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Google launches GOOG 411
Google has announced a new labs project, a free 411 service. The Google Voice Local Search is an experiment, but it aims to get users fully automated access to local business information. The GOOG 411 service holds the same information that would typically be found on Google.com, but for times when you just cant get to an internet connection and all you have access to is a cell phone or home phone, this is your next best bet.
The service is free to use, and Google does not charge businesses for connecting customers to them. It is still in an experimental form, and only available in English in the US, for US business listings. To try out the service, dial 1-800-GOOG-411 (1-800-466-4411) from any phone.
Update: Download Squad's Brad Linder put GOOG 411 to the test, and here's the result:
| goog 411.mp3 |
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rinks said 5:49PM on 4-06-2007
Just used it- no human, computer voice, sounds great, works like a charm. No more paying 1.50 for 411! I just put the number into my phone.
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yogeish.mayekar said 2:39AM on 4-09-2007
just used it. Very Handy.
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Sim said 6:48PM on 4-06-2007
Damn... I can't wait to head to the liberry.
haha, j/k, that's another winner for google in my book!
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TheTayloeEffect said 8:11PM on 4-06-2007
Also, don't bother calling 9-1-1 any more for emergencies... try the new Google 911 beta!
1-800-GOOG-911 (1-800-466-4911)
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Brad Linder said 7:10AM on 4-08-2007
I was just glad to hear that Google's expanding their vocabulary. No beta tag here, it's "experimental!"
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