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class="rich-text"><p>News about <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20161213155848/https://www.google.com/maps/about/">Google Maps</a></p></div></div> </div> <div class="uni-blog-landing-social-network"> <nav uni-component="analytics" data-analytics="{ 'category': 'social', 'action': 'follow - landing', 'label': 'social network: {name}|account: Maps' }"> <div> <a class="uni-icon-rss" href="/web/20161213155848/https://blog.google/products/maps/rss" aria-label="RSS"> </a> <a class="uni-icon-google" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20161213155848/https://plus.google.com/+GoogleMaps" aria-label="Google+"> </a> <a class="uni-icon-twitter" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20161213155848/https://twitter.com/googlemaps" aria-label="Twitter"> </a> <a class="uni-icon-facebook" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20161213155848/https://www.facebook.com/GoogleMaps/" aria-label="Facebook"> </a> <a class="uni-icon-instagram" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20161213155848/https://www.instagram.com/googlemaps/" aria-label="Instagram"> </a> </div> </nav> <label>FOLLOW GOOGLE MAPS</label> </div> </div> </div> </div>  <div class="uni-wrapper"> <a href="/web/20161213155848/https://blog.google/products/maps/let-your-loved-ones-know-youre-safe-our-new-personal-safety-app/" class="uni-blog-landing-header-content " uni-component="analytics" data-analytics="{ 'category': 'article lead', 'action': 'hero - landing', 'label': 'article: {slug}' }"> <section> <div class="uni-blog-landing-header">  <time datetime="2016-12-05 00:00"> dec 5 </time>  <span> Maps </span>  <span></span> </div> <h1> Let your loved ones know you’re safe with our new personal safety app </h1> </section> </a> </div> </section> <section class="uni-social-feeds uni-social-feeds-loading" uni-component="socialFeeds" uni-options="{ 'url': '/social/api/feed/twitter/?user_id=', 'userId': 'googlemaps', 'template': 'twitterFeeds' }"> <div 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sizes="120px" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20161213155848im_/https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/st-blog-header.2e16d0ba.fill-120x120.png 120w"> <source media="(min-resolution: 1.5dppx)" sizes="240px" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20161213155848im_/https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/st-blog-header.2e16d0ba.fill-240x240.png 240w"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20161213155848im_/https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/st-blog-header.2e16d0ba.fill-240x240.png" alt="Santa" sizes=" 120px, 240px" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20161213155848im_/https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/st-blog-header.2e16d0ba.fill-120x120.png 120w, https://web.archive.org/web/20161213155848im_/https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/st-blog-header.2e16d0ba.fill-240x240.png 240w"> </picture> </figure> <section> <h2>Have a holly jolly time in Santa’s Village — now open</h2> <p>Santa's Village is now open with new educational games and experiences for all </p> </section> </a> <a href="/web/20161213155848/https://blog.google/products/earth/our-most-detailed-view-earth-across-space-and-time/"> <div class="uni-article-item-header"> <time datetime="2016-11-29 00:00"> nov 29 </time> <span>Google Earth</span> </div> <figure class="uni-latest-articles"> <picture> <source media="(max-resolution: 1.5dppx)" sizes="120px" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20161213155848im_/https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/Glacer_Hero.2e16d0ba.fill-120x120_ZjljQtA.jpg 120w"> <source media="(min-resolution: 1.5dppx)" sizes="240px" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20161213155848im_/https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/Glacer_Hero.2e16d0ba.fill-240x240_pOD2g9N.jpg 240w"> <img 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