Each day we’re seeing more and more Local Guides contributing videos on Maps. In these videos they share their experiences at the places they enjoy so that others can get a much better appreciation of these places and make better informed decisions about visiting them. This post is about such videos and more specifically, it’s about showcasing the “best” videos taken by Connect Local Guides. Like photos, videos have a view count and in the absence of a better metric, in this post we use the number of views that a video has as a measure of that video’s quality and we refer to our video having the most views as being our star video.
As you will see, this post includes a set of leaderboards that showcase the star videos of Local Guides from all over the world and whether you are a Level 10 or a Level 2 Local Guide, if you have contributed video on Maps, you can join in to showcase your star and it’s simple to do. Just hit this link and register or if you want some help then add a comment in this post and someone will jump in to help you.
So what can you learn from the Star Videos Leaderboards?
By sharing our video contributions and achievements we can learn a lot about how to improve the quality of our videos so that we can achieve even better outcomes in terms of the impact that they have on our communities. We have been doing this successfully with photos over many years and so now we can do the same with videos. Let’s see if together we can learn what type of videos work “best”.
If you haven’t as yet shared your star video thenregister nowas we’d all love to see it!
How to Read the Star Video leaderboards (January 2024)
Briefly, this is what you need to know about the leaderboards in this post. For more details see the leaderboard documentation:
The leaderboards in this post present details about the star videos of participating Local Guides from all over the world. If you have contributed videos on Maps then you will have a star video, it’s your video that has the most views and we call this, the star video.
As well as an overall leaderboard, you will see leaderboards for different Local Guide levels which provide you with direct comparisons of your star video’s performance with that of your peers. Finally, there’s a leaderboard ranking the top 100 star videos by average star views per day which gives an indication on how good your star video is. To be included in this leaderboard, you must have updated your star video’s views in the period since the date of the last average star views per day leaderboard as posted here on Connect last month.
The average star views per day is calculated by dividing the star views by the life of the star video expressed in days. The life of the star video is equal to the number of days between when you first uploaded your star video on Maps and the date that you last updated the star views and thus, will be different for each participating Local Guide. Therefore, for accuracy of the information it is important that you enter the correct dates. When it comes to the date that you last updated the star views, point #2 above is very important.
As well as the star views and the date uploaded onto Maps, each listing on the leaderboards shows the Maps Category, and a description (e.g. Storefront, Building or Park) of the respective Local Guide’s star video.
If the Maps Category of a star video is shown as a link and if the name of the relevant Place of Interest was provided by the respective Local Guide, then hovering over that link will show you the name of the place and selecting that link will take you to a screenshot with details of that place as stored on the Local Guides, 2024 Star Videos post, a “star video album” if you will, of star videos.
If the Maps Category of a star video is shown on a colored background then that star video has been selected as one of the best that meets the formatting requirements as specified in the star video album post. Select that star video’s category and see why it has been rated as one of the best and read more about that star video on the “star video album” post.
Selecting any of the Connect Usernames will take you to that Local Guide’s Connect Profile.
Preceding some of the leaderboards, you may see a number of screenshots of featured star videos. If so, these are a selection from those that best meet the requirements as detailed in the “star video album” post.
Clicking or selecting any of the featured star video images shown will take you to where you can view the Local Guide’s video.
Where shown, around leaderboard sequence numbers indicate that this is the first time that the Local Guide has participated on the Top 100 Local Guides leaderboards.
Where shown, ( ) around leaderboard sequence numbers indicate that this Local Guide levelled up/down onto this leaderboard.
An asterisk (*) shown after a Connect Username indicates that that Local Guide is a Connect Moderator.
Double asterisks (**) shown after a Connect Username indicates that that Local Guide is a Googler.
A ? or the words “Not set” in a cell indicates that the respective value cannot be determined or hasn’t been provided by or for the respective Local Guide.
Local Guides included on the leaderboards must check their entries for any errors. If you should find any errors or omissions, please add the details in a comment on this post. Regarding omissions, please note point 14 above.
A big welcome to Level 8 Local Guide @YuliiaZa from Ukraine who joins us on the Star Video Leaderboards.
The jump in levels of @PrasadVR , @TerryPG and @JustJake from Level 9 to 10 and that of @Scheria from Level 7 to 8 is noted again. @Scheria , a newbie last month has not only made a big jump from the Level 7 to Level 8 board as she has also claimed the top position on the average views per day board. Well done you. Your jump has left @Mikeinthefalls holding the Level 7 fort all on his own but I’ve merged @IzzyOz a Level 6 Local Guide to keep Mike company. Is Mike holding back from jumping onto the busier Level 8 board?
Thanks for the honorable mention here. After reaching level 7 the number of points needed to reach level 8 seemed daunting to reach until I stumbled across one of @JustJake articles, here. After reading that I sat down and made a daily/weekly plan with the goal of reaching level 8 by the end of the first quarter in 2024. It looks like those efforts have paid off early. Thanks for creating an opportunity for so many to grow and learn. Appreciate you much. Keep making good things happen.
Shout out and congratulations to @PrasadVR , @TerryPG , and @JustJake for leveling up to the grand level 10.
A warm welcome to @YuliiaZa ! In the meantime, l will try to follow @Mikeinthefalls lead by focusing on quality vs quantity.
Congratulations to everyone who made it to the T100 Star Video Leaderboards. Your hard work and dedication are making a difference. Keep making good things happen in your community and beyond.
congratulations to you @Scheria I think you already have a great grasp on what works. if you follow some of those guides you mentioned and get involved with discussions it will help you immensely. I know it helped me.
