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

What are the rewards for being a Local Guide? In the early days of the program, it was common to receive a reward (free Google products like socks or a tote bag) or perks (like early access to ...

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.

How to become a Google Local Guide? What are the rewards or perks of being a Google Local Guide? We answer all your questions.

Google announced yesterday on their Lat Long Blog that the Local Guides program would be receiving one of the largest updates since its inception. Local Guides is a global community of people who ...

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

Google is rolling out a "Local Guides" program in an update to Google Maps - a move that seemingly sees the company taking on "Yelp's Elites" - that 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.