they're expecting anyone to use the product this decision is beyond moronic. So much for their own recommendation [1]: > For example, if you're searching for information about aviation, a URL like http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aviation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aviation will help you decide whether to click that link. A URL like http://www.example.com/index.php?id_sezione=360&sid=3a5ebc944f41daa6f849f730f1 http://www.example.com/index.php?id_sezione=360&sid=3a5e..., is much less appealing to users. [1] http://www.google.com/support/webmasters/bin/answer.py?answer=76329 http://www.google.com/support/webmasters/bin/answer.py?answe...
Pewpewarrows 15y ago
Isn't that the point of their new "+" term in Google Search? Now the company can put "+Pepsi" in a subway ad. It operates under the same assumption of Twitter's "@Pepsi", where they assume people know what service to go to. In this case that service is Google.com.
- bostonvaulter2 15y ago
  Does that mean each "pages" name will be unique in the global namespace? Currently with "real names" they aren't unique which is one down-side compared to Twitter (although it has upsides as well).
  - kmort 15y ago
    From the Direct Connect help page: > A page’s eligibility for Google+ Direct Connect is determined algorithmically, based on certain signals we use to help understand your page's relevancy and popularity. In addition to this analysis, we look for a link between your Google+ page and your website. To help Google associate this content, be sure to connect your Google+ page and your website using the Google+ badge, or by adding a snippet of code to your site, in addition to adding your website link to your page.
- sp332 15y ago
  Names in Google+ aren't unique. There are over 100 "Darth Vader" accounts last I checked.

Pepsi's google+ id is: 111883881632877146615 I can't imagine them putting that in a subway ad.

by sudonim 15y ago

Pepsi's google+ id is: 111883881632877146615 I can't imagine them putting that in a subway ad.

They'll just use something like http://pepsi.com/+ http://pepsi.com/+ as a redirect, or use http://gplus.to/ http://gplus.to/.

masonhensley 15y ago

I can only assume that non technical users would balk at clicking through to +1 this https://plus.google.com/106281600940449244340 https://plus.google.com/106281600940449244340 vs plus.google.com/cowboys But then again I wonder what the traffic breakdown of Facebook page likes is. 25% external (ie dallas cowboys site) 25% direct to their facebook page, 40% search, 10% newsfeed? (Random numbers) Google could be driving search for pages instead of direct links, I guess that gets an extra page view out of the user's interaction. Just a random guess.

sp332 15y ago
On the contrary, non-technical users will click on anything :)

nextparadigms 15y ago

I've noticed a while ago that Google just doesn't get "vanity URL's".

slig 15y ago

If they're expecting anyone to use the product this decision is beyond moronic. So much for their own recommendation [1]: > For example, if you're searching for information about aviation, a URL like http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aviation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aviation will help you decide whether to click that link. A URL like http://www.example.com/index.php?id_sezione=360&sid=3a5ebc944f41daa6f849f730f1 http://www.example.com/index.php?id_sezione=360&sid=3a5e..., is much less appealing to users. [1] http://www.google.com/support/webmasters/bin/answer.py?answer=76329 http://www.google.com/support/webmasters/bin/answer.py?answe...

Pewpewarrows 15y ago

Isn't that the point of their new "+" term in Google Search? Now the company can put "+Pepsi" in a subway ad. It operates under the same assumption of Twitter's "@Pepsi", where they assume people know what service to go to. In this case that service is Google.com.

bostonvaulter2 15y ago
Does that mean each "pages" name will be unique in the global namespace? Currently with "real names" they aren't unique which is one down-side compared to Twitter (although it has upsides as well).
- kmort 15y ago
  From the Direct Connect help page: > A page’s eligibility for Google+ Direct Connect is determined algorithmically, based on certain signals we use to help understand your page's relevancy and popularity. In addition to this analysis, we look for a link between your Google+ page and your website. To help Google associate this content, be sure to connect your Google+ page and your website using the Google+ badge, or by adding a snippet of code to your site, in addition to adding your website link to your page.
sp332 15y ago
Names in Google+ aren't unique. There are over 100 "Darth Vader" accounts last I checked.