Google is turning Maps into a social platform

This story was delivered to BI Intelligence Apps and Platforms Briefing subscribers. To learn more and subscribe, please click here. Google will sunset photo-sharing site Panoramio as it focuses on building out features in Google Maps, Digital Trends reports. For context, Panoramio allows users to upload and share their photos by location on Google Maps and Google Earth. However, Google would like users to upload their photos using its inbuilt tool instead.