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Google Cultural Institute partnership / spam?

Can anyone confirm whether Google has partnered with this website: https://goo.gl/mnHbtA. They claim to have a relationship with Google (first sentence of paragraph one), specifically with https://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/beta/u/0/. and they are listing their .info as the website in Google maps for many public art pieces. One example: https://goo.gl/HBxrBG

 

 

Thanks

 

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Level 9

Re: Google Cultural Institute partnership / spam?

@webby101  looking at the links I would say that they do. Google scans sites to protect their brand pretty carefully and they do claim to be a partner.  But that term can be used pretty loosely. The question is a partner in what program?  The website is certainly not a full-blown, well-done site, rather they are using Google sites that is confusing. The second part that is strange is they seem to be participating in the local guides program as an agency.  Here is there profile which you may have already found.  What is the basis of your question? Do you think they are violating any terms of service?  Thanks for posting the link I never knew Google had a program like this for arts can culture.

Level 6

Re: Google Cultural Institute partnership / spam?

@davidcox Thanks for the replay

 

It just thought it might be spam as I couldn't find any official announcements of a "partnership" from Google. Seemed more appropriate to provide a web link to the artist or the city that commissioned the work, where possible of course.