Google rolls out Q&A feature to Maps, mobile Search

San Francisco Aug 17 (IANS) 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.

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.

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