Google Maps is so reliant on pins that it uses one for its app icon. These helpful virtual landmarks exist to direct you not only to your destination, but also towards shops, bars, restaurants, and ...

Google Maps can now display an "offer available" label under a business profile listing's map pin in the maps interface. Businesses that add offers in their Google Business Profile may see the "offer ...

Update 5/16/16: The purple “Ad” label in Maps appears to now official. The Google support page has been updated with new screenshots and states, “If someone clicks the purple icon or your ad in the ...