Google Maps API (static) - custom marker not showing up

Question

URL:
http://maps.google.com/maps/api/staticmap?center=40.714728,-73.998672&markers=icon:http://tinyurl.com/2ftvtt6&zoom=12&size=400x400&sensor=false

Answer 1

I had some problems with the markers, too.

Maybe these hints help other guys

• Marker should be max 64x64 pixels in size
• long marker filenames can cause issues
• always define a marker location - see accepted answer