I wonder when I got into the Local Guides [Google Maps] and how my involvement grew with time; but I can assure you that I am finding it very interesting as I realise how it is improving the lives of a large number of people hitherto untouched and unimpacted.
Technology and innovation have made the businesses and the consumers realise that there is convergence in their objects and that they can work to achieve their specific goals together rather than be antagonists vitiating the economic environment.
One of the technologies that is making a wide spread impact is the Global Positioning System [GPS] which is yielding infinite advantages. Thanks to Google which has put the GPS to tremendous use by introducing Local Guides.
Thanks to the Local Guides, the small businesses which are quality conscious are getting the attention and custom of more and more customers as the Local Guides explore more and express vividly (many times through visuals), for the community to exploit the advantages. This was just unimaginable a few years ago. But there is much more to be experimented for the businesses, particularly the smaller ones which lack huge marketing budgets.
Thanks to the Google Local Guides, one is never a stranger on any continent; can never mistake an address and never miss enjoying a local dish anywhere, any time. Local Guides help one save time, effort and money . . . in fact, it helps one make the right decision, every time. This is just the beginning . . . both businesses and consumers can expect much more as the Local Guides evolve and experiment further in the larger interests of the community.