Online advertising has come along way since 1994, when the first ever online banner was posted on the precursor to today's tech website, Wired. AT&T paid the tech savvy site, $30,000 for the banner ad to be placed at the top of the site for three months. And so, online ads began. 1994 doesn’t seem that long ago, but fortunately online ads have grown by leaps and bounds since then. Nowadays, you don’t have to be a telecommunications giant to be able to reach customers. Small b

If you’ve recently done a local search on your smartphone or computer, you’ve most likely used Google Maps. It’s one of the most used tools in our day-to-day lives. In fact, more than 1 billion people use it daily for transportation, exploring new neighborhoods, or picking out what restaurant to eat at. With so many active users, it’s only natural that Google would want to capitalize and monetize on the popular service. That’s why Google Maps is now turning to new advertising