Google maps changes name of Oakland's (former) Frank Ogawa Plaza to OWS name Oscar Grant Plaza

[tpsbmam]

"Oscar Grant Plaza" is what Occupy Oakland calls Frank Ogawa Plaza, the site of the group's encampment that was raided by police and dismantled last week, only to rise again when the city backed off another confrontation after a series of conflicts with irate protesters.{/div]

[Sarah Ibarruri]

1. Good! nt

[Xithras]

2. Lol. FYI, "Google" probably didn't do it themselves.

Anyone can submit an update to Google Maps via Google Mapmaker. Once submitted, your changes simply need to be reviewed and approved by several other people. You submit the change as a random user, and other random users vote on whether or not to accept it.

A small group of people, working together, can change the name of just about any location. People have been having fun with this capability for quite some time.