Google Maps rolls out 'Questions & Answer' feature to help users get information

Google has rolled out ‘Questions & Answers’ feature to Google Maps and mobile Search to help users get information about places they want to go to. [caption id=“attachment_3933745” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Representative Image[/caption] Users can ask or answer a question, or read the existing questions and answers about a place, by simply searching for the location on Google Maps or mobile Search. “Scroll down to the ‘Question & Answers’ section where you can add a question, answer someone else’s question or upvote informative ones by tapping the thumbs up icon,” Lisa Wang, Associate Product Manager of Google Maps, wrote in a blog post late on Wednesday. Upvoted questions and answers will appear at the top of the section so that the most helpful content is most accessible. To make sure ‘Questions & Answers’ contains the most accurate and useful local info possible, business owners can add **frequently-asked questions and answers** . In addition, when users ask a question about a place, Google will notify the business owner and other in-the-know users to see if they have answers to contribute. When a user’s question is answered, Google notifies him or her. Google had rolled out **a feature in its Maps** for Android users where they can see a graph on the best time to travel. Reportedly available in the US and Britain at the moment, the new travel time graph, along with a common direction route has bars for half an hour before, and a few hours after the current time.