It seems that Google is now selling paid pins or sponsored links in Google Maps on mobile.   I was on my way to Bruce Clay’s SEO training in Sydney city and I had to get off the bus a few blocks from where I needed to be, so I looked up the Marriot Hotel, Pitt St, Sydney on my iPhone GPS. Before the location pin had even dropped on the map there was a paid search listing for the Swissotel, as seen below.   This is the first time I’ve seen a paid local search ad on Google Maps. I know that the 7 pack local search listings are showing up far more often on page one of Google’s search engine results pages…