I am also the editor/compiler of infoDOCKET.com (what I spend most of
my time working on) a blog for leading library trade pub and also a
contributing editor at Search Engine Land.
I wanted to share a couple of things about your most recent post re:
Google Indoor Maps.
1. Google Indoor Maps are also available for locations via Google.com.
Here's an example.
http://goo.gl/maps/CFjkn
This access point became available right before Thanksgiving.
See:
https://plus.google.com/u/0/+GoogleMaps/posts/HCBcs2ydUFx
Here's a list of some of the places that have indoor maps. Google claims 10,000+ locations but only lists a small amount here:
https://support.google.com/gmm/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=1685827
As far as I know, they don't have a browsable directory.
2. Long before Google began offering indoor maps Bing was already offering them.
Bing began this service at the end of 2010 and it became accessible via mobile devices in 2011.
http://www.bing.com/community/site_blogs/b/search/archive/2011/08/03/new-airport-maps-for-bing-and-mall-maps-come-to-mobile.aspx
They began offering indoor maps for some international locations last June.
http://www.bing.com/community/site_blogs/b/maps/archive/2012/06/28/venue-maps-goes-international-adding-thousands-of-shopping-malls.aspx
FINALLY, you can find Bing (they call them venue maps) by searching for a location and zooming-in to see if they are available
OR (and this is great)
browse a directory of them at:
http://www.bing.com/maps/?vmb=1
My bet is that by now the number is greater than the nearly 3500 listed.
Here's an example for Heathrow Airport.
http://binged.it/XP1r1T
NOTE: On the top of the map, left side, you'll see a hierarchy beginning World...United Kingdom...
It ends with "Level 1". You can click Level 1 and view maps for levels
2-5 of the airport.
Keep up the good work and if I can ever be of assistance re: new databases, search tools, etc.
Just holler.
Also, a personal invite to visit infoDOCKET.
http://infodocket.com
Thanks Gary for sharing the above information with us!
