Farewell quad-color G+ button, we hardly knew you and we may forget about you.
Say goodbye to the quad-color G+ button. We loved you, but Google migrated to the new red +1 button today.
One week ago, the folks at Google Plus announced the change on their Plus One Developers blog. What this means is G+ is moving forward and not looking back. It appears that almost instantly the new +1 button appeared everywhere around the internet–including here.
According to the Google+ Page, there were mixed reaction about the new change, but it appears that the change makes it identifiable when compared to other share buttons that are next to each other.
New G+ share button alongside Twitter and Facebook
This new change also keeps the logos consistent with the G+ favicon and G+ badges. This update is probably the most likely reason why they chose to change the +1 button. What do you think? Do you like it or dislike it?
Have you noticed the change? Need to freshen up your +1 button and badge collection? G+ has you covered.
- +1 Button on Google Developers – https://developers.google.com/+/plugins/+1button/
- Google+ Badge on Google Developers – https://developers.google.com/+/plugins/badge/