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Share videos on Google Maps to earn the new Director badge

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Caption: An illustration of three video cameras on a white background.Caption: An illustration of three video cameras on a white background.

 

Last year, we introduced new badges that recognize the different ways Local Guides like you share your knowledge on Google Maps. Whether you love to write detailed reviews, share amazing photos, or check the facts, there’s a badge for you.

 

Now that both Android and iPhone users can add videos on Maps, we’ve launched a new badge that celebrates Local Guides who love to capture their favorite places in motion. You can earn the Director badge by sharing videos of the places you visit on Maps. Try giving a tour of an attraction in your area or sharing a video review of a restaurant you love.

 

By sharing more great videos, you can upgrade from a Novice Director to an Expert Director—and eventually work all the way up to a Master Director. Your past video contributions are factored in, so some of you may already have this badge!

 

To check, go to “Your contributions” on Google Maps for Android or iOS. There, you’ll see your progress toward this badge.

 

What’s the best place you’ve captured on video so far? Share a link in the comments below! Need some inspiration? Check out our tips for posting great videos on Google Maps

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Level 9

Wow, I just found mine, a novice Director. 😉

I will surely earn the Master Director

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Level 9

Thank you for the updates @AriMar

আপনাকে ধন্যবা,  এমন একটি আপডেট সমন্ধে অবহিত করলেন যা আমাদের উপকৃত করবে। আমি চেষ্টা চালাবো এবং অবশ্যই পরিচালক ব্যাজ অর্জন করবো।    

C.Rahman
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This 'Announcement' by Google AriMar contains a link to a post by AnnaDickson from 2017 that contains tips on posting great videos. One of the tips given there is to shoot videos in portrait, not landscape, and several LGs ask what the reason is for giving this advice (as usually the contrary advice is given).

 

I have now scrolled through the 18 pages of comments on that post and all comments in this post, but have not found any feedback. So, I will try it raise the question again: why are videos in portrait preferred for Google Maps?

 

[@ Googlers or moderators: if the answer to that queston is considered to be secret/strategic information, an answer like "we are not at liberty to disclose" is preferred by far over no answer at all, as people can than at least stop checking if an answer was given yet]

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Level 10
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Hola @JanVanHaver, el motivo por el cual los videos para Google Map son mejor en Vertical es porque, se visualizan mejor en un móvil.  Si lo tienes en horizontal se corta en la parte inferior y superior apareciendo partes negras. 🙂

 

Farid

Level 10

Thanks, dear @AriMar for announcing new badges. 

 

As of now, I have already got Novice Director & Expert Director badges. Moving forward to the Master Director.

 

Thanks 

Level 9

Thanks @AriMar

I have been waitting for this long time and finally i got it. 

Cheers 

Saudi local guide 🇸🇦

 

Thanks Google for this awesome update

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Saurabh Narang
Level 5
Level 8

Salut à toutes et à tous

ceraines conditionnalités pour balancer des vidéos dans ia communauté sont drastiques et incompréhensibles. Bon! cela dit avant même de commencer, montrer le bon pour télécharger dans Android ou Google Maps sur le Bureau. Aidez-moi por cela et bien à vous.

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Level 10

Gracias, nos ponemos a crear nuestros 1000 videos espectaculares, y para ello hemos comprado un estabilizador de imagen ✌️

 

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Level 8

Wow! Glad to hear it. Feeling like a director! Thanks @AriMar for sharing. 🙂

We already posted some videos on maps and new badge will be encourage us .

Thanks @AriMar & team.

Level 10

Beautiful! Badges add so much more fun to our local experts' playground. Please keep adding more of them.

Level 8

We are on the way to achieve these badges 

@AriMar thanks for sharing the information 8E798A3A-98BF-46D7-8264-410BAF4B2CBD.png

 

Bhaskar
Level 8

We are on the way to achieve these badges 

@AriMar thanks for sharing the information 8E798A3A-98BF-46D7-8264-410BAF4B2CBD.png

  

Bhaskar
Level 7

https://youtu.be/a1mw_QYbDX.   Muito bacana o local está em expansão

Level 10

@AriMar It is a welcome step.Not only it gives an opprtunity to explore first hand knowledge but also gives satisfaction for  Video Lovers(both users and viewers). How ever, i tried to upload videos which were already recorded  in Google Map Album  for attractions  and places which i already visited in the past  by i phone but it was not sucessful, Kindly advise.

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Level 8

now work is on the way .......

 

 

Now I'm Novice Director but I'm always want to top contributors on Google maps.

I hope I will reach at master director badges soon buy contributing on Google maps as an local guide. 

Thanks for introducing again @AriMar

Thanks & Regards 

    Arjun mentic

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Arjunmedix
Level 8

@RatishNarayanan you can add video by clicking any place & scroll Right to images then Google maps showed you add more picture & video then click on it & while clicking picture just hold to clicker for 9sec your video will be recorded for uploading. 

& you can simply select videos from your folder while adding pictures.

 

Thanks & Regards 

     Arjun mentic

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Hi, @AriMar

Thank you so much for this amazing new features I am now at Novice photographer but want to go ahead 

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Thanks for sharing! @AriMar

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Up to the moment I will not change from iOS to Android, I think this is no option for me....

@AriMar

For iOS uploads of videos are not comfortable. The load up of pictures is already more difficult...

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Level 8

Levels are bit tough. But inspiration for every local guides to do more

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Level 7

Wow that's great @AriMar

I couldn't find option of submitting videos in certain places? Why is that so? Any link to study about that.Thankyou

 

 


Level 8
सहायक पोस्ट के लिए धन्यवाद @AnnaDickson

यह बहुत कुछ स्पष्ट करता है कि क्या करना है और मानचित्र के लिए वीडियो बनाने में क्या टालना चाहिए।

कल मैं कोशिश करूंगा, यह बहुत रोमांचक 

विजेंद्र ठाकुर

 

Vijendrathakur
Level 8

This is truly a great and helpful feature for others, I already started sharing.

Thanks, @AriMar for informing us about this feature.

 

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Level 8

Thanks for this promotion . Now we can earn new badge . 

Level 10

@AriMar

I tried to upload videos which were already recorded  in Google Map Album  for attractions  and places which i already visited in the past  by i phone but it was not sucessful, Kindly advise.

jojo
Level 10

this will be crazy !!! nice initiative @AriMar

Level 5

Thank you very" muc'

Level 5

Hai Arimar I have got already Gave kudos batch in Google local guide connects. Furthermore I will share videos up-to the mark

I am New for this service but i working honestly for better experience of Google map and i want to be a member of Google map
Level 6

Video Addtion is pretty COOL & its more Updated than posting a comment... ✌

Anonymous
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thank you 

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Level 7

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thank you @AriMar

Anonymous
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আমি ইতিমধ্যে ছয়টি ভিডিও শেয়ার করা সত্তেও পরিচালক ব্যাচ টি আনলক হয় নি। যেখানে বলা আছে তিনটি শেয়ার করলে আনলক হবে। বিষয়টা আমি বুঝতে সক্ষম নই। আপনারা কি আমাকে সহযোগিতা করবেন যাতে আমি বিষয় টি জানতে পারি?        

C.Rahman
Level 4
why I'm not getting any special benefits of being google local guide, like my friend, is getting free unlimited space and free google play music etc though he's far behind to me in points.
Level 6

Hola buenas noches tengo tiempo de estar compartiendo videos fotos, y no le dan tan siquiera un premio, y uno tiene que estar comprando internet ya que el internet no es gratis, sería bueno que cambien sus políticas

Level 10

@AriMar where do we see these badges ? Are they rolled up globally ?

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Hi @DanielTh

 

As AriMar has mentioned in her post, you can check if you have received the new director badges by going to Your contribution on Google Maps.

Due to the volume of private messages Google Moderators receive, I do not read or respond to private messages. Please post publicly so others may benefit from your discussion. If you require urgent assistance, please tag a Google Moderator. Thank you!

Level 8

I have shared already 13 (thirteen) videos so far and I hope the new director will get the badgeScreenshot_20181206-235704~2.jpg

 

Shamim Ahmed