Meet the Google Moderators!

TraciC · June 21, 2018, 2:58pm

The Connect community is full of supportive Local Guides and informative posts that can help you get the answers you’re looking for. However, we know you’ll sometimes need someone from Google to respond to an issue you’re having.

All Google moderators are easily identifiable by the “G” added to their profile photos and the “Google Moderator” title listed under their names. Currently, our Google Moderators are @AngieYC, @DeniGu, @Ivi_Ge, and @MoniDi.

You may see other Googlers on Connect, but the Google Moderators listed in this post should be who you contact should you need urgent assistance.

Google Moderators can help with challenges you may be experiencing, supporting Local Guides and Connect Moderators who need us most. Please keep in mind that it make take them some time to go through all of the posts that they’ve been tagged in. Tagging Google Moderators should be done only when something urgent is happening or when you need an official answer that you can’t find elsewhere. Do not tag them just because you want them to see your post.

Before posting a question, search the community. Your question may have already been answered. See a post that you think violates Local Guides Connect content policies? Don’t tag a Google Moderator. Instead, report it by clicking the three dots on the left side of the post and click Report Inappropriate Content.

You can get to Google Moderators a little better below!

Languages (apart from English):

Angie: Bahasa Indonesia
Ivelina: Japanese

Google Moderators

@AngieYC (2018 - Present)
Angie joined Local Guides in July 2018. Chinese born in Indonesia, she is a proud Indonesian. She loves cooking Asian food, especially now when living abroad, and likes traveling and learning about the history of other countries.

@DeniGu (2018 - Present)

Deni joined Local Guides in July 2018. She was born and raised in one of the oldest inhabited cities in Europe - Plovdiv, Bulgaria. She enjoys exploring the little side streets and hidden places in any new location, as much as she enjoys reading.

@Ivi_Ge (2018 - Present)

Ivelina joined Local Guides in June 2018. Raised in Sofia, capital of Bulgaria and loves exploring new places. She started learning Japanese 10 years ago and really loves Japan and the Japanese culture. Her hobbies include traditional Bulgarian dance, petting cats and reading.

@MoniDi (2024 - Present)
Moni re-joined Local Guides in March 2024. Born and living in Sofia, Bulgaria, she loves shopping and handicrafts. She spends her free time making hats, catching up on the latest fashion trends, and watching movies.

Gio51x · April 18, 2018, 10:36am

Good morning,

how do you become Google Moderator or other equivalent function?

Do you need to complete all the Connect’s badges?

it’s a charge I’d like to get, I’m passionate about the Google world and Street View.

ErmesT · April 18, 2018, 10:50am

Hi @Gio51x

Google Moderators are Google employees, in charge of Connect community. To become a Google moderator you should work for Google first: https://careers.google.com/

Meet the Google Moderators

Not to be confused with Connect Moderators. Meet the Connect Moderators

here an excerpt from the linked post:

"Interested in becoming a moderator for Local Guides Connect? Here’s what we’re looking for:

Local Guides Level 5+ who actively contribute to Google Maps and Local Guides Connect
Friendly and respectful community members who help keep Connect a warm, welcoming and informative place with their knowledge, accuracy and tone

There is no application or nomination process. Keep contributing and engaging with your fellow Local Guides and the Local Guides team will be in touch if you are selected."

Ermes

Gio51x · April 18, 2018, 11:14am

@ErmesT

thanks for the message I look at the Job section of Google and meanwhile instead to start becoming Connect Moderator says to be at level 5, I’m almost at level 10 because I have little more '90000 points, I only changed the strategy to make reviews . the reviews I’m making are

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accompanied by photos and videos

I have seen many videos on you tube of LG of the world that make accurate reviews.
I have all the Master badges, I miss about 300000 views to become a Master photographer now I’m an expert.

I’m actively present here in the Connect and also in the Google Advertiser Community with the title of Apprentice.

I have acquired and I am acquiring knowledge on GMB and Adwords.
In the reviews industry, I think I’m good at knowledge, even if there’s always something to learn.

I wonder if I’m lucky to be chosen?
or will I be equally lucky to find the Google Car or SV instrumentation in my everyday lap with no route in the world with StreetView …?

one more thing 'I learned thanks to your advice yesterday, I learned to include street view in the threads without entering the screenshot.

Thanks again !

GIO’.

JohnnyE · April 22, 2018, 10:14am

Hi @Gio51x ,

You cannot ask or get suggested to become a Connect Moderator. As Ermes mentioned in his reply, keep contributing and engaging with your fellow Local Guides and the Local Guides team will be in touch if you are selected.

Regarding 360° photos, check out this video tutorial to learn how to insert 360° photos in a Connect post.

Regards,

Johnny…

Gio51x · April 22, 2018, 11:17am

@JohnnyE

thanks for the video,
in fact for a week I started to publish them only in this htlm mode
and instead in google photo public photos.

and to become a moderator if they will not even call me when I’m at level 10, patience … I’ve found many people with whom I can interact with on common interests … the reviews I’ve only changed, I’ll make them more detailed …

JohnnyE · April 22, 2018, 11:25am

You are welcome @Gio51x . Actually nothing cannot guarantee that someone will be selected to become a moderator. Relax, keep connecting with fellow local guides, contribute to the maps, do what you like and if it’s meant to be, it will come.