Does Google use data from social sites in ranking?

Hello Matt, a recent article of Danny Sullivan suggests that Google uses Twitter and Facebook links as a ranking signal. Can you confirm this? Can you elaborate a little bit more on this? -WebSEOAnalytics

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[cns688]

Hi,

Maybe Google is going or has gone too far adding social media to web site rankings?

The small business is finding it increasingly more expensive and time time consuming to run a simple web site offering services and hoping to be found in the search engines.

The days of a good domain with the right keywords and very often helpful content are long gone, now the private individual must bear (or sell) their soul to get a good ranking when offering local services.

DMOZ was honest.