Local Guides Movers & Shakers (July, 2025)

[SamanthaSheehy]

Thanks kiddo!

[AdamGT]

Hi @YuliiaZa and @tony_b

I’ve finally fixed the headings you mentioned and made some minor changes to others. Thanks for your patience while I got to this. Appreciate your checking.

[YuliiaZa]

Thanks for the correction and your incredible regular efforts, @AdamGT !

[tony_b]

@AdamGT

fixed the headings you mentioned and made some minor changes

Thanks @AdamGT. We know you’d put it right.

[AdamGT]

@nigelfreeney

The delta values in the Video Movers & Shakers appears to be incorrect. In June I had a total of 12,724,854 views, in July this had risen to 13,932,362 views. The difference is 1,207,508. The delta is listed as 12,451?

I wonder if the figure shown is actually the figure for “Avg Delta Views/Video”. This column is filled with question marks.

I did make some sort of weird error on the first posting of the July Video Views Movers & Shakers leaderboard @nigelfreeney and the BIG clue was all the missing % Delta Video Views and Avg Delta Views/Video values and I’ve only just had the chance to backtrack and sort out this issue.

@nigelfreeney

Please be kind to me if I have got this completely wrong

No need for me to be kind here Nigel as, as shown in the now reposted Video Views Movers & Shakers leaderboard, you are correct with regards to your 1,207,508 delta video views

Thanks for your patience while I got to this issue.

[AdamGT]

@tony_b

A bit more work for @AdamGT to do. No worries - he loves us to do this deep checking to keep things orderly.

Yes there was a bit of work to first find what the issue was and then to correct and repost the leaderboard @tony_b but it’s now done. Yes, as always, your deep checking is a must and very much appreciated. Keep it up Anthony.

[AdamGT]

@abermans

@AdamGT thanks for publishing the updated list.
If you ever get a minute to check, how come I am on the photo lost but not on media or video shakers?
Hope I am putting my stats correctly.

@abermans I apologise that it’s taken 10 days to get that moment but now having checked the data and my calculations you together with a number of others including @DshottDennis should have been and now are included in the July Media Views Movers & Shakers leaderboard. BTW you are on the video movers & shakers board. Thanks for checking and sorry for the error.

[AdamGT]

@WilfriedB

My star photo gained almost 2 millions views during a few weeks in summer 2023, stalled at some point in fall 2023 and on Feb 7, 2024 was reduced to the numbers it had by the end of December 2023. I assume, it had some prominent position for a limited time and got pushed down later. Therefore the daily gain is so low now, it will never (or maybe in some years from now) increase again. If I remember correctly, @tony_b’s photo has a similar history.

Yes, sadly that appears to be a similar scenario for many star photos @WilfriedB but I keep wondering why there are some exceptions!

@WilfriedB

Regarding the videos, I remember @TerryPG’s observation that many listing show a video on second position of the list and I believe, it is save to say, if there is any video posted to a listing, one will get the position 2 and gain more views than many of the photos.

Yes I also recall @TerryPG’s mentioning of this observation and I believe it was here in the Star Videos discussion topic.

[AdamGT]

@tony_b

Yes @WilfriedB and @AdamGT, my highest viewed photo is among my oldest photos, and therefore perhaps stale and attracting less current interest among Maps users. That makes it harder to meet the criteria for monthly updated view counts. On the other hand, all my videos are a lot more recent than my oldest photos, therefore still getting attention and being currently viewed regularly by Maps users.

I have to say that while I haven’t added many videos, what you have described appears to very closely apply to my media contributions @tony_b

[WilfriedB]

@AdamGT

Yes, sadly that appears to be a similar scenario for many star photos @WilfriedB but I keep wondering why there are some exceptions!

My guess @AdamGT, other photos had the opposite experience and git pushed up in priority.

The other question is, how popular a certain listing is. If the number of users searching a place drastically increases, increases also the views for the featured media. At the end there no users searching a particular photo, but it always depends on how many visit the listing and then more or less accidentally see and open a photo.

[AdamGT]

@claude_richard

Thanks @AdamGT for doing the research and correction! I did well in July on the Star Photo Mover ranking! But I know there’s a significant element of chance in this ranking, specifically with the dates Google updates photo view counters. And I know @JustJake is lying in wait!

Your star photo has been doing remarkably well for as long as I can remember @claude_richard and @JustJake’s Wonder Wheel at Coney Island jumped into some prominence when it hit the movers and shakers in about March this year so we now wait with baited breath to see what happens next month

[AdamGT]

@WilfriedB

And let’s face it: a photo or video is not watched often because users like it but rather because it is place high on the list of media for a place which is often searched.

Yes as both @Annaelisa and @tony_b have indicated, I think this is right @WilfriedB!

[AdamGT]

@TerryPG

@AdamGT My star photo actually moved this week , Yes 1% but it’s numbers are so high I don’t expect much more.

@TerryPG this seems to be a consistent message and I what @WilfriedB described here.

@TerryPG

I also think because our star photos have so many views it’s hard to increase actual numbers and maybe that’s why so many of guides star photos are not moving quickly.

Yes, and some not moving at all

[AdamGT]

Both good points @WilfriedB

[Annaelisa]

Ja @AdamGT was soll man von einem Städtchen mit gerade einmal etwas über 20.000 Einwohnern erwarten.

So ist es zumindest eine Freude wenn Touristen kommen.

[tony_b]

@WilfriedB

but it always depends on how many visit the listing and then more or less accidentally see and open a photo.

This adds to what I’ve always puzzled over. How could people “accidentally” seeing and opening a photo make such a big difference for better or worse. Indeed, why does anyone look at any photo in the first instance anyway. I know it sounds silly, but my doubt doesn’t go away.

[abermans]

@AdamGT no need to apologise… it’s all data and can get messed up (l actually am getting paid to do this type of work).
Thanks for checking!

[AdamGT]

@abermans if someone would pay me I’d give up my day job LOL.

[abermans]

@AdamGT

@AdamGT mate,

Don’t rush there!

Most days I am pulling what is left of my hair battling with data engineers, data scientists, product and services teams.. oh and now AI roles of all creeds

(But, yes.. still love it)