One of the consequences of publishing podcast episodes less frequently, is that I will need to do a “News & Updates” episode every couple of episodes, I guess – especially if the Google Maps team keeps bringing out new features at the current pace. But I have understood from the feedback that most of the audience likes these episodes, so here we go again: more news and updates about Google Maps and the local guides program!

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
    • Google’s blogpost with reference to the nearby traffic widget
    • Google’s blogpost on land cover data
    • Article on The Verge about the air quality layer
    • Brightlocal’s post  on business profiles marked as trusted
    • Tweet by Stefan Somborac about multiple verification methods
    • SearchEngineLand’s blogpost on the waiting period for new GBP users
    • SearchEngineLand’s post on virtual food brands
    • Morten Copenhagen’s post on Connect about corrected category translations
    • Sterling Sky’s monthly overview of category changes
    • Morten Copenhagen’s post on Connect about new navigation directions
    • SearchEngineRoundtabel’s post about review snippets
    • The Verge’s article on the 1-finger zoom trick
    • Sign up to become a local guide yourself
    • Local Guides Connect – the official forum for Local Guides