Are you not (yet) one of the 19,000 people following @GoogleMaps on Twitter? Well, you won't have to miss out on all the fun -- although we do still hope you'll follow us if you're a fellow Twitterer! We're starting out a weekly recap of our 5 most popular tweets (based on re-tweets and link clicks) so you can catch up on some of the interesting tips, stories, updates and announcements that we've shared during the week, 140 characters at a time. To make things a little more fun, we'll also throw in a "wild card" that gives you a glimpse into life here on the Google Maps team or gives an idea of the types of things that entertain & interest us. Without further ado, here are this past week's top tweets:

  • Save your most recent 100 searches in Google Maps & take 'em wherever you like http://bit.ly/3SBsX

  • Details not quite right? In most countries, you can edit a location in Google Maps directly. Find out how http://bit.ly/mapedits

  • Some of our favorite Google Maps mashups to display your GPS tracks and discover trails in your area: http://bit.ly/w1zAK



  • Wild card: Friday Fun: Takin' over our lobbies (w creative use of ladders) one 12-foot maps poster at a time http://twitpic.com/hbdyj

Posted by Julie Zhou, Chief Maps Twitterer