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Google Japan deploys giant-sized map pins throughout Tokyo
Like most things Japanese, the promotion for Google Japan's "Favorite Places" campaign is decidedly strange, yet innovative. Designed to promote the use of Google Maps, the campaign will plant life-sized Google Map markers at various hot spots around Tokyo during the month of August.
At each location, pedestrians will be able to view videos inside the giant map marker of popular Japanese figures detailing their favorite places in Japan. If you can't make it out to Tokyo to marvel at the oversized Google iconography, you can at least check out the official Google video here.
Via Google Japan
By Mr. Gumsandals at 9:55 AM ON 08/04/09
likes it. They are giant public sculptures. Google could spin this off and offer it to cities and businesses to promote themselves.
By jay trini at 3:11 PM ON 08/04/09
Man, the genius!!! The sheer brilliance!!! The innovation!!! Why didn't I think of this before? Maybe because I work for a living and make squat. So I'm damned envious that I didn't have time, money or inclination to do something so radical; and I just know that the tourists are going to be in such high acclaim.
By ttttt at 7:57 AM ON 08/05/09
too bad that it's just a rip-off from a well-known Berlin-based artist: http://www.datenform.de/mapeng.html At least they could have credited him.
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