Experts: Google's +1 Has Minuses  Google's latest attempt to
infuse its search engine with social networking elements appears
underwhelming and its success is questionable, as the company
struggles to respond to the increasingly serious threat posed by
the Facebook and Microsoft search tandem, according to industry
experts.  Called "+1" and unveiled on Wednesday, Google's most
recent social search feature seems weak in several areas,
including a potentially confusing user experience, strong and
established competition and a weak social graph anchor, the
analysts said.  From a public perception standpoint, the +1
feature looks closely modeled after Facebook's ubiquitous and
popular Like button, making Google appear to be a follower and
not an innovator in its core market.  "This isn't revolutionary.
It's actually fairly evolutionary. It's a 'me-too' move,
catching up with what Facebook has done," said analyst Jeremiah
Owyang from Altimeter Group. "It's not a huge leap forward for
where Google needs to be in th