2022
On July 15, 2016, we launched Connect to give Local Guides like you a single, official place to communicate with each other. We hoped that Connect would be a place where you could literally connect with others just like you and those not-so-much like you to make new friendships that would help you in your Local Guides experience.
As we shared earlier this week, new and exciting features are coming to Connect. We can’t wait to share them with you because we know these features will help to connect even more Local Guides with one another — and with us Googlers, too.
This July 15, we’re celebrating two years of Local Guides Connect — and you — so I wanted to take a look at what we’ve done together in this time:
- 700,000+ Local Guides are registered on Connect (and many of those log in at least monthly!)
- 300,000+ discussions have been started
- 500,000+ replies have been posted
- 15,000+ solutions have been accepted
- 14 people have become Connect Moderators (though we currently have 13)
- 1,000,000+ kudos have been given
Note: The above numbers include activity from across our community including private boards so they may differ from what you see in the community.
Here are a few of my favorite things since we launched Connect:
- Seeing everyone communicate no matter where they live, the language they speak, or the type of Local Guide they are
- Interacting with so many of you and learning what makes you the great Local Guides you are
- Finding out that many of you have such strong passions that you’ve found a way to highlight with Google Maps and through the Local Guides program. For example, helping to rebuild your city after an earthquake and working with underserved populations in your community
- Connect Moderators: You have a special place in my heart because meeting other Local Guides like me who are passionate about keeping Connect a warm and welcoming place for everyone just feeds my soul
Thank you all for making Connect such a wonderful place to visit each day. Now tell me, what’s YOUR favorite thing about Connect?
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