<s>
The	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Maps	O
pin	O
is	O
the	O
inverted-drop-shaped	O
icon	O
that	O
marks	O
locations	O
in	O
Google	B-Application
Maps	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
has	O
used	O
the	O
pin	O
in	O
various	O
graphics	O
,	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
promotional	O
materials	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Maps	O
pin	O
has	O
been	O
called	O
"	O
a	O
product	O
of	O
pure	O
function	O
that	O
has	O
evolved	O
into	O
a	O
cultural	O
phenomenon	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
a	O
solution	O
that	O
would	O
take	O
on	O
a	O
life	O
of	O
its	O
own	O
,	O
recognizable	O
enough	O
to	O
stick	O
up	O
for	O
itself	O
in	O
the	O
art	O
and	O
design	O
projects	O
of	O
others	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
,	O
the	O
Museum	O
of	O
Modern	O
Art	O
acquired	O
a	O
physical	O
representation	O
of	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Maps	O
pin	O
for	O
its	O
permanent	O
collection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
,	O
the	O
pin	O
icon	O
became	O
the	O
official	O
logo	O
of	O
Google	B-Application
Maps	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Jens	O
Eilstrup	O
Rasmussen	O
designed	O
the	B-Application
Google	B-Application
Maps	I-Application
pin	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
Google	B-Application
Maps	I-Application
in	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
original	O
version	O
of	O
Google	B-Application
Maps	I-Application
,	O
the	O
pin	O
was	O
displayed	O
with	O
the	O
letters	O
"	O
A	O
"	O
through	O
"	O
J	O
"	O
when	O
there	O
was	O
more	O
than	O
one	O
search	O
result	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
released	O
a	O
minor	O
redesign	O
of	O
the	O
pin	O
that	O
changed	O
the	O
black	O
outline	O
of	O
the	O
pin	O
to	O
a	O
dark	O
red	O
for	O
a	O
softer	O
look	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
has	O
used	O
the	O
pin	O
in	O
online	O
and	O
traditional	O
print	O
marketing	O
campaigns	O
for	O
Google	B-Application
Maps	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
pin	O
is	O
displayed	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
icon	O
for	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Maps	O
mobile	O
application	O
,	O
on	O
a	O
stylized	O
map	O
along	O
with	O
an	O
uppercase	O
letter	O
"	O
G	O
"	O
for	O
"	O
Google.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
has	O
also	O
designed	O
and	O
sold	O
T-shirts	O
that	O
display	O
a	O
Google	B-Application
Maps	I-Application
pin	I-Application
along	O
with	O
the	O
words	O
"	O
I	O
am	O
here	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
launched	O
the	O
Favorite	O
Places	O
marketing	O
campaign	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
100,000	O
local	O
businesses	O
received	O
a	O
store-window	O
decal	O
portraying	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Maps	O
pin	O
on	O
a	O
map	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
words	O
"	O
We	O
're	O
a	O
Favorite	O
Place	O
on	O
Google.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
30	O
of	O
these	O
locations	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
erected	O
an	O
800-pound	O
pin	O
,	O
each	O
personalized	O
with	O
unique	O
designs	O
based	O
on	O
input	O
from	O
the	O
celebrity	O
who	O
chose	O
that	O
location	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
commissioned	O
New	O
York-based	O
graphic	O
designer	O
Matt	O
Delbridge	O
for	O
the	O
Hello	O
World	O
ad	O
campaign	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
of	O
the	O
illustrations	O
incorporated	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Maps	O
pin	O
along	O
with	O
images	O
associated	O
with	O
specific	O
locations	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
created	O
online	O
cards	O
that	O
used	O
several	O
pins	O
to	O
spell	O
out	O
"	O
Happy	O
Holidays	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
doubled	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Maps	O
pin	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
heart	O
for	O
a	O
Map	O
Your	O
Valentine	O
holiday	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
partnered	O
with	O
Susan	O
G	O
.	O
Komen	O
for	O
the	O
Cure	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
campaign	O
called	O
Pink	O
Pin	O
in	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
launched	O
"	O
Smarty	O
Pins	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
browser-based	O
geographical	O
trivia	O
game	O
that	O
features	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Maps	O
pin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
receive	O
clues	O
about	O
locations	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
which	O
they	O
then	O
identify	O
by	O
placing	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Maps	O
pin	O
on	O
a	O
map	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Maps	O
API	O
allows	O
developers	O
to	O
create	O
customized	O
maps	O
,	O
for	O
which	O
they	O
can	O
create	O
their	O
own	O
markers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Maps	O
pin	O
is	O
protected	O
under	O
a	O
U.S.	O
design	O
patent	O
,	O
other	O
organizations	O
have	O
used	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
component	O
of	O
their	O
own	O
logos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Labour	O
Party	O
of	O
Malta	O
used	O
an	O
image	O
closely	O
resembling	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Maps	O
pin	O
as	O
their	O
logo	O
in	O
the	O
2014	O
European	O
Parliament	O
election	O
campaign	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Google	B-Application
spokesperson	O
contacted	O
by	O
The	O
Times	O
of	O
Malta	O
would	O
not	O
comment	O
on	O
whether	O
the	O
logo	O
was	O
a	O
breach	O
of	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
intellectual	O
property	O
rights	O
,	O
though	O
a	O
copyright	O
lawyer	O
interviewed	O
for	O
the	O
article	O
explained	O
that	O
the	O
similarity	O
could	O
result	O
in	O
legal	O
repercussions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
,	O
Facebook	O
filed	O
a	O
trademark	O
application	O
for	O
a	O
design	O
including	O
a	O
marker	O
similar	O
to	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Maps	O
pin	O
above	O
a	O
representation	O
of	O
a	O
rectangular	O
map	O
,	O
but	O
later	O
abandoned	O
the	O
application	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Metahaven	O
,	O
an	O
Amsterdam-based	O
studio	O
for	O
design	O
and	O
research	O
,	O
was	O
charged	O
with	O
drafting	O
concepts	O
for	O
WikiLeaks	O
 '	O
new	O
visual	O
identity	O
,	O
they	O
considered	O
integrating	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Maps	O
pin	O
,	O
inverted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
,	O
demonstrators	O
in	O
San	O
Francisco	O
carried	O
signs	O
shaped	O
like	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Maps	O
pin	O
,	O
bearing	O
the	O
word	O
"	O
evicted	O
"	O
to	O
protest	O
tech-driven	O
evictions	O
in	O
the	O
city	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Maps	O
pin	O
has	O
evolved	O
beyond	O
its	O
original	O
intended	O
use	O
to	O
become	O
quasi-iconic	O
in	O
popular	O
culture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bartholl	O
installs	O
a	O
large	O
physical	O
representation	O
of	O
the	B-Application
Google	B-Application
Maps	I-Application
pin	O
in	O
the	O
exact	O
location	O
that	O
Google	B-Application
Maps	I-Application
identifies	O
as	O
the	O
center	O
of	O
a	O
city	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Locations	O
thus	O
far	O
have	O
included	O
Taipei	B-Application
,	O
Berlin	O
,	O
Arles	O
,	O
and	O
Tallinn	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bartholl	O
's	O
physical	O
representations	O
of	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Maps	O
pin	O
urges	O
viewers	O
to	O
reevaluate	O
the	O
information	O
given	O
by	O
digitized	O
maps	O
,	O
the	O
meaning	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
center	O
"	O
of	O
a	O
city	O
,	O
the	O
politicization	O
of	O
boundaries	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
issues	O
related	O
to	O
maps	O
and	O
the	O
digital	O
versus	O
the	O
physical	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
the	O
Royal	O
College	O
of	O
Art	O
's	O
150th-anniversary	O
exhibition	O
in	O
2007	O
,	O
student	O
Robert	O
Sollis	O
e-mailed	O
Google	B-Application
requesting	O
a	O
temporary	O
Google	B-Application
Maps	I-Application
marker	O
be	O
placed	O
over	O
the	O
college	O
's	O
temporary	O
site	O
in	O
Kensington	O
Gardens	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sollis	O
constructed	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Carpet	O
of	O
individual	O
carpet	O
tiles	O
,	O
each	O
185mm2	O
,	O
which	O
corresponds	O
to	O
one	O
pixel	O
of	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
satellite	O
imagery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
9-square-meter	O
piece	O
,	O
"	O
a	O
giant	O
and	O
shimmering	O
reinterpretation	O
of	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Maps	O
pin	O
"	O
,	O
was	O
made	O
from	O
10,078	O
circular	O
discs	O
mounted	O
to	O
plywood	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amanda	O
Kooser	O
of	O
cnet	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
if	O
Liberace	O
had	O
been	O
on	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Maps	O
design	O
team	O
,	O
all	O
the	O
pins	O
would	O
look	O
like	O
this	O
,	O
"	O
while	O
Jamie	O
Condliffe	O
stated	O
in	O
Gizmodo	O
,	O
"	O
The	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Maps	O
pin	O
is	O
iconic	O
:	O
bold	O
and	O
simple	O
,	O
yet	O
incredibly	O
memorable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2012	O
,	O
Taiwanese	O
designer	O
Shu-Chun	O
Hsiao	O
created	O
Project	O
Google	B-Application
Birdhouse	O
by	O
hanging	O
pin-shaped	O
birdhouses	O
around	O
Taipei	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
stated	O
,	O
"	O
Google	B-Application
Map	I-Application
had	O
created	O
a	O
remarkable	O
landmark	O
icon	O
,	O
showing	O
the	O
sites	O
on	O
its	O
street	B-Application
views	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
search	O
for	O
a	O
landmark	O
with	O
online	O
Google	B-Application
map	I-Application
,	O
we	O
can	O
scroll	O
to	O
zoom	O
from	O
the	O
satellite	O
,	O
soon	O
we	O
’ll	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
wander	O
on	O
streets	O
,	O
virtually	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Birds	O
,	O
have	O
the	O
most	O
real	O
experience	O
of	O
google	B-Application
map	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
birdhouse	O
becomes	O
their	O
destination	O
as	O
google	B-Application
map	I-Application
does	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jaime	O
Derriger	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
icon	O
that	O
we	O
have	O
all	O
come	O
to	O
know	O
and	O
love	O
which	O
graces	O
our	O
Google	B-Application
maps	I-Application
to	O
let	O
us	O
know	O
where	O
we	O
are	O
,	O
or	O
where	O
we	O
need	O
to	O
go	O
,	O
has	O
become	O
ubiquitous	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Designer	O
Shu-Chun	O
Hsiao	O
realized	O
this	O
and	O
created	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Birdhouse	O
Project	O
,	O
an	O
ongoing	O
project	O
to	O
give	O
birds	O
destinations	O
of	O
their	O
own	O
,	O
just	O
like	O
Google	B-Application
maps	I-Application
does	O
for	O
humans	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
