You can now add hashtags to Google Maps

Google Maps is rapidly evolving into a larger platform and (potentially) better than before. And the latest feature added by Google to the mix of Google Maps is the hashtags. Yes, Google Maps will soon be flooded with hashtags for better or for worse.

Hashtags finally arrive on Google Maps

You can now add hashtags to your business reviews. So, for example, if you're looking at a restaurant, you can add #a romantic date or #conviviale and family. You can also add #Accessible to wheelchairs to make Google Maps more user-friendly for wheelchairs

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Local Google Maps guides are already actively using hashtags in their comments. Google suggests users use up to five hashtags per review and place them at the end of the review rather than making a review harder to read by placing it in the aggregate.

Google has quietly deployed hashtags on Google Maps. According to TechCrunch, the ability to add or post hashtags is currently only available on Android devices. There is no word yet when it will be added to the iOS version of Google Maps.

Google will earn a lot of money with local sponsored hashtag campaigns. Dayyyymn. How much would your restaurant pay to sponsor #a romantic date? https://t.co/YYJez1QO9w

– Chris Messina (@chrismessina) November 27, 2018

Hashtags provide a quick overview of what to expect from a business. This should make it easy to find the restaurant, bar, club, attraction, etc. perfect. However, it depends on who uses the hashtags responsibly. Which is not guaranteed.

Google Maps becomes a social network

In recent months, Google has added a host of new features to Google Maps. To the point that Google Maps is starting to feel a bit inflated. The days when Google Maps was mainly used to help us switch from one to another are over, and I'm not sure that's a good thing.

Most of the recent Google changes to Google Maps make it look like a social network. Google Maps helps you plan group events, Google Maps helps you explore your region, and Google Maps lets you send messages to businesses.

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