As we wait for a new native Google Maps app for iOS 6, the company has introduced Street View imagery this morning to Google Maps for the mobile web. It’s another attraction that may pull Apple ...

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.

As mentioned, Google Maps allows any user to add to its knowledge base in this way. What is the incentive for Local Guides who go the extra mile voluntarily? There's a whole benefits system just ...

Now, Google says, it’s kicking off a pilot program that will allow Google Maps users in select markets to follow top Local Guides by clicking a new “Follow” button on these users’ profile ...

To represent various places on Google Maps, Google users use different icons and symbols to help users identify. Currently, Google uses more than 100 symbols, which is what each symbol means.

After a two-year absence, Google has brought the in-map compass back to Google Maps on Android thanks, it says, to continued user pressure for a return of the feature. “You wanted it and we ...

The Google Local Guide program incentivizes users to help improve Google Maps and Business Profiles. It’s set up like a game where you earn points for contributions that let you advance to ...

In a recent update to Google Maps, users were given the option to store their location history either locally on their devices or on an encrypted cloud backup. However, earlier this month, some ...

Google Maps has partnered with Benson Boone to create a limited edition driving avatar to guide users to venues throughout ...

Some Google Maps Local Guides users are getting three-months of free Google Fi, though there's no clear guidelines on eligibility. Read on!