Once inside, proceed STRAIGHT and take the elevator or staircase to the 1st floor.ģ. After parking in Garage A, enter University Hospital through the main entrance.Ģ. Google says the feature is rolling out globally on Google Maps for iOS and Android.1. With the launch of a news feed-style feature, Google’s attempt to copy Facebook is even more obvious. Businesses, meanwhile, have been able to set up their own profile in Google Maps, where they could add a logo, a cover photo and pick a short name - also a lot like Facebook Pages offer today. Over the past few years, Google Maps has added features that allowed users to follow businesses, much like Facebook does, as well as message those businesses directly in the app, similar to Messenger. The feed is the latest in what’s been a series of updates designed to make Google Maps more of a Facebook rival. The feature can be used when traveling or researching other areas, too, as the “Community Feed” you see is designated not based on where you live or your current location, but rather where you’re looking on the map. Google hopes the change will encourage users to visit the app more often in order to find out what’s happening in their area - whether that’s a new post from a business or a review from another user detailing some fun local activity, like a day trip or new hiking spot, for example. You also can tap “Follow” on businesses you want to hear more from, which will send their alerts to your Updates tab, as well. As you scroll down, you can tap “Like” on those posts you find interesting to help better inform your future recommendations. Today, it’s a more standard feed, however. But previously, users would have to specifically tap to follow the business’s profile in order to receive their updates. At launch, Google says the focus will be on highlighting posts from food and drink businesses.įor years, businesses have been able to make these sorts of posts using Google’s tools.
This includes posts business owners create using Google My Business to alert customers to new deals, menu updates and other offers. The feed, which is found with the Explore tab of the Google Maps app, is designed to make it easier to find the most recent news, updates and recommendations from trusted local sources. However, it’s organized as any other news feed would be - a vertically scrollable feed with posts you can “Like” by tapping on a little thumbs-up icon. Technically, Google calls its new feature the “Community Feed,” as it includes posts from a local area. Instead of adding tiny circles to the top of the app’s screen, Google Maps is introducing its own news feed.
People are getting frustrated that Stories are everywhere now, but Google Maps is keeping it old school.
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