What I love sharing most on Google Maps is things that are in a particular place that make it unique. One of the most popular photos that I have posted on Google Maps is a Subway Restaurant in a Walmart. It is unique because the Walmart that I usually go to has a McDonald’s instead of a Subway. This makes me more curious about the other Walmart locations that I have never been to and what kinds of restaurants and businesses they have.
One time in the summer for example, at the Nienhuis Aquatic Facility, they hosted a Mom and Son Luau. I saw the poster with all the information on it and took a picture of it and posted it on Google Maps. It got 530 views. This particular event is a significant photo on Google Maps because it shows that this public pool in Broken Arrow is trying to bring families together for a special event. On July 14th, 2018, mothers, grandmothers, and aunts had the opportunity to spend quality time with their little boy instead of drooping them off at day care while they work (if they have a job.). This event shows that this public pool is family oriented, particularly with people with small children.
The college that I attend is Tulsa Community College Southeast Campus. TCC is all about diversity and inclusion. It is kind of a big deal at TCC. At the beginning of the year, TCC put on a Chinese New Year display at the beginning of the year in 2019. I posted a picture of the display and it got 172 views. If I did not post this picture on Google Maps at TCC, I don’t think people would have known how much diversity TCC has and how much TCC tries to promotes it to its students and faculty. Now, when people go to see Tulsa Community College on Google Maps, they will get a closer look about what it is really like.
At first, I thought It was a silly idea to post events on Google Maps because they are temporal. However, Posting pictures of events to a particular place on Google Maps will motivate people to go to that place. It will also be more interesting for people to learn more about the particular vibe of that place rather than looking at pictures of buildings and food all the time. It will show people what the place does and what it it is really like. Posting pictures of events at a place on Google Maps will show what the true character of a particular place is really like. It takes more than just a building and food.