Social Media Plugins advice - Google+ Pages - what is best for SEO?

[ARMofficial]

I'm seeking some social media plugin advice, in relation to SEO. This may not be possible to answer yet, or ever? But it could be worth a discussion.

As far as i can see, there are two main forms of plugins (taking facebook as an example):

• 1 that directly connects a user to your brand page on said platform (eg like us on facebook)
• 1 that allows a user to 'like', 'share', 'recommend' the page that you are on as a sign of respect and/or sharing content

For a home page, I am confused as to which one to use, without filling out the whole page with plugins.

One objective is to increase fan numbers, the other is to increase content sharing, and possibly SEO? I've noticed that Google has been returning some personalised results based on mine, or my google+ connections +1's.

So to the question...

Do you think having more fans on the new Google Pages for business accounts will improve SEO to the same, if not higher weighting than a +1 does? and therefore is it more important to get more brand page followers, or +1's of the homepage?

[SuperlativB]

You should'nt choose, a facebook page widget, g+ and twitter follow button can be nicely put in a custom box for example. Sharing buttons on all pages is a great way to show google your "social rank" there are indicators that the google algorithm is using social shares to rank results.

With the new google update they even read facebook comment widget.

[johnshearer]

Design and usability (and taste) become an issue when there are bottons and blinking arrows everywhere....the content gets lost. I use social markers on pages with videos only. Such as Benjamin Moore Paint Dealer or Golf Tournament

[AlanMosley]

I simular to john here. dont go ugly trying to cater for social media.

Is you industry one that is going to benifit from social media would be my first question.
Then if you decide it is, I would not have any link that is goiong to take users away from your page. A simple like button, OK