Is Google’s Local Guides program a rewarding community initiative or a flawed system? Explore its successes, failures and ethical dilemmas.

How does Google Maps get all of its local data? From a network of Local Guides. If you'd like to lend your knowledge to Google Maps, here's how.

Local guide program queries are showing up in GSC across sites, always ranking number one, mostly for desktop, and for many landing pages.

What are the rewards or perks of being a Google Local Guide? This program is basically for travelers or people who love adventures.

Answering those questions gets you points on Google Maps' Local Guide program, and after accumulating enough points, you can level up.

Google's Local Guides program for Google Maps has proven to be quite successful, with tons of people offering additional feedback and providing photos about various destinations. Part of this is ...

Being a Local Guide on Google Maps inspires me to take pictures and post them online while avoiding the worst aspects of social media.

Local Guides in Google Maps, Google’s gamified program for getting its users to update data in Google Maps and upload photos of local venues, is getting a bit of an overhaul today. Most ...