Google +1s for Sale to Desperate Websites

Google +1s for Sale to Desperate Websites: "Why stuff your website with search-optimized keywords when you can buy fake social media buzz instead? A site called Plusem.com (hat tip to The Atlantic) is riding the wave of interest in Google+ and selling bundles of +1s -- Google's answer to Facebook's 'Like' button -- to attention-starved websites. The site has no qualms about the seediness [...]"