• by Erik Sass , Staff Writer, December 9, 2011

Google is taking its compulsive mapping of the universe to the next level with indoor maps, which are optimized for mobile devices and are ideal for, for example, navigating malls. Slinger says the indoor maps don't carry advertising yet, but it's not hard to imagine that coming in the near future. From the user perspective, if their indoor maps can help me figure out how to get out of Las Vegas casinos, I'm sold.