Google is enabling 'promoted pins' in Maps as part of larger advertising push<article>
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<p>Businesses that have been trying to pop their head above all the clutter in Google Maps will soon have new tools to get noticed.</p><p>Google detailed a few specifics Tuesday about “promoted pins,” which will drop a recognizable icon into the middle of your map view.</p><figure class="medium inline"><img src="
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<p>You’ll soon see promoted pins inside of Google Maps.</p></figcaption></figure>
<p>You may also see a related coupon that you could presumably redeem right away in the store. Google said during a
press briefing that it won’t be using your phone’s location
history, for now anyway, as part of the ad targeting. And it doesn't appear that the company is sharing Maps users' location with advertisers, either.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3074892/android/google-is-enabling-promoted-pins-in-maps-as-part-of-larger-advertising-push.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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Google is enabling 'promoted pins' in Maps as part of larger advertising push
