Three years ago, i traveled for vacation in Milan, Italy, city i used to know quite well, and discovered that the city had left me behind, a new centrality, transport systems places of interests etc. Overwhelmed with the changes, my girlfriend suggested we try out google maps to find a place to have lunch, and voila!, my whole world changed, we found interesting places, options, suggestions, even the quickest and most convenient ways to get to our destinations. I became hooked. And so i became a contributor, knowing that my reviews and contributions would be as helpful as the contributions that made my vacation.
I contribute to maps because its an amazing way to see the world and have the world see and know parts unknown to others. It also is a way of reaching out to business owners and letting them know whats good or what can be improved about their establishment from the eyes of the ordinary consumer. Otherwise there would have been no other way of making suggestions and leaving proper feedback without raising a scene or making the establishment be on the defensive.
In Nigeria, i have given very many reviews and have gotten some good and encouraging feedback from the business owners all of which wouldn’t have been possible without the help of google maps. I contribute because i make the decisions of other people easier, and it brings the world a lot closer to me and me to the world.