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Google Maps introduces community feed to give users information about their local area
"Users can like and follow places or posts they would like to see more on their feed, using the new feature on Explore Tab."
Google Maps is rolling out a community feed that will give users information about the activities, recommendations, and updates about their local area. The news feed is rolling out for Android and iOS users. Google Maps users can keep track of top recommendations, fresh reviews, and updates about a particular area with the new community feed feature.
Google notes that the sources uploading the recommendations are trusted and that the feed shows the latest reviews, photos, and posts added to Google Maps by local experts. The posts will also include updates from business owners who use My Business on Google to alert customers about new deals, menu updates, and other offers that will mainly revolve around food and drink businesses.
"Every day, people submit more than 20 million contributions—including recommendations for their favorite spots, updates to business services, fresh reviews, and ratings, photos, answers to other people’s questions, updated addresses and more," Google in a blog post noted.
The Explore feed on Google Maps will have a Like button with a thumbs-up icon, as noted by TechCrunch. It will also let users follow Google accounts and businesses to get updates from them. Google noted that it will also post content from select publishers on the Community Feed including The Infatuation and other news sources from Google News.
The feature can come in handy to users while traveling or researching other areas as the Community Feed is not just based on the user’s local area but also where the user is looking on Google Maps. “By panning and zooming the map, you can find helpful information for almost any location in the world, thanks to contributions from in-the-know locals,” Google noted.
The feature is also aimed at helping local businesses. Previously, users would have to specifically tap to follow the business’s profile to receive their updates. With the current update, posts from businesses will be surfaced to Google Maps users who do not necessarily follow a business. Google noted that through the enhanced exposure businesses can reach customers and inform them about current offerings and operations, like takeout and delivery options, new online services, and the safety precautions they are taking.
Google noted that in early testing of the community feed, posts from merchants are seen two times more than before the feed existed. To access the community feed, Android or iPhone users have to simply go on the Google Maps app, tap on Explore, and swipe up to view recommendations.
Source: indiatoday
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