It seems that the Google Maps team is asking some Google Local Guides to update older reviews they have left in the past. Tricia Clements posted a screenshot on Twitter of the Google Maps request.
The request said "Has it changed?" Meaning, has your review changed and you can "earn +5 bonus points" by updating your review. Tricia wrote "Google is asking me to update my review from 9 months ago, but my original review was filtered and not live on the map! What's the point of updating a filtered review? I'll try anyway."
Here is the screenshot:
I like that Google is asking Local Guides to update their reviews.
Forum discussion at Twitter.
Update: Still happening in 2024:
Just received a push notification asking me if I want to update a Google review that I left for a restaurant in the past. This makes a lot of sense. Good for customers reading the reviews and fresh data for Google. Smart move. pic.twitter.com/kGBZeX60k7
— Colan Nielsen (@ColanNielsen) August 3, 2024
