20 years ago today, Google Maps went public and changed the way we navigate the world
Google Maps started as a project called Where 2 in 2004 by a Sydney-based team and quickly evolved into the beloved navigation app. Google used creative methods like camels in deserts and sheep on islands to map hard-to-reach places for Google Maps.
Google Maps is testing a change to make your map view less crowded
Google is testing a change to the Google Maps app that should make things less crowded if you've got many saved places.
Google Maps turns 20 as it renames the Gulf of Mexico
Barely a month into the new US government and its sweeping changes, Google joins the many companies seemingly responding to the departmental shifts by changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico, even when it has been the “Gulf of Mexico” for hundreds of years.
Google Maps Is Deleting Negative 'Gulf Of America' Reviews
Google Maps deleted 1-star reviews of the renamed body of water and has turned off the ability to leave reviews.
Google Maps blocks Gulf of America reviews after rename criticism
Clicking on the label for the Gulf in Google Maps now brings up a note saying "posting is currently turned off". Google also appears to have deleted some negative reviews left in the wake of its name change.
Google blocks, deletes negative Gulf of America name change reviews as Mexico threatens to sue
Google has deleted and blocked negative user reviews on Google Maps of the renaming of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. According to Forbes, a Google spokesperson “tacitly admitted” that the company pulls user activity deemed to be in violation of standard policy.
Google Maps turns off reviews for Gulf of America
Google no longer lets users leave reviews for the Gulf of America after the company updated its maps to comply with the U.S. Geological Survey’s Geographic Names Information System.
Prepare your bucket list, Google Maps just revealed its top-rated locations of all time
To mark its 20th anniversary, Google Maps is showcasing the most popular and well-reviewed locations in the US, based on user ...
Twenty things you didn't know you could do with Google Maps as app celebrates two decades
Google Maps is turning 20-yeas-old this year, but there are many features that you most likely do not know about which make ...
Street View Project for Google Maps is Set to Sharpen Focus on The Bahamas
Among a host of popular tourist areas proposed to be photographed through the Street View Project are Downtown Nassau and Montagu Beach in Nassau; Port Lucaya Marketplace and Peterson Cay National ...
Google Maps ‘almost destroyed’ Google when it went live 20 years ago
The rise of Google Maps mimics many of the scrappy origin tale tropes that are littered throughout the Bay Area.
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Google Street View launched, will enhance global visibility of Bahamas
The Ministry of Tourism and Aviation has embarked on a project to bring Google Street View to 16 islands of The Bahamas – ...
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Tourism officials excited Google Maps to sharpen focus on The Bahamas
NASSAU, The Bahamas — Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism Investments and Aviation the Hon. Chester Cooper ...