Google is getting increasingly good at getting its community to do its work for them with Google Maps. Today’s example is a new service called Google Map Maker, which, as you might expect, allows ...

Moderation problems kill Google Maps' editing tools. Well Map Maker was created because Google didn't like the Share alike licence of OpenStreetMap in the first place. At State Of The Map conferences, ...

Turns out that sometimes, even the very best filters, algorithms, and moderators can’t prevent the worst elements of humanity from ruining it for the rest of us. At least, that’s the case with ...

Google has shuttered its map maker feature after Google Map Maker was abused due to the company's inability to moderate the sheer volume of edits. Following a slew of copycat cases sparked by a web ...

Stateside, Google just debuted a new Map Maker feature, which lets anyone map out a local business, school and other location of interest. "Google Map Maker in the U.S. comes as the search engine is ...