Google may be testing displaying sponsored labels in different positions within the local map finder view. Some of the ads have sponsored labels on the left side, where it lists the local listings.

I've been using Google Maps for years, but I was tired of the distractions. Google Maps has so many ads and pins, with labels galore and a map so detailed with points of interest that it's distracting ...

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 ...

U.S. Google Maps results for "Gulf of Mexico," automatically changed to "Gulf of America" and showing the location's label as "Gulf of America." Credit: Mashable screenshot / Google Late last month, ...

The Gulf of Mexico is still, for the vast majority of the world’s people, the Gulf of Mexico. But on Monday, Google Maps changed its label for the sea to “Gulf of America” for United States users, ...