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Badges on Connect are received by:
Posts we start. E.g., 1 Post (New Writer), 50 posts (Budding Writer), 100 posts (Zippy Writer), 250 Posts (Influential Writer). Don’t forget to follow these 14 helpful tips for using Connect, and this post on How do I write a post on Connect?
Likes we give: E.g., 1 Like (New Friend), 100 likes (Nice Friend), 500 likes (Good Friend), 1000 likes (Great Friend), 5000 likes (True Friend), 10000 likes (Gave 10000 likes).
Likes received: E.g., 1 Like (Newly Popular), 100 likes (Pretty Popular), 500 likes (Extra Popular), 1000 likes (Super Popular), 5000 likes (Totally Popular), 10000 likes (Received 10000 likes).
Replies marked as a solution: 1 solution (New solutionist), 50 solutions (Budding Solutionist), 100 Solutions (Expert Solutionist), 250 solutions (Pro Solutionist), 500 solutions (Master Solutionist) - How do I mark comments as solutions?
There is also a Badge for Street View Trusted Photographer, badges for people who attended some Google Events, and the badge for Connect Moderators.
Take in mind that badges are the acknowledgment of our activity and not a “competition.” Keep being active and having fun that the badges will come as a consequence of our activity.
Happy Guiding,
Alexandre Campbell