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Top Stories: October 10-14, 2011

The obstacles of indoor navigation, "Moneyball" for software engineers, and a call for hyperlinking restraint.

by Mac Slocum | @macslocum | +Mac Slocum | October 14, 2011

This week on O'Reilly: Nick Farina explained why smartphones have yet to crack the indoor navigation problem, we explored the relationship between "Moneyball" and software engineering, and Pete Meyers looked at the pros and cons of links in ebooks.

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Why indoor navigation is so hard

Your phone can get you to the museum, but it can't guide you to the T-Rex.

by Nick Farina | @nfarina | +Nick Farina | October 11, 2011

The mapping applications built into smartphones are fantastic … until you arrive at your destination. Here, Nick Farina explains how indoor navigation apps can and should work.

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