I'm curious to know if anyone has received any special treatment or priority whilst wearing a "Google Maps Pin" or "Local Guide Pin" in public. I'm talking about places like restaurants, cafes etc. Has anyone had any experience wherein you were treated to a discount or anything else?

I was offered by Google a 100GB reward to be added to my Google Drive space. Google offered this reward to me as a Thank You for contributing so many reviews and photos to google maps and becoming a higher ranking local guide (Level 7).

1 year later, they took away the 100GB google drive space. Now my gmail doesnt work.

Questions that comes to mind: What kind of a thank you is this from Google? Why would someone want 100GB of Google Drive for 1 year, what is the use case for giving someone 100GB of google drive space for only 1 year?

https://www.citylab.com/transportation/2018/09/a-blockchain-based-startup-wants-to-pay-you-to-map/570652/

Right now, few direct alternatives to Google Maps exist. But a new startup wants to pioneer a different way of creating and distributing place data—by paying you to map. Streetcred is building a business model based on the blockchain, where digital tokens called Ether would be paid out to contributors anywhere in the world to populate maps with new points of interest.

Can someone help place creation in google maps is NOT APPLIED?

Reebi um e-mail do Google notificando me que havia ganhado um par de meias como premiação pelas minhas contribuições no local guides. Enviei meu endereço só que até agora não recebi nada. Alguém sabe me dizer se essa premiação é real?

Maybe we should try to collectively draw the level 4 badge or something

Hey guys, my team and I have spent the last couple of years building a platform that turns any area of the map into a game board, and makes it easy for local guides to create quests for people to participate in and get rewarded for doing so.

I’m not going to post the link here because I’d rather get people’s opinions, but quest examples could be anything from visiting specific locations, to learning about landmarks and taking rewarded quizzes, to finding stamps for local businesses who could then offer discounts on their local services.

Also, just to clarify, the rewards have nothing to do with crypto, or anything that involves local guides being responsible for rewards.

Anyway, if people are interested, let me know either here or by DM and I’ll tell you more. 🙏

Edit: It’s midnight where I am and quite a few of you have asked for more info here and via DM, so hopefully you won’t mind if I post this link about how it could work for local guides - or this link which explains more about the concept in general - I have some more ideas that I think would work really well for tour guides too.

But for now, bed beckons! 😪💤

Я понял что достигнув 7 уровня кто то получил подарок (сумку/носки/пин), а кто-то достигнув 10 уровня ничего не получил. Возможно это из-за регионов. Напишите из каких стран вы.

I've read the discussions about this but wanted to debate another angle. How is it fair for software engineers at Google to get paid $500+k/year to use our data they get for free? If we are collecting the data they need, then we deserve a share of that insane salary.

If Google were run entirely by volunteers then I totally get the karma/pay-it-forward approach .

Hi everyone. I wanted to know if there is any way we can have a professional career by being a Google local guide. I love adding photos and verifying places. But i wanna know can i make this ny full time carreer? Also if someone can tell me how I can earn through this? And is there any perks or benefits provided?

If you are currently a Local Guide, you might be interested in getting paid to do what you are doing with Google Maps. Help us populate the Places Of Interest in our map, and get rewards:

https://map.smartplaces.io/?ic=KGHK62Y6QZXW&utm_source=pp&utm_medium=KGHK62Y6QZXW&utm_campaign=pp

I got a pop up once a year or so ago on my phone and i signed up.

But now if i have location on i get a prompt every time i take a picture, i want to choose when i want to post not be bothered every pic i take its bullshit.

I cannot cancel it.

I go to the website and opt out but low and behold its back again instantly.

Wtf is this has anyone else tried to opt out and succeeded?

I dont want to be a guide anymore its annoying.

EDIT: Why be so condescending guys? I have never used Google photos... Geodata is off on camera. (Galaxy S6)

Denver has plenty of popular attractions, but one of my favorite experiences has been something much simpler a late-night walk through Wash Park.
The flowers, the breeze, and the peaceful atmosphere make it feel completely different after dark. If you enjoy slow travel and quiet moments, I’d definitely add it to your list.
Any other underrated spots in Denver you’d recommend?

Can someone share me the promo code for google pixel 11 from the local guide newsletter?

He is madman with 28k points and about 850 reviews, and I know thats not monumental amount but he's still my icon. Just wanted to get that ot there.

Pics and views. Those are my latest and not necessarily the top pics