Look, this Google Maps team is seriously messing up my planning. Typically I record one episode per month on a specific topic related to the Local Guides program, and I then add a short section at the end where I talk about new features. But they keep releasing so much new stuff and revealing a seemingly endless list of interesting facts, that I am now forced to make a dedicated episode to tell you all about these wonderful newsworthy topics (18 of them if you add it all up) in full length. Actually I don’t mind doing that at all, I even love it, and I’m pretty confident that the majority of the audience feels the same way.

SHOWNOTES

• • • Email: letsguidepodcast@gmail.com
    • Reach out to me on Twitter: LocalGuidesGuru
    • My personal blog: janvanhaver.com
    • The local guides section on my blog
    • Find me on Connect
    • AutoEvolution’s article on railroad crossings (item #1)
    • The Verge’s article on paying with the Maps app (item #2)
    • SebaasC’s Connect post on landmark icons (item #3)
    • ermest’s Connect post on the Google Lens integration (item #4)
    • The Verge’s article on dark mode (item #5)
    • SearchEngineLands’s article on the GMB option to report reviews (item #9)
    • The Google Roadmappper project (item #10)
    • My Connect post on the new categories (item #14)
    • Google’s blogpost on removing fraudulent content (item #15)
    • Google’s blogpost on photo updates (item #16) and adding roads on desktop (item #17)
    • ermest’s Connect post on photo updates (item #16)
    • Announcement on Connect about the 150 million local guides milestone (item #18)
    • Sign up to become a local guide yourself
    • Local Guides Connect – the official forum for Local Guides

 

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