New improvements to Google Map Maker: Stakes and Opportunities for users

Since November 12, 2012, Google Map Maker has undergone some improvements, which include:

New Activity Stream at the left hand panel; see Neighborhoods, Search Results, your own activities and more…
Moving forward, map making will be pivoted around neighborhoods, local hot spots, or even your most frequented vacation destinations.
As the options which will be displayed:

1. All the neighborhoods added by you (if any)
2. The suggested neighborhoods based on places that you’ve  rated, reviewed, starred or searched on Google Maps and edited on Map Maker
3. Option to Add a neighborhood
4. You can filter what you see on a neighborhood stream by category (just look at restaurants, roads, dog parks, sports fields, hospitals, schools, etc

 

You can monitor and review changes made to your current map view by other mappers. To view a different area, simply pan or zoom in Map View and the changes will automatically update in the left-hand panel.
Click the feature to know more about the particular edit. You can also help publish changes to the map by reviewing edits. Simply click the Review button associated with the pending edit you wish to review.
You will now find your overall mapping stats under My Activities tab, previously known as My Edits tab.

You can also make notes about your interest in the neighborhood and set up alerts to notify you about changes there. Finally, you can also remove selected or suggested neighborhoods if you no longer want them to appear in your neighborhood stream.