Consider for a minute how having a few hundred “Like”s on a page in a few short days could have a “Going Viral” feel to it.. and the search engines take notice.. i mean,. how else are they going to know if something big is starting to happen.. but.. how easily the Facebook “Like?”s can be manipulated, and how would a search engine be able to sort out the good from the bad .. unless .. they ..
You Guessed it!
The Search Engine Monolith would naturally begin their own “+1″ system.. something that can be a little more.. authentic.