It’s been a while since we had a News & Updates episode, and obviously, the Google Maps team has not been sitting around idly all that time – which means it’s high time to check out again what new features have been introduced (or spotted as preview) in Google Maps and what’s new in the local guides community.

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
    • My Connect post on the ‘Truth about Views’ episode
    • TerryPG’s Connect post on tagging food pictures
    • ErmesT’s suggestion about road edits in the Idea Exchange
    • The Google Announcement/Highlights post on Connect
    • Google’s helpdesk article about Google Business Profile
    • MortenCopenhagen’s post on review text snippets
    • Google’s post about immersive view for routes
    • Shola Bello’s post on the TRAC campaign for adding roads
    • How StreetView helped escape a man from paying a parking ticket
    • The Connect post on EuroMeetup 2023 in Munich, Germany
    • Sign up to become a local guide yourself
    • Local Guides Connect – the official forum for Local Guides