Google Adds 'Contribute' Button to Fill Out Maps App With More Local Information
Google added a “contribute” tab to the latest version of Maps to make it easier for users to supply local information, blogged Kevin Reece, Google Maps director-product, Wednesday. Google users have contributed local knowledge to some 200 million points of…
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interest in Maps, he said, including restaurant reviews, ratings, photos, answers to questions and address updates. Contributions have helped identify wheelchair-friendly entrances and restrooms for people with disabilities in more than 50 million places globally, he said.