Have you heard of Google Local Guides?

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@aju007 (1460)
Thiruvananthapuram, India
December 30, 2015 6:30am CST
Today I came across this ad which says to be part of a program of Google called Google Local Guides. Its a bit interesting for me. What you have to do is to just review the places like hotels, Convention centres, museums, theatres and whatever the places which people visits in google maps. Its a way to help the people out there and you also get some benefit from it like early access to new google features, Exclusive invitation to google events etc. I think you should try this out. What do you think?
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@VivaLaDani13 (60812)
• Perth, Australia
30 Dec 15
I have never heard of it before but it sounds pretty awesome. It will help other people make up their minds too on which places to visit after reading the reviews. I mean I personally don't like reading reviews for I like to look at something for myself and make up my own mind but I am sure others base their opinions on other peoples opinions.
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@aju007 (1460)
• Thiruvananthapuram, India
30 Dec 15
Yeah it helps the people and the one who runs a business who can adjust their service according to the opinions and its not just about reviews but you can also add spots on the maps which is not there already.
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@boiboing (13147)
• Northampton, England
30 Dec 15
That does sound interesting.
@aju007 (1460)
• Thiruvananthapuram, India
30 Dec 15
Yes, try it out.
@aju007 (1460)
• Thiruvananthapuram, India
30 Dec 15
@boiboing I think they just want to prosper the data in their maps. Yeah I 'think', who knows what they are upto in future!
@garymarsh6 (24028)
• United Kingdom
30 Dec 15
Yes it is definitely worth using. If for example I visit your town I can see what you recommend. I think though some people put reviews that are quite malicious and unhelpful so you should take reviews with a pinch of salt and try and strike a balance between the negatives and positive reviews like you would do on Tripadvisor.
@aju007 (1460)
• Thiruvananthapuram, India
31 Dec 15
Yeah we cant believe all the reviews there. But if you find a review with guides badge on them then it is usually honest. I dont know about your experiences. This program I said here gives you that badge.