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.

Google Maps has upgraded the point system and has included additional levels to the Local Guide program to better motivate the users to update the Map.

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

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