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Google Maps is cracking down on fake reviews
Google Maps is reeling in business pages engaging in fake reviews, and highlighting such activity to its users. Google will now impose restrictions against business profiles that violate the search giant’s Fake Engagement policy, such as temporarily removing reviews, blocking new reviews or ratings, and displaying a warning message on profiles that have had fake reviews deleted. Google’s prohibited and…
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Organic Maps Is the Best Offline Maps App for Hiking
I’ve been an avid hiker of the Pacific Northwest for around a decade. I’m also very bad at navigation. Making matters worse, Google and Apple Maps are both basically useless if you’re on a hike: They don’t have data for most trails, and their offline functionality is generally limited to driving instructions, which isn’t useful if you’re hiking far from…
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