We must have a unique profile handler to better communicate with other local guides to arrange meetups, information sharing etc.
I have been thinking about this Idea for a very long, I even came up with UI/UX changes and honestly believe that this Idea can work without violating the privacy terms of Google or invading an individual's privacy.
I will explain the Problem Statement First and then the solution to it. The attached screenshots will come handy to understand the idea (which is divided into Screen 1 & 2 to give you a Before/After sort-of UI changes).
Problem Scenario
Currently, Google+ uses (+ handlers) whereas localguidesconnect uses (@ handlers) for profiles. The profiles as seen on Google maps only displays
There is absolutely no way to directly connect to the local guide. Now the problem is two-folds
Now that we know that G+ officially shutting down and most of the local guides don’t have a clue about LGC (thought I have seen the numbers picking up starting from 2017), there must be a solution that at least provides some input about localguidesconnet platform.
Solution
Display a unique profile handler (@ handler ) right under the name of Local guide on Google maps. This profile handler gets linked up to gmail address (just in case the user changes his/her @handler, it gets synced everywhere on Google platform).
So, hovering over the profile handler can easily display a message saying something like “Connect with Mr. xyz using @xyz-handler on LocalGuidesConnect”
This is going to help in two way
In case of further clarification, please comment so that I can explain it a bit further
Cheers
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